BREHM, Walter Ellsworth, a Representative from Ohio; born in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, May 25, 1892; attended the public schools, Boston (Mass.) University, and Ohio Wesleyan University at…
DODDS, Ozro John, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 22, 1840; attended the common schools, and Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, for four years; organized Captain Doddâ…
Senate Years of Service: 1941-1941Party: DemocratPEACE, Roger Craft, a Senator from South Carolina; born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., May 19, 1899; attended the public schools and…
FORBES, Michael Patrick, a Representative from New York; born in Riverhead, Suffolk County, N.Y., July 16, 1952; graduated Westhampton Beach High School, Westhampton, N.Y., 1970; B.A., State…
McMILLAN, Thomas Sanders, (husband of Clara Gooding McMillan), a Representative from South Carolina; born near Ulmers, Allendale County, S.C., November 27, 1888; attended the common schools…
Senate Years of Service: 1907-1913Party: RepublicanBROWN, Norris, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, May 2, 1863; attended the common schools; graduated from the…
(Encyclopedia) Gower, JohnGower, Johngouˈər, gôr [key], 1330?–1408, English poet. He was the best-known contemporary and friend of Chaucer, who addressed him as “Moral Gower,” at the end of Troilus…
1812-15U.S. troops engaged: 286,730American battle deaths: 2,260The U.S. declared war on Great Britain during its war with France.America passed a series of laws that closed its ports to British…
