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Western Union Telegraph Company

(Encyclopedia) Western Union Telegraph Company, enterprise created (1851) to provide telegraphic communications services in the United States. Originally known as the New York and Mississippi Valley…

suttee

(Encyclopedia) sutteesutteesŭˌtēˈ, sŭˈtēˌ [key] [Skt. sati=faithful wife], former Indian funeral practice in which the widow immolated herself on her husband's funeral pyre. The practice of killing a…

JOHNSON, James Paul (Jim), Congress, CO (1930)

JOHNSON, James Paul (Jim), a Representative from Colorado; born in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., June 2, 1930; B.A., Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 1952; LL.B., University of…

James Paul (Jim) JOHNSON, Congress, CO (1930)

JOHNSON James Paul (Jim) , a Representative from Colorado; born in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., June 2, 1930; B.A., Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 1952; LL.B., University of Colorado,…

MATHESON, James David (Jim), Congress, UT (1960)

MATHESON, James David (Jim), a Representative from Utah; born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, March 21, 1960; B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1982; M.B.A., University of…

James David (Jim) MATHESON, Congress, UT (1960)

MATHESON James David (Jim) , a Representative from Utah; born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, March 21, 1960; A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1982; M.B.A., University of…

Jim Nance McCORD, Congress, TN (1879-1968)

McCORD Jim Nance , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Unionville, Bedford County, Tenn., March 17, 1879; attended the public schools and also had private instructors; employed as a clerk in…

WEBB, James H. (Jim), Congress, VA (1946)

Senate Years of Service: 2007- Party: Democrat WEBB, James H. (Jim), a Senator from Virginia; born in St. Joseph, Mo., February 9, 1946; graduated high school in Bellevue, Neb.; attended…

James H. (Jim) WEBB, Congress, VA (1946)

Senate Years of Service: 2007-2013 Party: Democrat WEBB James H. (Jim) , a Senator from Virginia; born in St. Joseph, Mo., February 9, 1946; graduated high school in Bellevue, Neb.; attended…