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Comstock Lode

(Encyclopedia) Comstock Lode, richest known U.S. silver deposit, W Nevada, on Mt. Davidson in the Virginia Range. It is said to have been discovered in 1857 by Ethan Allen Grosh and Hosea Ballou…

Floyd Harold FLAKE, Congress, NY (1945)

FLAKE Floyd Harold , a Representative from New York; born in Los Angeles, Calif., January 30, 1945; attended public schools in Houston, Tex.; B.A., Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio, 1970;…

Harold Eugene FORD, Congress, TN (1945)

FORD Harold Eugene , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., May 20, 1945; graduated from Geeter High School, Memphis, Tenn. 1963; B.S., Tennessee State University…

Harold FORD, Jr., Congress, TN (1970)

FORD Harold, Jr. , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., May 11, 1970; graduated from St. Albans School for Boys, Washington, D.C.; B.A., University of…

Harold KNUTSON, Congress, MN (1880-1953)

KNUTSON Harold , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Skien, Norway, October 20, 1880; immigrated to the United States in 1886 with his parents, who settled in Chicago, Ill., and later moved…

Harold Vernon FROEHLICH, Congress, WI (1932)

FROEHLICH Harold Vernon , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wis., May 12, 1932; attended the public schools; B.B.A., University of Wisconsin School of Commerce…

Harold WASHINGTON, Congress, IL (1922-1987)

WASHINGTON Harold , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., April 15, 1922; attended the public schools; B.A., Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1949; J.D., Northwestern University…

Albert Harold QUIE, Congress, MN (1923)

QUIE Albert Harold , a Representative from Minnesota; born on a farm in Wheeling Township, Rice County, near Dennison, Minn., September 18, 1923; attended the grade schools in Nerstrand and high…

Rosset, Barney Lee, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Rosset, Barney Lee, Jr., 1922–2012, American publisher, b. Chicago. As head (1951–85) of Grove Press, he published literary works previously deemed too obscene or unconventional for…