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James Johnson LINDLEY, Congress, MO (1822-1891)

LINDLEY James Johnson , a Representative from Missouri; born in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, January 1, 1822; moved with his parents to Cynthiana, Ky., in 1836; attended Woodville College,…

James Madison HARVEY, Congress, KS (1833-1894)

Senate Years of Service: 1874-1877 Party: Republican HARVEY James Madison , a Senator from Kansas; born near Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, Va., (now West Virginia), September 21, 1833;…

William John HUGHES, Congress, NJ (1932)

HUGHES William John , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Salem, Salem County, N.J., October 17, 1932; attended public schools; A.B., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., 1955; J.D.,…

Clara Bow

Clara BowactressBorn: 7/29/1905Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York As the quintessential flapper, she defined the 1920s. Her hairstyle, her clothes, her flamboyant sex life, and her cupid-bow…

John Huston Biography

John Hustondirector, writer, actorBorn: 8/5/1906Birthplace: Nevada, Missouri Film director, writer and actor who directed The Maltese Falcon (1941) and The African Queen (1951) and appeared…

Clara Bow Biography

Clara BowactressBorn: 7/29/1905Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York As the quintessential flapper, she defined the 1920s. Her hairstyle, her clothes, her flamboyant sex life, and her cupid-bow…

Leontine Kelly Biography

Leontine Kellyreligious leaderBorn: 3/5/1920Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Kelly made history in 1984 when the Western Jurisdictional Conference of the United Methodist Church elected her the…

Wade Hampton KITCHENS, Congress, AR (1878-1966)

KITCHENS Wade Hampton , a Representative from Arkansas; born on a farm near Falcon, Nevada County, Ark., December 26, 1878; attended the common schools, Southern Academy, and the University of…

Hamilton FISH, Jr., Congress, NY (1926-1996)

FISH Hamilton, Jr. , a Representative from New York; born in Washington, D.C., June 3, 1926; graduate of Kent School, Kent, Conn.; Harvard College, A.B., 1949; LL.B., New York University School of…

Henry John HYDE, Congress, IL (1924-2007)

HYDE Henry John , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 18, 1924; B.S., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1947; J.D., Loyola University Law School, Chicago…