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Robert TAFT, Jr., Congress, OH (1917-1993)
Senate Years of Service: 1971-1976 Party: Republican TAFT Robert, Jr. , a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 26, 1917; attended…James CHESNUT, Jr., Congress, SC (1815-1885)
Senate Years of Service: 1858-1860 Party: Democrat CHESNUT James, Jr. , a Senator from South Carolina; born near Camden, S.C., January 18, 1815; graduated from the law department of the College of…Stewart, Potter
(Encyclopedia) Stewart, Potter, 1915–85, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1958–81), b. Jackson, Mich. After receiving (1941) his law degree from Yale, he was admitted to the Ohio bar. He…De Forest, Lee
(Encyclopedia) De Forest, Lee, 1873–1961, American inventor, b. Council Bluffs, Iowa, grad. Yale, 1896. He was a pioneer in the development of wireless telegraphy, sound pictures, and television. His…Webster, Pelatiah
(Encyclopedia) Webster, Pelatiah, 1726–95, American writer, b. Lebanon, Conn., grad. Yale, 1746. A Philadelphia businessman, he is remembered for his advocacy in his Dissertation of the Political…Fraser, river, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Fraser, chief river of British Columbia, Canada, c.850 mi (1,370 km) long. It rises in the Rocky Mts., at Yellowhead Pass, near the British Columbia–Alta. line and flows northwest…Hutchins, Robert Maynard
(Encyclopedia) Hutchins, Robert Maynard, 1899–1977, American educator, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., studied at Oberlin College, grad. Yale, 1921, taught in the Yale law school (1925–27), and served as dean (…Fisher, Irving
(Encyclopedia) Fisher, Irving, 1867–1947, American economist, b. Saugerties, N.Y., Ph.D. Yale, 1891. He began teaching at Yale in 1890 and was active there until 1935. His earliest work was in…Kelley, Edgar Stillman
(Encyclopedia) Kelley, Edgar Stillman, 1857–1944, American composer and critic, b. Sparta, Wis., studied in Chicago and at the Stuttgart Conservatory. He taught (1901–2) at Yale, replacing Horatio…Parker, Horatio William
(Encyclopedia) Parker, Horatio William, 1863–1919, American composer, b. Auburndale, Mass.; pupil of Rheinberger in Munich. He was an organist and choirmaster in Boston and New York City and taught…Trending
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