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Godfrey Gummer GOODWIN, Congress, MN (1873-1933)

GOODWIN Godfrey Gummer , a Representative from Minnesota; born near St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn., January 11, 1873; moved with his mother to St. Paul, Minn., in 1882; attended the public…

Artur DAVIS, Congress, AL (1967)

DAVIS Artur , a Representative from Alabama; born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., on October 9, 1967; graduated from Jefferson Davis High School, Montgomery, Ala.; B.A., Harvard University…

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Name at birth: Ludwig Josef Johann WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein was an influential analytic philosopher of the 20th century. He is known mainly for his two works Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (…

John Gorham PALFREY, Congress, MA (1796-1881)

PALFREY John Gorham , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., May 2, 1796; completed preparatory studies in Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., and was graduated from…

Josiah QUINCY, Congress, MA (1772-1864)

QUINCY Josiah , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., February 4, 1772; attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., and was graduated from Harvard University in 1790; studied…

Biographies: 2013 People in the News

2013 People in the News See also 2012 People in the News 2011 People in the News 2010 People in the News 2009 People in the News 2008 People in the News 2007 People in…

Biographies: 2014 People in the News

2014 People in the News See also 2013 People in the News 2012 People in the News 2011 People in the News 2010 People in the News 2009 People in the News 2008 People in the News 2007 People…

Samuel ADAMS, Congress, MA (1722-1803)

ADAMS, Samuel, (uncle of Joseph Allen; granduncle of Charles Allen; cousin of John Adams), a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., September 27, 1722; graduated from Harvard…

Wiley MAYNE, Congress, IA (1917-2007)

MAYNE Wiley , a Representative from Iowa; born in Sanborn, O'Brien County, Iowa, January 19, 1917; attended the public schools of Sanborn, Iowa; S.B., Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass., 1938;…

Edward Daniel HAYDEN, Congress, MA (1833-1908)

HAYDEN Edward Daniel , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Cambridge, Mass., December 27, 1833; attended the Lawrence Academy, Groton, Mass., and was graduated from Harvard University in…