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Walter NESBIT, Congress, IL (1878-1938)

NESBIT, Walter, a Representative from Illinois; born in Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill., on May 1, 1878; attended the grade and night schools; employed as a coal miner 1892-1912; held…

Walter REEVES, Congress, IL (1848-1909)

REEVES, Walter, a Representative from Illinois; born near Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., September 25, 1848; moved with his parents to Illinois in 1856, where they settled upon a farm in La…

Walter FLOWERS, Congress, AL (1933-1984)

FLOWERS, Walter, a Representative from Alabama; born in Greenville, Butler County, Ala., April 12, 1933; educated in public schools of Tuscaloosa; University of Alabama, A.B., 1955, and LL.B…

Walter GRESHAM, Congress, TX (1841-1920)

GRESHAM, Walter, a Representative from Texas; born at “Woodlawn,” near Newtown, King and Queen County, Va., July 22, 1841; attended Stevensville Academy and Edge Hill Academy, and was…

John Walter OLVER, Congress, MA (1936)

OLVER, John Walter, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Honesdale, Wayne County, Pa., September 3, 1936; B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., 1955; M.S., Tufts…

Haworth, Sir Walter Norman

(Encyclopedia) Haworth, Sir Walter Norman, 1883–1950, British chemist, Ph.D. Univ. of Göttingen, 1911. Haworth held academic posts at Imperial College of Science and Technology in London (1911–12),…

Walter Will BANKHEAD, Congress, AL (1897-1988)

BANKHEAD, Walter Will, (son of John Hollis Bankhead 2d, grandson of John Hollis Bankhead, and nephew of William Brockman Bankhead), a Representative from Alabama; born in Jasper, Walker County…

Walter BOWIE, Congress, MD (1748-1810)

BOWIE, Walter, (granduncle of Thomas Fielder Bowie), a Representative from Maryland; born in Mattaponi, near Nottingham, Prince Georges County, Md., in 1748; attended Rev. John Eversfield’s…

Walter WALKER, Congress, CO (1883-1956)

Senate Years of Service: 1932-1932Party: DemocratWALKER, Walter, a Senator from Colorado; born in Marion, Crittenden County, Ky., April 3, 1883; attended the public schools; moved to Grand…