FRANKLIN Meshack , a Representative from North Carolina;
born in Surry County, N.C., in 1772;
member of the State house of commons in 1800 and 1801;
served in the State senate in 1828, 1829, and…
CLARK Franklin , a Representative from Maine;
born in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, August 2, 1801;
attended the common schools;
engaged in the lumber and shipping business in Wiscasset;…
Theodore Roosevelt (December 6, 1904) To the Senate and House of Representatives: The Nation continues to enjoy noteworthy prosperity. Such prosperity is of course primarily due to the high…
(Encyclopedia) Oyster Bay, uninc. area (1990 pop. 6,687) of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau co., SE N.Y., on N Long Island, on Long Island Sound; settled 1653. It is chiefly residential. Nearby is…
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Roy, 1911–98, American Western film star, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, as Leonard Franklin Slye. The guitar-strumming Rogers succeeded Gene Autry as America's favorite singing cowboy…
(Encyclopedia) Rough Riders, popular name for the 1st Regiment of U.S. Cavalry Volunteers, organized largely by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898). Its members were mostly ranchers…
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Technically speaking, in the United States one cannot inherit political office from their parents. But that doesn't mean there aren't dynastic families, who repeatedly win…
(Encyclopedia) Winchell, Walter, 1897–1972, journalist and broadcaster, b. New York City as Walter Winchel. He performed in vaudeville, and adopted a marquee's misspelling of his surname. After…
(Encyclopedia) Bailey, Liberty Hyde, 1858–1954, American botanist and horticulturist, b. South Haven, Mich., grad. Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State Univ.), 1882. At Cornell he was…
CORWIN Franklin , a Representative from Illinois; born in Lebanon, Warren County,
Ohio, January 12, 1818; attended private schools; studied law; was admitted to
the bar in 1839 and practiced in…
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