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Wayne Levere HAYS, Congress, OH (1911-1989)

HAYS Wayne Levere , a Representative from Ohio; born in Bannock, Belmont County, Ohio, May 13, 1911; attended the public schools of Bannock and St. Clairsville, Ohio; was graduated from Ohio State…

David Hayes KINCHELOE, Congress, KY (1877-1950)

KINCHELOE David Hayes , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Sacramento, McLean County, Ky., April 9, 1877; attended the public schools and was graduated from Bowling Green College, Kentucky…

James Hayes Shofner COOPER, Congress, TN (1954)

COOPER James Hayes Shofner , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 19, 1954; graduated from Groton School, Groton, Mass., 1972; B.A., University of North…

Hays Baxter WHITE, Congress, KS (1855-1930)

WHITE Hays Baxter , a Representative from Kansas; born near Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, on September 21, 1855; attended the rural schools of his native county; engaged in agricultural…

Arthur, Chester Alan

(Encyclopedia) Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829–86, 21st President of the United States (1881–85), b. Fairfield, Vt. He studied law and before the Civil War practiced in New York City. In the war he was (…

woman suffrage

(Encyclopedia) woman suffrage, the right of women to vote. Throughout the latter part of the 19th cent. the issue of women's voting rights was an important phase of feminism. On the European…

Garfield, James Abram

(Encyclopedia) Garfield, James Abram, 1831–81, 20th President of the United States (Mar.–Sept., 1881). Born on a frontier farm in Cuyahoga co., Ohio, he spent his early years in poverty. As a youth…

Fremont

(Encyclopedia) Fremont Fremont frēˈmŏnt [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 230,504), Alameda co., W Calif., on…