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Devoy, John

(Encyclopedia) Devoy, JohnDevoy, Johndĭvoiˈ [key], 1842–1928, Irish-American journalist and Irish revolutionary, b. Ireland. He joined the Irish Republican Brotherhood (see Fenian movement) in 1861.…

Snyder, Gary

(Encyclopedia) Snyder, Gary, 1930–, American poet, b. San Francisco. Associated with the beat generation of the 1950s, he lived (1956–68) in Japan, where he trained as a Zen monk. His poetry,…

Austin John MURPHY, Congress, PA (1927)

MURPHY Austin John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in North Charleroi, Washington County, Pa., June 17, 1927; attended the public elementary schools of New London, Conn.; graduated,…

John Michael MURPHY, Congress, NY (1926)

MURPHY John Michael , a Representative from New York; born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., August 3, 1926; educated in public schools of New York City, La Salle Military Academy, Oakdale…

John MURPHY, Congress, AL (1786-1841)

MURPHY John , a Representative from Alabama; born in Columbia, Robeson County, N.C., in 1786; was graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia in 1808…

Morgan Francis MURPHY, Congress, IL (1932)

MURPHY Morgan Francis , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., April 16, 1932; attended Chicago parochial schools; B.S., Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 1955; J.D., DePaul…

Entertainment News from March 1999

1George Clooney, who recently doffed his scrubs having said so long to ER, has reportedly signed on with filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen in their next film, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? The…

Thelma Catherine Pat Ryan Nixon Biography

Thelma Catherine “Pat” Ryan NixonFirst LadyBorn: 3/16/1912Birthplace: Ely, Nevada Her father, a miner in Ely, Nevada, gave her the nickname “Pat” because she was born the evening before St.…

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…