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Cythnia McKinney, 2006 News

Democratic U.S. Representative from Georgia, who is known for her blunt, often abrasive, demeanor, apologized in April for an earlier altercation with Capitol police. In March, an officer…

John Lindsay 2000 Deaths

John LindsayAge: 79 maverick politician who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1955–57) and two terms as mayor of New York City (1966–74). Lindsay presided over New York…

Paul Werntz SHAFER, Congress, MI (1893-1954)

SHAFER Paul Werntz , a Representative from Michigan; born in Elkhart, Ind., April 27, 1893; moved with his parents to Three Rivers, Mich., and attended the public schools; student at Ferris…

Nelson Platt WHEELER, Congress, PA (1841-1920)

WHEELER Nelson Platt , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Portville, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., November 4, 1841; attended the public schools and academies in Olean and Deposit, N.Y.;…

Deborah L. HALVORSON, Congress, IL (1958)

HALVORSON Deborah L. , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago Heights, Cook County, Ill., March 1, 1958; A.G.S., Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, Ill., 1998; B.A., Governors State…

Donald Cogley BRUCE, Congress, IN (1921-1969)

BRUCE Donald Cogley , a Representative from Indiana; born in Troutville, Clearfield County, Pa., April 27, 1921; graduated from high school in Allentown, Pa., and attended Muskingum College in New…

Peter Anthony DeFAZIO, Congress, OR (1947)

DeFAZIO Peter Anthony , a Representative from Oregon; born in Needham, Norfolk County, Mass., May 27, 1947; graduated from Needham High School, Needham, Mass., 1965; B.A., Tufts University, Medford…

James Percy PRIEST, Congress, TN (1900-1956)

PRIEST James Percy , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Carters Creek, Maury County, Tenn., April 1, 1900; attended the public schools of Maury County, Tenn., Central High School, Columbia,…

Burton Erwin SWEET, Congress, IA (1867-1957)

SWEET Burton Erwin , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm near Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, December 10, 1867; attended the common schools and the Iowa State Normal School at Cedar Falls;…