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Godiva, Lady

(Encyclopedia) Godiva, LadyGodiva, Ladygōdīˈvə [key], fl. c.1040–80, wife of Leofric, earl of Mercia; famous for her legendary ride through the city of Coventry. She was a benefactor of several…

Watson, Thomas Edward

(Encyclopedia) Watson, Thomas Edward, 1856–1922, American political leader, b. Columbia co., Ga. A successful lawyer, he practiced in Thomson, Ga., before serving (1882–83) in the state legislature…

Extreme Measures

Director:Michael AptedWriter:Tony GilroyDirector of Photography:John BaileyEditor:Rick ShaineMusic:Danny ElfmanProduction Designer:Doug KranerProducer:Elizabeth HurleyCastle Rock; R; 117…

Baker, Newton Diehl

(Encyclopedia) Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871–1937, U.S. Secretary of War (1916–21), b. Martinsburg, W.Va. He practiced law and politics in Cleveland as a protégé of Tom L. Johnson. As city solicitor (…

Walsh, Thomas James

(Encyclopedia) Walsh, Thomas JamesWalsh, Thomas Jameswôlsh [key], 1859–1933, American political leader, b. Two Rivers, Wis. A lawyer, he was Democratic Senator from Montana from 1913 until his death…

Woodward, C. Vann

(Encyclopedia) Woodward, C. Vann (Comer Vann Woodward), 1908–99, American historian, b. Vanndale, Ark. He graduated from Emory Univ. (1930), received his Ph.D. in history from the Univ. of North…

Tom COLE, Congress, OK (1949)

COLE Tom , a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., on April 28, 1949; a registered member of the Chickasaw Nation; graduated from Moore High School, Moore, Okla., 1967…

Tom PERRIELLO, Congress, VA (1974)

PERRIELLO Tom , a Representative from Virginia; born in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., October 9, 1974; B. A. Yale University, 1996; J. D., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 2001;…

Tom GRAVES, Congress, GA (1970)

GRAVES Tom , A Representative from Georgia; born in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., February 3, 1970; graduated from Cass High School, Cartersville, Ga., 1988; B.B.A., University of Georgia,…

Tom PRICE, Congress, GA (1954)

PRICE Tom , a Representative from Georgia; born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., October 8, 1954; graduated from Dearborn High School, Dearborn, Mich., 1972; A.B., University of Michigan, Ann…