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William L. MAY, Congress, IL (17931849)

MAY William L. , a Representative from Illinois; born in Kentucky about 1793; attended the common schools; moved to Edwardsville, Madison County, Ill., and afterward to Jacksonville, Ill.;…

Leonard L. BOSWELL, Congress, IA (1934)

BOSWELL Leonard L. , a Representative from Iowa; born in Harrison County, Mo., January 10, 1934; graduated from Lamoni High School, Lamoni, Iowa, 1952; B.A., Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa, 1969;…

Barbara L. CUBIN, Congress, WY (1946)

CUBIN Barbara L. , a Representative from Wyoming; born in Salinas, San Benito, Calif., November 30, 1946; graduated from Natrona County High School, Casper, Wyo.; B.S., Creighton University, Omaha…

Melissa L. BEAN, Congress, IL (1962)

BEAN Melissa L. , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 22, 1962; graduated, Maine East High School, Park Ridge, Ill., 1980; A.A., Oakton Community College,…

Melvin L. WATT, Congress, NC (1945)

WATT Melvin L. , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Steele Creek, Mecklenburg County, N.C., August 26, 1945; York Road High School, Charlotte, N.C., 1963; B.S., University of North…

Karen L. THURMAN, Congress, FL (1951)

THURMAN Karen L. , a Representative from Florida; born in Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak., January 12, 1951; A.A., Santa Fe Community College, Starke, Fla., 1970; B.A., University of Florida…

Oglethorpe, James Edward

(Encyclopedia) Oglethorpe, James EdwardOglethorpe, James Edwardōˈgəlthôrp [key], 1696–1785, English general and philanthropist, founder of the American colony of Georgia. He had some military…

pop art

(Encyclopedia) pop art, movement that restored realism to avant-garde art; it first emerged in Great Britain at the end of the 1950s as a reaction against the seriousness of abstract expressionism.…

Cruikshank, George

(Encyclopedia) Cruikshank, GeorgeCruikshank, Georgekr&oobreve;kˈshăngk [key], 1792–1878, English caricaturist, illustrator, and etcher; younger son of Isaac Cruikshank (1756–1810), caricaturist.…

White, E. B.

(Encyclopedia) White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks White), 1899–1985, American writer, b. Mt. Vernon, N.Y., grad. Cornell, 1921. A witty, satiric observer of contemporary society, White was a member of the…