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Samuel Leeper DEVINE, Congress, OH (1915-1997)

DEVINE Samuel Leeper , (father of Carol Miller), a Representative from Ohio; born in South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Ind., December 21, 1915; moved to Columbus, Ohio, in 1920; attended the public…

Peter A. PEYSER, Congress, NY (1921)

PEYSER Peter A. , a Representative from New York; born in Cedarhurst, Long Island, N.Y., September 7, 1921; attended the Cedarhurst and New York City public schools; graduated from Dwight…

Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. was a flamboyant Harlem minister, civil rights activist and U.S. congressman from the 1940s up until 1970, when he lost his 12th bid for re-election. Powell was of mixed…

Louis FREY, Jr., Congress, FL (1934)

FREY Louis, Jr. , a Representative from Florida; born in Rutherford, Bergen County, N.J., January 11, 1934; graduated from Rutherford High School, Rutherford, N.Y., 1951; B.A., Colgate University,…

Andy Rooney

Name at birth: Andrew Aiken RooneyAndy Rooney's funny and grumpy essays about desk drawers, bottled water and other bricabrac of daily life made him a TV icon of the late 20th century. His comments…

Adam Clayton POWELL, Jr., Congress, NY (1908-1972)

POWELL Adam Clayton, Jr. , a Representative from New York; born in New Haven, Conn., November 29, 1908; attended the public schools of New York City; graduated from Colgate University, Hamilton, N…

Thomas Ward OSBORN, Congress, FL (1833-1898)

Senate Years of Service: 1868-1873 Party: Republican OSBORN Thomas Ward , a Senator from Florida; born in Scotch Plains, Union County, N.J., March 9, 1833; moved to New York in 1842 with his…

23rd Lambda Literary Awards

The 23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards are for books published in 2010. Bisexual Fiction: The Lunatic, the Lover…