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Will Rogers

Name at birth: William Penn Adair RogersWill Rogers was a one of America's brightest media stars during the 1920s and '30s, a Cherokee cowboy-philosopher who did rope tricks while making pointed --…

American Indian Glossary

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Will Rogers Biography

Will Rogersactor, humoristBorn: 11/4/1879Birthplace: Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oologah, Oklahoma) Actor and humorist known as a home-spun, straight-talking cowboy philosopher. His films…

John Quincy TUFTS, Congress, IA (1840-1908)

TUFTS John Quincy , a Representative from Iowa; born near Aurora, Dearborn County, Ind., July 12, 1840; moved to Iowa in 1852 with his parents, who settled in Muscatine County; attended the…

William BUTLER, Congress, SC (1790-1850)

BUTLER William , a Representative from South Carolina; born in the Edgefield District, S.C., near the present town of Saluda, February 1, 1790; attended the common schools, and was graduated from…

Hosea TOWNSEND, Congress, CO (1840-1909)

TOWNSEND Hosea , a Representative from Colorado; born in Greenwich, Huron County, Ohio, June 16, 1840; attended the common schools and Western Reserve College, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1860; enlisted…

John CROWELL, Congress, AL

CROWELL, John, a Delegate from Alabama Territory and a Representative from Alabama; born in Halifax County, N.C., September 18, 1780; attended the public schools; moved to Alabama in 1815,…

David Henry PATTON, Congress, IN (1837-1914)

PATTON David Henry , a Representative from Indiana; born in Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Ky., November 26, 1837; attended the Collegiate Institute, Waveland, Ind.; enlisted in the Thirty-eighth…

William Grady STIGLER, Congress, OK (1891-1952)

STIGLER William Grady , a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Stigler, Haskell County, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), July 7, 1891; attended the public schools; was graduated from Northeastern…

Claude WEAVER, Congress, OK (1867-1954)

WEAVER Claude , a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Gainesville, Cooke County, Tex., March 19, 1867; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the University of…