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Dwight Davis

Dwight DavisBorn: July 5, 1879Tennis donor of Davis Cup; played for winning U.S. team in 1st two Cup finals (1900,02); won U.S. and Wimbledon doubles titles in 1901; Secretary of War (1925-29…

Jansen, Cornelis

(Encyclopedia) Jansen, CornelisJansen, Corneliskôrnāˈlĭs yänˈsən [key], 1585–1638, Dutch Roman Catholic theologian. He studied at the Univ. of Louvain and became imbued with the idea of reforming…

Everett SANDERS, Congress, IN (1882-1950)

SANDERS Everett , a Representative from Indiana; born near Coalmont, Clay County, Ind., March 8, 1882; attended the public schools and the Indiana State Normal School at Terre Haute; was graduated…

Nicholas John SINNOTT, Congress, OR (1870-1929)

SINNOTT Nicholas John , a Representative from Oregon; born in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oreg., December 6, 1870; attended the public schools and Wasco Independent Academy at The Dalles; was…

Edith Nourse Rogers Biography

Edith Nourse RogersU.S. congresswomanBorn: 1881Birthplace: Saco, Maine Edith Nourse married John J. Rogers, a successful lawyer in Lowell, Massachusetts. In 1912 her husband was elected to…

Charles Irwin STENGLE, Congress, NY (1869-1953)

STENGLE Charles Irwin , a Representative from New York; born in Savageville, Accomack County, Va., December 5, 1869; attended the public schools; was graduated from Goldey College, Wilmington,…

William Ewart HUMPHREY, Congress, WA (1862-1934)

HUMPHREY William Ewart , a Representative from Washington; born near Alamo, Montgomery County, Ind., March 31, 1862; attended the common schools; was graduated from Wabash College, Crawfordsville…

Frederick Cocks HICKS, Congress, NY (1872-1925)

HICKS Frederick Cocks , a Representative from New York; born in Westbury, Long Island, N.Y., March 6, 1872; attended the public schools, Swarthmore (Pa.) College, and Harvard University; engaged…

Miner Gibbs NORTON, Congress, OH (1857-1926)

NORTON Miner Gibbs , a Representative from Ohio; born in Andover, Ashtabula County, Ohio, May 11, 1857; attended the public schools, the National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio, and Baldwin-…