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El Paso, Texas

Source: iStock Mayor: Oscar Leeser (since 2021) City Manager: Tommy Gonzalez 2010 census population (rank): 649,121 (19); Male: 311,280 (48.0%); Female: 337,841 (52.0%); White: 524,764 (80…

Thelma Catherine Pat Ryan Nixon Biography

Thelma Catherine “Pat” Ryan NixonFirst LadyBorn: 3/16/1912Birthplace: Ely, Nevada Her father, a miner in Ely, Nevada, gave her the nickname “Pat” because she was born the evening before St.…

Thomas RYAN, Congress, KS (1837-1914)

RYAN Thomas , a Representative from Kansas; born in Oxford, Chenango County, N.Y., November 25, 1837; moved with his parents to Bradford County, Pa.; attended Dickson Seminary in Williamsport, Pa…

Timothy J. RYAN, Congress, OH (1973)

RYAN Timothy J. , a Representative from Ohio; born in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, July 16, 1973; graduated from John F. Kennedy High School, Warren, Ohio, 1991; B.S., Bowling Green State…

William RYAN, Congress, NY (1840-1925)

RYAN William , A Representative from New York; born in Tipperary, Ireland, March 8, 1840; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Stanwich, Conn., in 1844; attended the…

Cantor, Eric Ivan

(Encyclopedia) Cantor, Eric Ivan, 1963–, U.S. politician, b. Richmond, Va., grad. George Washington Univ. (B.A., 1985), William and Mary (J.D., 1988), Columbia (M.S., 1989). A conservative Republican…

Notable Stage and Screen Actresses

    Parker Posey Biographies of Notable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and…

Lead B

(Encyclopedia) Lead Belly, nickname of Huddie William Ledbetter, 1885–1949, American singer, b. Mooringsport, La. While wandering through Louisiana…

Lodge, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Lodge, Thomas, 1558?–1625, English writer, grad. Oxford, 1577. After abandoning the study of law for literature, he published (c.1580) his defense of poetry and other arts, usually…

Hanks, Tom

(Encyclopedia) Hanks, Tom, 1956–, American film actor, b. Concord, Calif., as Thomas Jeffrey Hanks. In 1980 he acted in his first film, and in 1980–82 he co-starred in a television sitcom. Hanks…