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Howard Walter CANNON, Congress, NV (1912-2002)
Senate Years of Service: 1959-1983 Party: Democrat CANNON Howard Walter , a Senator from Nevada; born in St. George, Washington County, Utah, January 26, 1912; graduated from Arizona State Teachers…Harry S. TRUMAN, Congress, MO (1884-1972)
Senate Years of Service: 1935-1945 Party: Democrat TRUMAN Harry S. , a Senator from Missouri, a Vice President, and Thirty-third President of the United States; born in Lamar, Barton County, Mo.,…Joseph WHEELER, Congress, AL (1836-1906)
WHEELER Joseph , a Representative from Alabama; born in Augusta, Ga., September 10, 1836; attended local schools and the Episcopal Academy, Cheshire, Conn.; was graduated from the United States…James Strom THURMOND, Congress, SC (1902-2003)
Senate Years of Service: 1954-1956; 1956-2003 Party: Democrat; Republican THURMOND James Strom , a Senator from South Carolina; born in Edgefield, S.C., December 5, 1902; attended the public…Robert E. Lee
Name at birth: Robert Edward LeeRobert E. Lee was the Confederacy's most famous general in the American Civil War. Robert E. Lee was first a soldier in the U.S. Army: He attended West Point (…Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam is the cartoon embodiment of the government of the United States of America, a character who appeared in newspapers and magazines beginning in the first part of the 19th century. The…Thomas E. Selfridge
First Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge of the United States Army was a pioneer in the development of air travel and the first air crash fatality. A graduate of the West Point military academy,…Adolphus Greely
Adolphus Washington Greely was the first volunteer private in the United States Army to rise to the rank of Major General, and the leader of an Arctic expedition (1881-84) that was tragic but…Michael E. SODREL, Congress, IN (1945)
SODREL Michael E. , a Representative from Indiana; born in New Albany, Floyd County, Ind., December 17, 1945; attended Indiana University; United States Army National Guard, 1966-1973; business…Joseph KNOLLENBERG, Congress, MI (1933)
KNOLLENBERG Joseph , a Representative from Michigan; born in Mattoon, Coles County, Ill., November 28, 1933; attended public schools; B.S., Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Ill., 1955;…Trending
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