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Roy Arthur TAYLOR, Congress, NC (1910-1995)

TAYLOR Roy Arthur , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Vader, Lewis County, Wash., January 31, 1910; graduated from Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, N.C., 1929; graduated from…

Samuel Mitchell TAYLOR, Congress, AR (1852-1921)

TAYLOR Samuel Mitchell , a Representative from Arkansas; born near Fulton, Itawamba County, Miss., May 25, 1852; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in Tupelo, Miss…

Vincent Albert TAYLOR, Congress, OH (1845-1922)

TAYLOR Vincent Albert , a Representative from Ohio; born in Bedford, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 6, 1845; attended the common schools; enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Fiftieth…

Robert Taylor THORP, Congress, VA (1850-1938)

THORP Robert Taylor , a Representative from Virginia; born near Oxford, Granville County, N.C., March 12, 1850; attended Horner Academy, Oxford, N.C., and was graduated from the law department of…

Joseph Taylor ROBINSON, Congress, AR (1872-1937)

Senate Years of Service: 1913-1937 Party: Democrat ROBINSON Joseph Taylor , a Representative and a Senator from Arkansas; born on a farm near Lonoke, Lonoke County, Ark., August 26, 1872; attended…

Addison Taylor SMITH, Congress, ID (1862-1956)

SMITH Addison Taylor , a Representative from Idaho; born near Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, September 5, 1862; attended the public schools of Cambridge, Ohio; was graduated from the Cambridge…

Nathan Taylor STRATTON, Congress, NJ (1813-1887)

STRATTON Nathan Taylor , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Pilesgrove Township, Salem County, N.J., near Swedesboro, March 17, 1813; attended the common schools; moved to Mullica Hill, N.…

Hunkers

(Encyclopedia) Hunkers, conservative faction of the Democratic party in New York state in the 1840s, so named because they were supposed to “hanker” or “hunker” after office. In opposition to them…

Dresser, Christopher

(Encyclopedia) Dresser, Christopher, 1834–1904, British designer, pioneer of modern industrial design, b. Scotland, He moved (1847) to London, where he studied (1847–54) at the Government School of…