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Thomas Upton SISSON, Congress, MS (1869-1923)

SISSON Thomas Upton , a Representative from Mississippi; born near McCool, Attala County, Miss., September 22, 1869; moved with his father to Choctaw County, Miss.; attended the common schools…

George Luke SMITH, Congress, LA (1837-1884)

SMITH George Luke , a Representative from Louisiana; born in New Boston, Hillsboro County, N.H., December 11, 1837; completed preparatory studies and attended Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.;…

Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee is a former governor of Arkansas and a two-time Republican candidate for president. Mike Huckabee is an ordained minister who earned a B.A. from Ouachita Baptist University in 1975 and…

Glenn Lee ENGLISH, Jr., Congress, OK (1940)

ENGLISH Glenn Lee, Jr. , a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Cordell, Washita County, Okla., November 30, 1940; attended public schools; B.A., Southwestern State College, Weatherford, Okla.,…

James A. GIBBONS, Congress, NV (1944)

GIBBONS James A. , a Representative from Nevada; born in Sparks, Washoe County, Nev., December 16, 1944; B.S., University of Nevada, Reno, Nev., 1967; M.S., University of Nevada, Reno, Nev., 1973…

Patrick Thomson CAFFERY, Congress, LA (1932)

CAFFERY Patrick Thomson , a Representative from Louisiana; born near Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La., July 6, 1932; attended public schools of Franklin and Hanson Memorial High School; B.A.,…

Milton BROWN, Congress, TN (1804-1883)

BROWN Milton , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Lebanon, Ohio, February 28, 1804; moved to Nashville, Tenn.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Paris, Tenn…

George Arthur NEELEY, Congress, KS (1879-1919)

NEELEY George Arthur , a Representative from Kansas; born in Detroit, Pike County, Ill., August 1, 1879; attended public schools in Joplin, Mo. and Wellston, Okla.; B.S., Southwestern Baptist…

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great was a ninth century king of the Anglo-Saxons and is considered to be one of the foundations of the British monarchy. He is famous for keeping the Vikings from overtaking England,…

N. Scott Momaday Biography

N. Scott Momadaypoet, author, scholar, painterBorn: February 27, 1934Birthplace: Kiowa Indian reservation, Lawton, Oklahoma As a writer Navarre Scott Momaday draws from the "pan-Indian…