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Robert J. WITTMAN, Congress, VA (1959)
WITTMAN Robert J. , a Representative from Virginia; born in Washington, D.C., February 3, 1959; B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va., 1981; M.P.H., University of North Carolina,…Charles J. MELANCON, Congress, LA (1947)
MELANCON Charles J. , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Napoleonville, Assumption Parish, La., October 3, 1947; B.S., University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, La., 1971;…William J. MARTINI, Congress, NJ (1947)
MARTINI William J. , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Passaic, N.J., February 10, 1947; graduated, Passaic High School; B.A., Villanova University, Villanova, Pa., 1968; J.D., Rutgers…Porter J. GOSS, Congress, FL (1938)
GOSS Porter J. , a Representative from Florida; born in Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn., November 26, 1938; B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1960; United States Army, 1960-1962;…Walker, Madam C. J.
(Encyclopedia) Walker, Madam C. J., 1867–1919, African-American entrepeneur, b. Delta, La., as Sarah Breedlove. Thought to be America's first black female millionaire, this daughter of ex-slaves was…Bond, J. Max, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Bond, J. Max, Jr., 1935-2009, African-American architect, b. Lexington, Ky., Harvard Univ. (BA, 1955; MA, 1958). Bond’s father, J. Max,…Tolkien, J. R. R.
(Encyclopedia) Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien)Tolkien, J. R. R.tälˈkēn, tōlˈ– [key], 1892–1973, British novelist, b. South Africa. A fantasy writer and Oxford don, Tolkien wrote The…Francis Collins and J. Craig Venter, 2000 News
scientists, announced in June that their rival groups had each completed a rough map of the human genome—the chemical sequences for human DNA. Collins heads the Human Genome Project at the…Thomas J. BARLOW, III, Congress, KY (1940)
BARLOW Thomas J., III , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Washington, D.C., August 7, 1940; B.A., Haverford College, Haverford, Pa., 1962; banker; business executive; conservation consultant…Charles J. COLDEN, Congress, CA (1870-1938)
COLDEN Charles J. , a Representative from California; born on a farm in Peoria County, Ill., August 24, 1870; moved to Nodaway County, Mo., with his parents in 1880; attended the rural schools…