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Walter Eugene POWELL, Congress, OH (1931)

POWELL Walter Eugene , A Representative from Ohio; born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, April 25, 1931; attended Hamilton public schools; A.B., Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, 1953; M.Ed., Miami…

Walter REEVES, Congress, IL (1848-1909)

REEVES Walter , a Representative from Illinois; born near Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., September 25, 1848; moved with his parents to Illinois in 1856, where they settled upon a farm in La…

Charles Walter STENHOLM, Congress, TX (1938)

STENHOLM Charles Walter , a Representative from Texas; born in Stamford, Jones County, Tex., October 26, 1938; graduated from Stamford High School, Stamford, Tex., 1957; A.S., Tarleton State…

Walter UNDERHILL, Congress, NY (1795-1866)

UNDERHILL Walter , a Representative from New York; born in New York City September 12, 1795; completed preparatory studies; trustee of the house of refuge; treasurer of New York City for several…

Walter WALKER, Congress, CO (1883-1956)

Senate Years of Service: 1932-1932 Party: Democrat WALKER Walter , a Senator from Colorado; born in Marion, Crittenden County, Ky., April 3, 1883; attended the public schools; moved to Grand…

Richard I

(Encyclopedia) Richard I,&sp;Richard Cœur de LionRichard I,kör də lyôNˈ [key], or Richard Lion-Heart, 1157–99, king of England (1189–99); third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Although…

2000 Recap

Trinidad Triumphs A strong argument was given in the constant debate on who boxing's best pound-for-pound fighter is late in 2000. Felix Trinidad, already near the top of most people's lists…

Harriot, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Harriot, ThomasHarriot, Thomashârˈēət [key], 1560–1621, English mathematician and astronomer. He was tutor to Sir Walter Raleigh, who sent him in 1585 to Virginia as surveyor with Sir…

Haworth, Sir Walter Norman

(Encyclopedia) Haworth, Sir Walter Norman, 1883–1950, British chemist, Ph.D. Univ. of Göttingen, 1911. Haworth held academic posts at Imperial College of Science and Technology in London (1911–12),…

Hays, Anna Mae

(Encyclopedia) Hays, Anna Mae, 1920–2018, American general, b. Buffalo, N.Y., as Anna Mae Violet McCabe. Trained as a nurse (1941), she enlisted in the Army Nurse Corps (1942) and served in Assam,…