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Milward Lee SIMPSON, Congress, WY (1897-1993)

Senate Years of Service: 1962-1967 Party: Republican SIMPSON Milward Lee , a Senator from Wyoming; born in Jackson, Teton County, Wyo., November 12, 1897; attended the public schools of Wood River…

Richard Murray SIMPSON, Congress, PA (1900-1960)

SIMPSON Richard Murray , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Huntingdon, Pa., August 30, 1900; attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa…

Sidney Elmer SIMPSON, Congress, IL (1894-1958)

SIMPSON Sidney Elmer , a Representative from Illinois; born in Carrollton, Greene County, Ill., September 20, 1894; attended the public schools and was graduated from Carrollton High School;…

Redding

(Encyclopedia) Redding, city (1990 pop. 66,462), seat of Shasta co., N central Calif., on the Sacramento River; inc. 1872. A principal tourist center for a mountain and lake region, it also has…

Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, 5th earl of

(Encyclopedia) Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, 5th earl of, 1771–1820, Scottish philanthropist, founder of the Red River Settlement. Emigration to America seemed to him the best solution for the poverty of…

Lusitania, ship

(Encyclopedia) Lusitania, liner under British registration, sunk off the Irish coast by a German submarine on May 7, 1915. In the sinking, 1,198 persons lost their lives, 128 of whom were U.S.…