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Baker, Howard Henry, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Baker, Howard Henry, Jr., 1925–2014, U.S. politician and public official, b. Huntsville, Tenn., grad. Univ. of Tennessee Law College 1949. The son of Howard Henry Baker, 1902–64, a…

Inouye, Daniel Ken

(Encyclopedia) Inouye, Daniel KenInouye, Daniel Kenĭnˈəwāˌ, ĭnōˈwā [key], 1924–2012, U.S. politician, b. Honolulu, grad. Univ. of Hawaii (1950) and George Washington Univ. Law School (1952). A World…

Collor de Mello, Fernando

(Encyclopedia) Collor de Mello, FernandoCollor de Mello, FernandofərnäNd&oomacr; kôlôrˈ də mĕlˈ&oomacr; [key], 1949–, president of Brazil (1990–92). In 1990, he became the youngest president…

Foote, Henry Stuart

(Encyclopedia) Foote, Henry Stuart, 1804–80, U.S. senator (1847–52) and governor of Mississippi (1852–54), b. Fauquier co., Va. An able criminal lawyer, he practiced in several different states. In…

Black, Hugo LaFayette

(Encyclopedia) Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886–1971, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1937–71), b. Harlan, Clay co., Ala. He received his law degree from the Univ. of Alabama in 1906. He…

Viriatus

(Encyclopedia) ViriatusViriatusvērēäˈtəs [key], d. 139 b.c., leader of the Lusitani (see Lusitania). One of the survivors of the massacre of the Lusitani by the Roman praetor Servius Sulpicius Galba…

Sheppard, Morris

(Encyclopedia) Sheppard, Morris, 1875–1941, American legislator, b. Morris co., Tex. He practiced law in Texas and was elected (1902) to Congress to succeed his father. He was in the House until his…

Barkley, Alben William

(Encyclopedia) Barkley, Alben WilliamBarkley, Alben Williambärˈklē [key], 1877–1956, Vice President of the United States (1949–53), b. Graves co., Ky. After being admitted (1901) to the bar, he…

Tacitus, Roman emperor

(Encyclopedia) Tacitus (Marcus Claudius Tacitus)Tacitustăsˈĭtəs [key], d. 276, Roman emperor (275–76). An elderly senator with a reputation for honesty and vigor, he was chosen by the senate to…

Grundy, Felix

(Encyclopedia) Grundy, Felix, 1777–1840, American political leader, b. Berkeley co., Va. After a successful career in Kentucky, he moved to Nashville, Tenn., where he became a noted criminal lawyer.…