Senate Years of Service: 1909-1909
Party: Republican JOHNSON Martin Nelson , a Representative and a Senator from North Dakota; born in Racine County, Wis.,
March 3, 1850; moved with his parents…
Senate Years of Service: 1861-1862
Party: Democrat JOHNSON Waldo Porter , a Senator from Missouri; born in Bridgeport, Harrison County, Va., September 16,
1817; attended public and private schools…
(Encyclopedia) Croker, John WilsonCroker, John Wilsonkrōˈkər [key], 1780–1857, British Tory politician and author, b. Ireland. He was a member of Parliament from 1807 to 1832 and secretary of the…
(Encyclopedia) Waller, Fats, 1904–43, American jazz musician, singer, and composer, whose original name was Thomas Wright Waller, b. New York City. Waller began playing the piano as a child, and…
J. J. PickleAge: 91 Democratic politician from Texas who, during his 15 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, championed Social Security. A former aide to Lyndon Johnson, Pickle was…
(Encyclopedia) Howe, Frederic Clemson, 1867–1940, American lawyer, government official, and political scientist, b. Meadville, Pa. He practiced law (1894–1909) in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was…
(Encyclopedia) Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806–69, American politician, b. Boscawen, N.H. Admitted (1827) to the bar, he began practice in Portland in 1829 and by 1835 was regarded as one of the…
FINLEY Jesse Johnson , a Representative from Florida; born near Lebanon, Wilson County,
Tenn., November 18, 1812; pursued an academic course; captain of mounted
volunteers in the Seminole War in…
