Senate Years of Service: 1897-1901; 1901-1903Party: Silver Republican; DemocratTURNER, George, a Senator from Washington; born in Edina, Knox County, Mo., February 25, 1850; attended the…
(Encyclopedia) Taft-Hartley Labor Act, 1947, passed by the U.S. Congress, officially known as the Labor-Management Relations Act. Sponsored by Senator Robert Alphonso Taft and Representative Fred…
(Encyclopedia) Bryan, William JenningsBryan, William Jenningsbrīˈən [key], 1860–1925, American political leader, b. Salem, Ill. Although the nation consistently rejected him for the presidency, it…
Before the dawn of electronic media, politicians used songs to deliver attack ads and to woo voters by Beth Rowen Related Links Biographies of the Presidents…
LANCASTER, H. Martin, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Patetown Community, March 24, 1943; attended public schools; A.B., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1965; J.D.,…
scientist, writerBorn: 3/30/1909Birthplace: Vienna, Austria Vienna-born polymath who wrote about subjects ranging from classical music to psychology to white ants. But he's best known for his…
economistBorn: 12/29/1910Birthplace: London He worked as a statistician in the British War Cabinet and received his Ph.D. from the University of London in 1951 before emigrating to the U.S. where…
financier, railroad executiveBorn: 2/25/1848Birthplace: Hempstead, N.Y. He began his career on Wall Street, but became involved in railroads when he married Mary Averell, whose father was president…
(Henry John Heinz)food manufacturerBorn: 1844Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa. He began his career in the food and condiments business selling garden vegetables to neighbors, and moved up to selling to…
(“Red” Motley)publisherBorn: 1900Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minn. Having begun his career at Crowell-Collier publishers in 1928, he became publisher of American Magazine (1941–46) for which he…
