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Spaulding, Elbridge Gerry
(Encyclopedia) Spaulding, Elbridge Gerry, 1809–97, U.S. banker and politician, b. Locke (now Summer Hill), N.Y. A lawyer practicing in Buffalo, N.Y., after 1834, he gradually became a banker there…Richards, Ann Willis
(Encyclopedia) Richards, Ann Willis, 1933–2006, American politician, b. Lakeview, Tex., as Dorothy Ann Willis. She began her career in politics in the early 1970s after having raised four children. A…Rittenhouse, David
(Encyclopedia) Rittenhouse, David, 1732–96, American astronomer and instrument maker, b. near Germantown, Pa., self-educated. A clockmaker by trade, he developed great skill in the making of…Bingham, George Caleb
(Encyclopedia) Bingham, George Caleb, 1811–79, American painter and politician, b. Augusta co., Va. His family moved (1819) to Missouri, which was the site of most of Bingham's activities. In 1837 he…Otto KRUEGER, Congress, ND (1890-1963)
KRUEGER Otto , a Representative from North Dakota; born of German parents in the Volinia district of southwest Russia, September 7, 1890; attended grade and high school in Russian and German…Homer Raymond JONES, Congress, WA (1893-1970)
JONES Homer Raymond , a Representative from Washington; born in Martinsburg, Audrain County, Mo., September 3, 1893; moved to Bremerton, Wash., in 1901; attended the public schools and studied…Edwin Chick BURLEIGH, Congress, ME (1843-1916)
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1916 Party: Republican BURLEIGH Edwin Chick , a Representative and a Senator from Maine; born in Linneus, Aroostook County, Maine, November 27, 1843; attended the…Guy Jacob SWOPE, Congress, PA (1892-1969)
SWOPE Guy Jacob , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Meckville, Berks County, Pa., December 26, 1892; attended the public schools, Keystone State Teachers College, Kutztown, Pa., and…Josiah SMITH, Congress, MA (1738-1803)
SMITH Josiah , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Pembroke, Mass., February 26, 1738; was graduated from Harvard College in 1774; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced;…March Fong Eu Biography
March Fong EuCalifornia politicianBorn: 1922 Eu earned a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.A. from Mills College, and a Ph.D. in education from Stanford University. She…