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Edgar HOWARD, Congress, NE (1858-1951)

HOWARD Edgar , a Representative from Nebraska; born in Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa, September 16, 1858; attended the common schools, Western Collegiate Institute, and Iowa College of Law;…

George Calhoun CROWTHER, Congress, MO (1849-1914)

CROWTHER George Calhoun , a Representative from Missouri; born in Lancashire, England, on January 26, 1849; immigrated to the United States in 1855 with his parents, who settled in Dakota City,…

Peter Victor DEUSTER, Congress, WI (1831-1904)

DEUSTER Peter Victor , a Representative from Wisconsin; born near Aix la Chapelle, Rhenish Prussia, February 13, 1831; pursued an academic course; immigrated to the United States with his parents…

Mathew Harris ELLSWORTH, Congress, OR (1899-1986)

ELLSWORTH Mathew Harris , a Representative from Oregon; born in Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Wash., September 17, 1899; moved with his parents to Eugene and later to Wendling, Oreg.; attended the…

William Darius JAMIESON, Congress, IA (1873-1949)

JAMIESON William Darius , a Representative from Iowa; born near Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, November 9, 1873; attended the common schools and the University of Iowa at Iowa City; studied law at…

Dave Barry

Dave Barry's offbeat humor column ran in The Miami Herald from 1983-2005 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1988. Dave Barry's specialty is a mix of stream-of-consciousness wisecracks and…

James Bruen HOWELL, Congress, IA (1816-1880)

Senate Years of Service: 1870-1871 Party: Republican HOWELL James Bruen , a Senator from Iowa; born near Morristown, Morris County, N.J., July 4, 1816; moved with his parents to Newark, Ohio, in…

Edward KEATING, Congress, CO (1875-1965)

KEATING Edward , a Representative from Colorado; born on a small farm near Kansas City, Kans., on July 9, 1875; moved with his mother to Pueblo, Colo., in 1880; moved to Denver in 1889; attended…

Melville Clyde KELLY, Congress, PA (1883-1935)

KELLY Melville Clyde , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bloomfield, Muskingum County, Ohio, August 4, 1883; attended the public schools, and Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio;…