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Pat Boone
Name at birth: Charles Eugene BooneDuring the 1950s singer Pat Boone rivalled Elvis Presley for success on the charts, most famously with subdued covers of hit songs by black artists. Boone's first…E.O. Wilson
Edward Osborne Wilson was a writer, an influential biologist, an expert on ants and an advocate of ambitious efforts to preserve life on the earth. Originally from Alabama, Wilson’s lifelong…Africa: Rulers
Congo: Rulers Theophile Theodore Joseph Antoine Baron Wahis, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1900–12) Felix Alexandre Fuch, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1912–16) Eugene Joseph…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…Gerry Eastman STUDDS, Congress, MA (1937-2006)
STUDDS Gerry Eastman , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Mineola, Nassau County, N.Y., May 12, 1937; attended the public schools in Cohasset and Derby Academy in Hingham, Mass.; B.A.,…Howard Curtis NIELSON, Congress, UT (1924)
NIELSON Howard Curtis , A Representative from Utah; born in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, September 12, 1924; graduated from Richfield High School, 1942; B.S., University of Utah, Salt Lake City,…Albin Walter NORBLAD, Jr., Congress, OR (1908-1964)
NORBLAD Albin Walter, Jr. , a Representative from Oregon; born in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., September 12, 1908, and moved with his parents to Astoria, Oreg., the same year; attended the…John WHITEAKER, Congress, OR (1820-1902)
WHITEAKER John , a Representative from Oregon; born in Dearborn County, near Fort Wayne, Ind., May 4, 1820; was self-educated and engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising; moved to the…Wilson SHANNON, Congress, OH (1802-1877)
SHANNON Wilson , a Representative from Ohio; born at Mount Olivet, Belmont County, Ohio, February 24, 1802; attended Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 1820-1822 and Transylvania College, Lexington,…Clifton Nesmith McARTHUR, Congress, OR (1879-1923)
McARTHUR Clifton Nesmith , a Representative from Oregon; born in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oreg., June 10, 1879; attended the public schools at Rickreall, Oreg., and the Bishop Scott Academy,…Trending
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