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Budd Boetticher Biography

Budd BoetticherOscar Boetticher Jr.film directorBorn: 7/29/1916Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois director who helmed several low-budget but highly regarded Westerns in the 1950s and '60s.…

Porter SHELDON, Congress, NY (1831-1908)

SHELDON Porter , a Representative from New York; born in Victor, Ontario County, N.Y., on September 29, 1831; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1854 at Batavia…

Seth Lewelling Biography

Seth Lewellinghorticulturist, developer of several varieties of fruitBorn: 3/6/1820Birthplace: Randolph, N.C. Lewelling arrived in Oregon Territory in 1850 with a wagon-full of fruit seeds…

Ralph and Alice Kramden

TV's gruff but loveable "Honeymooners" by David Johnson In the early 1950s, "The Honeymooners" appeared as a segment of The Jackie Gleason Show and became an instant success. In 1955,…

James Pleasant WOODS, Congress, VA (1868-1948)

WOODS James Pleasant , a Representative from Virginia; born near Roanoke, Roanoke County, Va., February 4, 1868; attended the common schools; was graduated from Roanoke College in 1892; studied…

Horace Olin YOUNG, Congress, MI (1850-1917)

YOUNG Horace Olin , a Representative from Michigan; born in New Albion, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., August 4, 1850; attended the common schools and high school of Albion, N.Y., and Randolph (N.Y…

Andrew TRACY, Congress, VT (1797-1868)

TRACY Andrew , a Representative from Vermont; born in Hartford, Vt., December 15, 1797; attended Royalton and Randolph Academies, and also Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., for two years; taught…

J. Randy FORBES, Congress, VA (1952)

FORBES J. Randy , a Representative from Virginia; born in Chesapeake, Chesapeake County, Va., February 17, 1952; graduated from Great Bridge High School, Chesapeake, Va., 1970; B.A., Randolph-…