THROCKMORTON James Webb , a Representative from Texas; born in Sparta, White County, Tenn., on
February 1, 1825; attended the common schools; moved with his father to Collin
County, Tex., in 1841…
Senate Years of Service: 1899-1923
Party: Democrat CULBERSON Charles Allen , a Senator from Texas; born in Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Ala., June 10, 1855;
moved to Texas with his parents, who…
Senate Years of Service: 1901-1913
Party: Democrat BAILEY Joseph Weldon , a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born near Crystal Springs, Copiah
County, Miss., October 6, 1862; attended the…
(Encyclopedia) Laffite, JeanLaffite, JeanzhäN läfētˈ [key], c.1780–1826?, leader of a band of privateers and smugglers. The name is often spelled Lafitte. He and his men began operating (1810) off…
(Encyclopedia) Oliveros, Pauline, 1932–2016, American composer and musician, b. Houston, Tex., studied Univ. of Houston, San Francisco State College (B.A., 1957). She began playing the accordion as a…
(Encyclopedia) Mayne, Thom, 1944–, American architect, b. Waterbury, Conn., grad. Univ. of Southern California (B.A., 1968), Harvard (M.A., 1978). In 1972 Mayne cofounded the firm Morphosis in Santa…
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Robert, 1941–, dramatist, director, and designer, b. Waco, Tex. He began his arts career as a painter. A leading figure in postmodern theater since 1963, when he arrived in New…
(Encyclopedia) subsidence, lowering of a portion of the earth's crust. The subsidence of land areas over time has resulted in submergence by shallow seas (see oceans). Land subsidence can occur…
(Encyclopedia) Ando, TadaoAndo, Tadaotädäō ändō [key], 1941–, Japanese architect, b. Osaka. The majority of his buildings are in Japan; he is particularly known for religious structures and museums.…
