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William Joseph BURKE, Congress, PA (1862-1925)

BURKE William Joseph , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near London, England, September 25, 1862; immigrated to the United States in 1866 with his parents, who settled in Reynoldsville,…

Howe, Frederic Clemson

(Encyclopedia) Howe, Frederic Clemson, 1867–1940, American lawyer, government official, and political scientist, b. Meadville, Pa. He practiced law (1894–1909) in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was…

Liberal party, U.S. political party

(Encyclopedia) Liberal party, in U.S. history, political party formed in 1944 in New York City by a group of anti-Communist trade unionists and liberals who withdrew from the American Labor party…

Palin, Sarah Heath

(Encyclopedia) Palin, Sarah HeathPalin, Sarah Heathpāˈlĭn [key], 1964–, U.S. politician, b. Sandpoint, Idaho, as Sarah Louise Heath, grad. Univ. of Idaho (B.S. 1987). Her family moved to Alaska not…

Koch, Edward Irving

(Encyclopedia) Koch, Edward IrvingKoch, Edward Irvingkŏch [key], 1924–2013, U.S. politician, mayor of New York City (1977–89), b. New York City. After receiving his law degree (New York Univ., 1948…

October Current Events 2022: US News

Top of Page World News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the US…

Smith, Alfred Emanuel

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873–1944, American political leader, b. New York City. Reared in poor surroundings, he had no formal education beyond grade school and took various jobs—…

Wendy Davis

Name at birth: Wendy RussellDemocrat Wendy Davis is a Texas state senator who made national headlines in 2012 with a filibuster aimed at preventing the passage of a bill limiting abortions. Although…

Robert Matsui Biography

Robert MatsuiCongressmanBorn: 1941 A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and Hastings College of Law, Matsui established a private law practice in 1967. He was elected to the…