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Joseph Benson FORAKER, Congress, OH (1846-1917)
Senate Years of Service: 1897-1909 Party: Republican FORAKER Joseph Benson , a Senator from Ohio; born near Rainsboro, Highland County, Ohio, on July 5, 1846; pursued preparatory studies; during…John Cornelius STENNIS, Congress, MS (1901-1995)
Senate Years of Service: 1947-1989 Party: Democrat STENNIS John Cornelius , a Senator from Mississippi; born near De Kalb, Kemper County, Miss., August 3, 1901; attended the county schools;…Hazel Hempel ABEL, Congress, NE (1888-1966)
Senate Years of Service: 1954-1954 Party: Republican ABEL Hazel Hempel , a Senator from Nebraska; born in Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebr., July 10, 1888; attended the public schools of Omaha, Nebr…1975 National Book Awards
Arts and LettersMarcel Proust, Roger ShattuckThe Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher, Lewis ThomasBiographyThe Life of Emily Dickinson, Richard B. SewallChildren's BooksM. C. Higgins…Presidents Appointing Justices in the 20th Century
The Question: Who is the only U.S. President in the 20th century not to appoint a chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? The Answer: Actually…William ELLIOTT, Congress, SC (1838-1907)
ELLIOTT William , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C., September 3, 1838; attended Beaufort College and Harvard University; studied law at the…Louis Emory McCOMAS, Congress, MD (1846-1907)
Senate Years of Service: 1899-1905 Party: Republican McCOMAS Louis Emory , a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born near Hagerstown, Washington County, Md., October 28, 1846; attended…David Rice ATCHISON, Congress, MO (1807-1886)
Senate Years of Service: 1843-1855 Party: Democrat ATCHISON David Rice , a Senator from Missouri; born in Frogtown, Ky., August 11, 1807; attended Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky.; studied…William Wallace BROWN, Congress, PA (1836-1926)
BROWN William Wallace , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Summer Hill, Cayuga County, N.Y., April 22, 1836; moved with his parents to Elk County, Pa., in 1838; attended the common…Robert Johns BULKLEY, Congress, OH (1880-1965)
Senate Years of Service: 1930-1939 Party: Democrat BULKLEY Robert Johns , a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 8, 1880; attended the…Trending
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