(Encyclopedia) Rayburn, Sam (Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn), 1882–1961, U.S. legislator, b. Roane co., Tenn. After his family moved (1887) to Fannin co., Tex., he worked at cotton picking. He worked his…
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1941
Party: Democrat SHEPPARD Morris , a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born in Wheatville,
Morris County, Tex., May 28, 1875; attended the common schools…
(Encyclopedia) Walton, Sam (Samuel Moore Walton), 1918–92, American retailing executive, b. Kingfisher, Okla. After 17 years of operating franchise retail stores, he opened the first Wal-Mart…
(Encyclopedia) Kim Young Sam, 1927–2015, South Korean political leader, b. Gyeongsang prov. He was first elected to the National Assembly in 1954 and served nine terms. A long-time political…
SHEPPARD John Levi , a Representative from Texas; born in Bluffton, Chambers County,
Ala., April 13, 1852; moved with his mother to Morris County, Tex.; attended
the common schools; studied law;…
(Encyclopedia) Shepard, Sam, 1943–2017, one of the major American playwrights and actors of his era, b. Fort Sheridan, Ill., as Samuel Shepard Rogers 3d. A product of the 1960s counterculture and an…
SHEPPARD Harry Richard , a Representative from California; born in Mobile, Ala., January 10,
1885; attended the public schools; studied law; employed in transportation
department of the Santa Fe…
MOLONY Richard Sheppard , a Representative from Illinois;
born in Northfield, N.H., June 28, 1811;
studied medicine;
was graduated from Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H., in 1838 and…
Uncle Sam. The United States Government. Mr. Frost tells us that the inspectors of Elbert Anderson's store on the Hudson were Ebenezer Wilson and his uncle Samuel Wilson, the latter of…
Director:Jessie NelsonWriters:Jessie Nelson and Kristine JohnsonNew Line Cinema; PG-13; 130 minutesRelease:1/02Cast:Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning I Am Sam is a sensitive drama…
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