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Aaron Lane FORD, Congress, MS (1903-1983)

FORD Aaron Lane , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Potts Camp, Marshall County, Miss., December 21, 1903; attended public schools in Mississippi and the law department of Cumberland…

David Lane POWERS, Congress, NJ (1896-1968)

POWERS David Lane , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 29, 1896; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Pennsylvania Military College at Chester in 1915…

Frank Lane WOLFORD, Congress, KY (1817-1895)

WOLFORD Frank Lane , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Columbia, Adair County, Ky., September 2, 1817; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…

Capell Lane WEEMS, Congress, OH (1860-1913)

WEEMS Capell Lane , a Representative from Ohio; born in Whigville, Noble County, Ohio, July 7, 1860; attended the common schools and normal academy, Caldwell, Ohio; studied law; was admitted to…

Donahue, Thomas R.

(Encyclopedia) Donahue, Thomas R. (Thomas Reilly Donahue) Donahue, Thomas R. dŏnˈəhy&oomacr;ˌ…

Ladd-Franklin, Christine

(Encyclopedia) Ladd-Franklin, Christine, 1847–1930, American scientist, b. Windsor, Conn., grad. Vassar 1869. She was the first woman student to enter Johns Hopkins (1878), her special studies being…

Jameson, John Franklin

(Encyclopedia) Jameson, John Franklin, 1859–1937, American historian, b. Somerville, Mass. After teaching at Johns Hopkins, Brown, and the Univ. of Chicago he was director (1905–28) of the department…

Rutherford, Joseph Franklin

(Encyclopedia) Rutherford, Joseph Franklin, 1869–1942, American sectarian leader, b. Missouri. He became leader of the Jehovah's Witnesses (then called Russellites) after the death of the sect's…

Sanborn, Franklin Benjamin

(Encyclopedia) Sanborn, Franklin Benjamin, 1831–1917, American journalist, author, and philanthropist, b. Hampton Falls, N.H., grad. Harvard, 1855. An active abolitionist, he was a friend and agent…