(Encyclopedia) Parker, Charlie “Bird” (Charles Christopher Parker, Jr.), 1920–55, American musician and composer, b. Kansas City, Kans. He began playing alto saxophone in 1933 and, shifting from one…
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Mich., May 16, 1929; attended Detroit public schools; B.A., Wayne State
University, Detroit, Mich., 1957; LL.B.,…
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Party: Democrat RANTOUL Robert, Jr. , a Senator and a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Beverly, Mass.,
August 13, 1805; attended the common schools…
RAVENEL Arthur, Jr. , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., March 29, 1927; B.S., College of Charleston, 1950; served in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1945-1946; realtor and…
withdrew from the Massachusetts gubernatorial race in the wake of publicity surrounding his request for an annulment of his first marriage and accusations that his younger brother Michael…
SPRIGG Richard, Jr. , a Representative from Maryland; born in Prince George's County, Md.,
in 1769c; member of the State house of delegates in 1792 and 1793; elected as a
Republican to the Fourth…
POTTS David, Jr. , a Representative from Pennsylvania;
born at Warwick Furnace, about eight miles from Pottstown, Chester County, Pa., November 27, 1794;
completed preparatory studies in Pottstown;…
PASHAYAN Charles, Jr. , a Representative from California; born in Fresno, Fresno County,
Calif., March 27, 1941; graduated from Bullard High School, 1959; B.A., Pomona
College, Claremont, Calif.,…
HOUGHTON Amory, Jr. , A Representative from New York; born in Corning, Steuben County, N.Y., August 7, 1926; graduated from St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H.; B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge,…
GHOLSON Thomas, Jr. , a Representative from Virginia; born in Brunswick, Brunswick County, Va., birth
date unknown; pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
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