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Frederick STEIWER, Congress, OR (1883-1939)
Senate Years of Service: 1927-1938 Party: Republican STEIWER Frederick , a Senator from Oregon; born on a farm near Jefferson, Marion County, Oreg., October 13, 1883; attended the public schools…Jesse Arthur YOUNGER, Congress, CA (1893-1967)
YOUNGER Jesse Arthur , a Representative from California; born in Albany, Linn County, Oreg., April 11, 1893; moved to Kirkland, Wash., in 1904; attended the public schools; graduated from the…May 2002
WorldUN Drops Plans for Jenin Fact-finding Mission (May 2): Secretary General Kofi Annan disbands team that would have investigated deadly Israeli attack on Palestinian refugee camp after…Walt Whitman: The Centenarian's Story
The Centenarian's Story [Volunteer of 1861-2, at Washington Park, Brooklyn, assisting the Centenarian.] Give me your hand old Revolutionary, The hill-top is nigh, but a few steps, (…The True George Washington: Soldier: Strategy
StrategyStrikingly at variance with these personal qualities of courage and hot blood is the "Fabian" policy for which he is so generally credited, and a study of his military career goes far…The Devil's Dictionary: Opposition
by Ambrose Bierce OPPOSEOPTIMISMOPPOSITION -n. In politics the party that prevents the Government from running amuck by hamstringing it. The King of Ghargaroo, who had been abroad to study…Treaty of Ghent: Article the First
His Britannic Majesty and the...Article the SecondArticle the First There shall be a firm and universal Peace between His Britannic Majesty and the United States, and between their…James Scott NEGLEY, Congress, PA (1826-1901)
NEGLEY James Scott , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in East Liberty, Allegheny County, Pa., December 22, 1826; attended the village schools and was graduated from the Western University…Orvin Benonie FJARE, Congress, MT (1918)
FJARE Orvin Benonie , a Representative from Montana; born on a ranch near Big Timber, Sweet Grass County, Mont., April 16, 1918; attended public schools; employed as a clerk in a clothing store at…George Paul MILLER, Congress, CA (1891-1982)
MILLER George Paul , a Representative from California; born in San Francisco, Calif., January 15, 1891; attended public and private schools; was graduated from St. Mary's (Calif.) College in 1912…Trending
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