Senate Years of Service: 1911-1923
Party: Democrat MYERS Henry Lee , a Senator from Montana; born near Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., October 9,
1862; attended private schools, Cooper Institute…
FRENCH Burton Lee , a Representative from Idaho; born near Delphi, Carroll County, Ind.,
August 1, 1875; moved with his parents to Kearney, Nebr., in 1880, and thence
to Idaho in 1882; attended…
(Encyclopedia) Polanyi, John Charles, 1929–, Canadian chemist. Raised and educated in England, he worked as a researcher in Canada before taking a teaching position at the Univ. of Toronto in 1956.…
(Encyclopedia) Goh Chok TongGoh Chok Tonggō chôk tông [key], 1941–, prime minister of Singapore (1990–2004). After holding government and business positions, he was elected to Singapore's parliament…
Senate Years of Service: 1954-1976
Party: Republican HRUSKA Roman Lee , a Representative and a Senator from Nebraska; born in David City, Butler County,
Nebr., August 16, 1904; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1903-1930
Party: Democrat OVERMAN Lee Slater , a Senator from North Carolina; born in Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., January 3, 1854; attended private schools and graduated…
(Encyclopedia) Seven Days battles, in the American Civil War, the week-long Confederate counter-offensive (June 26–July 2, 1862) near Richmond, Va., that ended the Peninsular campaign. After the…
(Encyclopedia) Ewell, Richard Stoddert, 1817–72, Confederate general, b. Georgetown, D.C., grad. West Point, 1840. Ewell rose rapidly in the Confederate army, becoming a major general by Oct., 1861.…
