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Thomas RYAN, Congress, KS (1837-1914)

RYAN Thomas , a Representative from Kansas; born in Oxford, Chenango County, N.Y., November 25, 1837; moved with his parents to Bradford County, Pa.; attended Dickson Seminary in Williamsport, Pa…

Timothy J. RYAN, Congress, OH (1973)

RYAN Timothy J. , a Representative from Ohio; born in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, July 16, 1973; graduated from John F. Kennedy High School, Warren, Ohio, 1991; B.S., Bowling Green State…

William RYAN, Congress, NY (1840-1925)

RYAN William , A Representative from New York; born in Tipperary, Ireland, March 8, 1840; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Stanwich, Conn., in 1844; attended the…

Lodge, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Lodge, Thomas, 1558?–1625, English writer, grad. Oxford, 1577. After abandoning the study of law for literature, he published (c.1580) his defense of poetry and other arts, usually…

Hanks, Tom

(Encyclopedia) Hanks, Tom, 1956–, American film actor, b. Concord, Calif., as Thomas Jeffrey Hanks. In 1980 he acted in his first film, and in 1980–82 he co-starred in a television sitcom. Hanks…

Samuel Ryan CURTIS, Congress, IA (1805-1866)

CURTIS Samuel Ryan , a Representative from Iowa; born near Champlain, Clinton County, N.Y., February 3, 1805; moved to Ohio, where he attended the public schools; appointed a cadet in the United…

Francis Ryan DUFFY, Congress, WI (1888-1979)

Senate Years of Service: 1933-1939 Party: Democrat DUFFY Francis Ryan , a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wis., June 23, 1888; attended the public schools;…

Elmer James RYAN, Congress, MN (1907-1958)

RYAN Elmer James , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Rosemount, Dakota County, Minn., May 26, 1907; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the University of…