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William Atkinson JONES, Congress, VA (1849-1918)
JONES William Atkinson , a Representative from Virginia; born in Warsaw, Richmond County, Va., on March 21, 1849; entered the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington in 1864 and served in the…HAWKINS, Augustus Freeman (Gus), Congress, CA (1907)
HAWKINS Augustus Freeman (Gus) , a Representative from California; born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., August 31, 1907; in 1918, moved to Los Angeles, Calif., with his parents; attended local…Clare Eugene HOFFMAN, Congress, MI (1875-1967)
HOFFMAN Clare Eugene , a Representative from Michigan; born in Vicksburg, Union County, Pa., September 10, 1875; attended the public schools and was graduated from the law department of…Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle was nominated for an Oscar as the heroic hotel manager who sheltered refugees in the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda. Cheadle was already one of the busiest character actors of his era, appearing…Francis Ford PATTERSON, Jr., Congress, NJ (1867-1935)
PATTERSON Francis Ford, Jr. , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Newark, N.J., July 30, 1867; moved with his parents to Woodbury, N.J., in 1874; attended the public schools; employed in a…Lansdale Ghiselin SASSCER, Congress, MD (1893-1964)
SASSCER Lansdale Ghiselin , a Representative from Maryland; born in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Md., September 30, 1893; attended the public schools, Central High School, Washington, D…Solomon P. ORTIZ, Congress, TX (1938)
ORTIZ Solomon P. , a Representative from Texas; born in Robstown, Nueces County, Tex., June 3, 1937; attended Robstown High School, Robstown, Tex.; attended Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Tex.,…John Crafts WRIGHT, Congress, OH (1783-1861)
WRIGHT John Crafts , a Representative from Ohio; born in Wethersfield, Conn., August 17, 1783; completed preparatory studies; learned the trade of printer; moved to Troy, N.Y., and edited the Troy…Robert Takeo MATSUI, Congress, CA (1941-2005)
MATSUI, Robert Takeo, (husband of Doris Matsui), a Representative from California; born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., September 17, 1941; graduated from C.K. McClatchy High School…Patrick McLANE, Congress, PA (1875-1946)
McLANE Patrick , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in County Mayo, Ireland, March 14, 1875; immigrated to the United States in 1882 with his parents, who settled in Scranton, Pa.;…Trending
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