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Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith capitalized on a toothy grin and southern charm to make TV history with two successful shows: The Andy Griffith Show (1960-68) and Matlock (1986-95). Andy Griffith got his start in the…

John RUNK, Congress, NJ (1791-1872)

RUNK John , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Milltown (now Idell), Hunterdon County, N.J., July 3, 1791; attended the district schools; took charge of the mills and general store on his…

George Edward SHIPLEY, Congress, IL (1927-2003)

SHIPLEY George Edward , a Representative from Illinois; born in Richland County, near Olney, Ill., April 21, 1927; attended the East Richland High School, Olney, Ill.; graduated from Olney High…

Pat Garrett Biography

Pat Garrett(Patrick Floyd Garrett)lawmanBorn: 6/5/1850Birthplace: Chambers County, Alabama Western law man famous for killing Billy “The Kid”, Pat Garrett left his family's plantation in…

Augustus Leonard PERRILL, Congress, OH (1807-1882)

PERRILL Augustus Leonard , a Representative from Ohio; born near Moorefield, Hardy County, Va. (now West Virginia), January 20, 1807; in 1816 moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Madison…

Isaac WILLIAMS, Jr., Congress, NY (1777-1860)

WILLIAMS Isaac, Jr. , a Representative from New York; born in Goshen, Conn., April 5, 1777; received a limited schooling; moved with his father to Otsego County, N.Y., in 1793; was appointed…

police

(Encyclopedia) police, public and private agents concerned with the enforcement of law, order, and public protection. In modern cities their duties cover a wide range of activities, from criminal…

Thomas Joseph O'BRIEN, Congress, IL (1878-1964)

O'BRIEN Thomas Joseph , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., April 30, 1878; attended the grade and high schools and took advance courses in business law and accounting; engaged…

June Ward GAYLE, Congress, KY (1865-1942)

GAYLE June Ward , a Representative from Kentucky; born in New Liberty, Owen County, Ky., February 22, 1865; attended Concord College, New Liberty, Ky., and Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky.;…

John BLAKE, Jr., Congress, NY (1762-1826)

BLAKE John, Jr. , a Representative from New York; born in Ulster County, N.Y., December 5, 1762; attended the public schools; during the Revolutionary War served in the New York State Militia;…