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John Grant OTIS, Congress, KS (1838-1916)

OTIS John Grant , a Representative from Kansas; born near Danby, Rutland County, Vt., February 10, 1838; pursued an academic course at Burr Seminary, Manchester, Vt.; attended Williams College,…

Bert Manfred FERNALD, Congress, ME (1858-1926)

Senate Years of Service: 1916-1926 Party: Republican FERNALD Bert Manfred , a Senator from Maine; born in West Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, April 3, 1858; attended the public schools,…

Abertillery

(Encyclopedia) Abertillery Abertillery ăbˌərtĭlârˈē [key], town, Blaenau Gwent, SE Wales. The town, an agricultural market, produces tin plate and has a brewing industry.

Campbell, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Campbell, city (2020 pop. 43,959), Santa Clara co., W Calif., in the fertile Santa Clara valley; founded 1885, inc. 1952. The city's…

Sumy

(Encyclopedia) Sumy, city (1989 pop. 291,000), capital of Sumy region, NE Ukraine. Sugar refining is the major industry; other manufactures include furniture and shoes. Founded as a defensive…

Cleveland Keith BENEDICT, Congress, WV (1935)

BENEDICT Cleveland Keith , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., March 21, 1935; attended the public schools; graduated, The Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., 1953…

John Earl HENDERSON, Congress, OH (1917-1994)

HENDERSON John Earl , a Representative from Ohio; born in Crafton, Allegheny County, Pa., January 4, 1917; moved to Cambridge, Ohio, in 1920 and to a dairy farm in Guernsey County, near Cambridge…

Alfred Noroton PHILLIPS, Congress, CT (1894-1970)

PHILLIPS Alfred Noroton , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Darien, Fairfield County, Conn., April 23, 1894; attended the public schools, Betts Academy, Stamford, Conn., and Hotchkiss…

Harry Garner HASKELL, Jr., Congress, DE (1921)

HASKELL Harry Garner , A Representative from Delaware; born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., May 27, 1921; educated at Tower Hill School, Wilmington, Del., and St. Mark's School, Southboro,…

George W. GILLIE, Congress, IN (1880-1963)

GILLIE George W. , a Representative from Indiana; born in Berwickshire, Scotland, August 15, 1880; moved to the United States with his parents, who settled in Kankakee, Ill., in 1882 and in Fort…