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DANNER, Patsy Ann (Pat), Congress, MO (1934)

DANNER, Patsy Ann (Pat), a Representative from Missouri; born in Louisville, Ky., January 13, 1934; attended public schools in Bevier, Mo.; B.A., Northeast Missouri State University, 1972; vice…

Patsy Ann (Pat) DANNER, Congress, MO (1934)

DANNER Patsy Ann (Pat) , a Representative from Missouri; born in Louisville, Ky., January 13, 1934; attended public schools in Bevier, Mo.; B.A., Northeast Missouri State University, 1972; vice…

Slidell, John

(Encyclopedia) Slidell, JohnSlidell, Johnslīdĕlˈ, slīˈdəl [key], 1793–1871, American political leader and diplomat, b. New York City. He became a prominent lawyer and political figure in New Orleans…

Ostend Manifesto

(Encyclopedia) Ostend Manifesto, document drawn up in Oct., 1854, at Ostend, Belgium, by James Buchanan, American minister to Great Britain, John Y. Mason, minister to France, and Pierre Soulé,…

Cass, Lewis

(Encyclopedia) Cass, Lewis, 1782–1866, American statesman, b. Exeter, N.H. He established (1802) himself as a lawyer in Zanesville, Ohio, became a member (1806) of the state legislature, and was U.S…

Brown, Jerry

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Jerry (Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr.), 1938–, American political leader, b. San Francisco. The son of Edmund Gerald (Pat) Brown (1905–96), governor of California (1959–67), Brown…