Senate Years of Service: 1875-1905
Party: Democrat COCKRELL Francis Marion , a Senator from Missouri; born in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Mo., October 1, 1834; attended the common schools;…
Francis (Franny) MurrayAge: 82 former All-American football and basketball star at the University of Pennsylvania and last surviving member of the Quakers' "Destiny Backfield", which also…
(Encyclopedia) Furchgott, Robert Francis, 1916–2009, American biochemist, b. Charleston, S.C., Ph.D. Northwestern Univ., 1940. Furchgott spent his entire career as a professor (1956–89) at the State…
(Encyclopedia) Parkman, Francis, 1823–93, American historian, b. Boston. In 1846, Parkman started a journey along the Oregon Trail to improve his health and study the Native Americans. On his return…
(Encyclopedia) Ventris, Michael George Francis, 1922–56, English linguist. Ventris was a student of architecture, but he became interested in the untranslated Mycenaean scripts, particularly Linear B…
RISK Charles Francis , a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Central Falls,
Providence County, R.I., August 19, 1897; attended the public and high schools;
worked in textile plants; during…
(Encyclopedia) Alanbrooke, Alan Francis Brooke, 1st ViscountAlanbrooke, Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscountălˈənbr&oobreve;kˌ [key], 1883–1963, British general. He entered the field artillery in…
Senate Years of Service: 1903-1917
Party: Democrat NEWLANDS Francis Griffith , a Representative and a Senator from Nevada; born in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., August 28, 1846; moved to Missouri…
(Encyclopedia) Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867–1915, American sculptor, b. Austria. Having done some decorative modeling in Austria, Bitter soon found work when he came to the United States in…
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