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Romano Louis MAZZOLI, Congress, KY (1932)

MAZZOLI Romano Louis , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 2, 1932; attended private schools in Louisville; B.S., University of Notre Dame, South…

William McCOMAS, Congress, VA (1795-1865)

McCOMAS William , a Representative from Virginia; born near Pearisburg, Giles County, Va., in 1795; attended private schools and Emory and Henry College, Emory, Va.; engaged in agricultural…

Moses HAMPTON, Congress, PA (1803-1878)

HAMPTON Moses , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Beaver, Beaver County, Pa., October 28, 1803; moved with his parents to Trumbull County, Ohio; pursued classical studies and was…

Matthew HARVEY, Congress, NH (1781-1866)

HARVEY Matthew , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Sutton, Merrimack County, N.H., June 21, 1781; studied under private tutors; graduated from Dartmouth College in 1806; studied law;…

Rubin Carter

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was a professional boxer who spent nearly two decades in a New Jersey prison before his murder convictions were overturned by a district court in 1985. He was a teen…

Constance Baker Motley 2005 Deaths

Constance Baker MotleyAge: 84 attorney who was a pioneer in the civil rights movement. Motley won nine of the ten cases she argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, including the 1962 case in…

Samuel Rossiter BETTS, Congress, NY (1787-1868)

BETTS Samuel Rossiter , a Representative from New York; born in Richmond, Berkshire County, Mass., June 8, 1787; was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1806; studied law in…

John CONARD, Congress, PA (1773-1857)

CONARD John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Chester Valley, Chester County, Pa., in November 1773; educated at the Friends School; moved to Germantown about 1795; studied law; was…

John CORNYN, Congress, TX (1952)

Senate Years of Service: 2002- Party: Republican CORNYN John , a Senator from Texas; born in Houston, Texas, on February 2, 1952; B.A., Trinity University 1973; J.D., St. Mary's School of Law 1977…