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Ronald C. PACKARD, Congress, CA (1931)

PACKARD Ronald C. , a Representative from California; born in Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, January 19, 1931; attended Meridian Elementary School; graduated from Meridian High School, Meridian,…

John Addison GURLEY, Congress, OH (1813-1863)

GURLEY John Addison , a Representative from Ohio; born in East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., on December 9, 1813; attended the district schools and received academic instruction; learned the…

John Mandt NELSON, Congress, WI (1870-1955)

NELSON John Mandt , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Burke, Dane County, Wis., October 10, 1870; attended the public schools and was graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison…

John Martin VORYS, Congress, OH (1896-1968)

VORYS John Martin , a Representative from Ohio; born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, June 16, 1896; attended the public schools in Lancaster and Columbus, Ohio; during the First World War…

John Chiles HOUK, Congress, TN (1860-1923)

HOUK John Chiles , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Clinton, Anderson County, Tenn., February 26, 1860; attended the local schools; moved with his parents to Knoxville in 1871; was…

John Bayne BRECKINRIDGE, Congress, KY (1913-1979)

BRECKINRIDGE John Bayne , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Washington, D.C., November 29, 1913; attended various Lexington schools, Massie Preparatory, Versailles, Ky., Tome Preparatory, Port…

Frank John LAUSCHE, Congress, OH (1895-1990)

Senate Years of Service: 1957-1969 Party: Democrat LAUSCHE Frank John , a Senator from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio November 14, 1895; attended Central Institute Prep School in…

John Sergeant WISE, Congress, VA (1846-1913)

WISE John Sergeant , (Son of Henry Alexander Wise, grandson of John Sergeant, brother of Richard Alsop Wise, and cousin of George Douglas Wise), a Representative from Virginia; born in Rio de…

folk high school

(Encyclopedia) folk high school, type of adult education that in its most widely known form originated in Denmark in the middle of the 19th cent. The idea as originally conceived by Bishop Nikolai…

Galbraith, John Kenneth

(Encyclopedia) Galbraith, John KennethGalbraith, John Kennethgălˈbrāth [key], 1908–2006, American economist and public official, b. Ontario, Canada, grad. Univ. of Toronto (B.S., 1931), Univ. of…