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ADAIR Jackson Leroy , a Representative from Illinois;
born in Clayton, Adams County, Ill., February 23, 1887;
attended public and high schools, and Illinois College at Jacksonville;
was graduated…
COLLIER James William , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Warren County, Miss., on
the Glenwood plantation near Vicksburg September 28, 1872; attended the graded
and high schools; was…
BARNES James Martin , a Representative from Illinois; born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., January 9,
1899; attended the public schools; during the First World War served overseas as a…
(Encyclopedia) Pierce, Franklin, 1804–69, 14th President of the United States (1853–57), b. Hillsboro, N.H., grad. Bowdoin College, 1824. Admitted to the bar in 1827, he entered politics as a…
HULBERT George Murray , a Representative from New York;
born in Rochester, N.Y., May 14, 1881;
moved to Waterloo, N.Y., where he attended the public schools;
was graduated from the New York Law…
GARNER John Nance , a Representative from Texas and a Vice President of the United States; born near Detroit, Red River County, Tex., November 22, 1868; had limited educational advantages; studied…
NEWTON Walter Hughes , a Representative from Minnesota;
born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., October 10, 1880;
attended the public schools and was graduated from the law department of the…
(Encyclopedia) Powell, Lewis Franklin, Jr., 1907–98, American lawyer, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1971–87), b. Suffolk, Va. He studied law at Washington and Lee Univ. and was…
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