TOMPKINS, Patrick Watson, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Kentucky in 1804; received a limited education; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Vicksburg,…
RUSSELL, Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in New York and resided in Warrensburg, N.Y., birth date unknown; received a limited schooling; sheriff of Warren County, November 1834-…
RYAN, Timothy J., a Representative from Ohio; born in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, on July 16, 1973; graduated from John F. Kennedy High School, Warren, Ohio; B.S., Bowling Green State…
EMERSON, Louis Woodard, a Representative from New York; born in Warrensburg, Warren County, N.Y., July 25, 1857; attended the district school and was graduated from Warrensburg Academy;…
SMITH, William Alexander, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Warren County, N.C., January 9, 1828; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State…
(Encyclopedia) Ransom, John Crowe, 1888–1974, American poet and critic, b. Pulaski, Tenn., grad. Vanderbilt Univ. and studied at Oxford as a Rhodes scholar. He is considered one of the great stylists…
(Encyclopedia) Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890–1980, American author, b. Indian Creek, Tex., as Callie Russell Porter. Although she published infrequently, she is regarded as a master of the short story…
(Encyclopedia) Joplin, JanisJoplin, Janisjŏpˈlĭn [key], 1943–70, American blues-rock singer, b. Port Arthur, Tex. After dropping out of college (1963) and singing folk rock in Texas clubs, she moved…
