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Boulanger, Nadia

(Encyclopedia) Boulanger, NadiaBoulanger, Nadianädyäˈ [key]Boulanger, Nadia b&oomacr;läNzhāˈ [key], 1887–1979, French conductor and musician, b. Paris. Boulanger was considered an outstanding…

Woodcock, Leonard Freel

(Encyclopedia) Woodcock, Leonard Freel, 1911–2000, American labor leader, b. Providence, R.I. In 1933 he went to work as a machine assembler at the Detroit Gear and Machine Co., where he joined a…

Walter Gresham ANDREWS, Congress, NY (1889-1949)

ANDREWS Walter Gresham , a Representative from New York; born in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., July 16, 1889; moved with his parents to Buffalo, N.Y., in 1902; attended the public schools of…

Walter Terry COLQUITT, Congress, GA (1799-1855)

Senate Years of Service: 1843-1848 Party: Democrat COLQUITT Walter Terry , a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Halifax County, Va., December 27, 1799; moved with his parents to…

John Walter CRANFORD, Congress, TX (1862-1899)

CRANFORD John Walter , a Representative from Texas; born near Grove Hill, Clarke County, Ala., in 1862; attended the common and high schools of Alabama and finished preparatory studies under a…

Edward Walter CURLEY, Congress, NY (1873-1940)

CURLEY Edward Walter , a Representative from New York; born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., May 23, 1873; moved to New York City with his parents in 1874; attended the public schools and the…

Walter Halben BUTLER, Congress, IA (1852-1931)

BUTLER Walter Halben , a Representative from Iowa; born in Springboro, Crawford County, Pa., February 13, 1852; moved to Minnesota in 1868 with his parents, who settled in Mankato, Blue Earth…

Howard Walter CANNON, Congress, NV (1912-2002)

Senate Years of Service: 1959-1983 Party: Democrat CANNON Howard Walter , a Senator from Nevada; born in St. George, Washington County, Utah, January 26, 1912; graduated from Arizona State Teachers…

Walter Holden CAPPS, Congress, CA (1934-1997)

CAPPS Walter Holden , a Representative from California; born in Omaha, Nebr., May 5, 1934; B.S., Portland State University, Portland, Oreg., 1958; B.D., Augustana Theological Seminary, Rock Island…