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Lewis Winans ROSS, Congress, IL (1812-1895)

ROSS Lewis Winans , a Representative from Illinois; born near Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y., December 8, 1812; moved to Illinois and settled in Lewistown; completed preparatory studies and…

Robert Tripp ROSS, Congress, NY (1903-1981)

ROSS Robert Tripp , a Representative from New York; born in Washington, Beaufort County, N.C., June 4, 1903; attended the public schools; moved to New York City in 1929 and engaged as a druggist…

Thomas Randolph ROSS, Congress, OH (1788-1869)

ROSS Thomas Randolph , a Representative from Ohio; born in New Garden Township, Chester County, Pa., October 26, 1788; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and began…

Edward Ross ROYBAL, Congress, CA (1916-2005)

ROYBAL, Edward Ross, (father of Lucille Roybal-Allard), a Representative from California; born in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.Mex., February 10, 1916; moved to Los Angeles, Calif., in…

George Ross SMITH, Congress, MN (1864-1952)

SMITH George Ross , a Representative from Minnesota; born in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn., May 28, 1864; attended the public schools and Sauk Centre (Minn.) Academy; was graduated from the…

William Ross COTTER, Congress, CT (1926-1981)

COTTER William Ross , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Hartford, Conn., July 18, 1926; attended the Hartford public schools; B.A., Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., 1949; member, court of…

Leslie, John

(Encyclopedia) Leslie or Lesley, John, 1527–96, Scottish bishop, historian, and statesman. After studying in France, he returned (c.1554) to Scotland, where he opposed the Reformation. He became…

Page, Walter Hines

(Encyclopedia) Page, Walter Hines, 1855–1918, American journalist and diplomat, b. Cary, N.C. He became (1880) a reporter for the St. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette and wrote a series of articles on the…

Rat Race

Director:Jerry ZuckerWriter:Andy BreckmanParamount Pictures; PG-13; 112 minutesRelease:8/01Cast:Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jon Lovitz, John Cleese Remember the 1963 cash-dash comedy It's a Mad, Mad…