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Willie JONES, Congress, NC (1740-1801)

JONES, Willie, (brother of Allen Jones), a Delegate from North Carolina; born in Northampton County, N.C., December 24, 1740; attended Eton College, England; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…

Willis Chatman HAWLEY, Congress, OR (1864-1941)

HAWLEY Willis Chatman , a Representative from Oregon; born on a farm in the old Belknap settlement near Monroe, Benton County, Oreg., May 5, 1864; attended the country schools and was graduated…

Willis ALLEN, Congress, IL (1806-1859)

ALLEN Willis , a Representative from Illinois; born near Roanoke, Va., December 15, 1806; attended the common schools; taught school; moved to Tennessee and settled in Wilson County; moved to…

Willis SWEET, Congress, ID (1856-1925)

SWEET Willis , a Representative from Idaho; born at Alburg Springs, Vt., January 1, 1856; attended the common schools and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln; learned the printer's trade in…

Willis SMITH, Congress, NC (1887-1953)

Senate Years of Service: 1950-1953 Party: Democrat SMITH Willis , a Senator from North Carolina; born in Norfolk, Va., December 19, 1887; at the death of his father, moved with his mother to…

James Willis NESMITH, Congress, OR (1820-1885)

Senate Years of Service: 1861-1867 Party: Democrat NESMITH James Willis , a Senator and a Representative from Oregon; born in New Brunswick, Canada, while his parents were on a visit from their…

Francis WILLIS, Congress, GA (1745-1829)

WILLIS Francis , a Representative from Georgia; born in Frederick County, Va., January 5, 1745; received a liberal education; served as captain and colonel in the Revolutionary War in 1777 and…

Raymond Eugene WILLIS, Congress, IN (1875-1956)

Senate Years of Service: 1941-1947 Party: Republican WILLIS Raymond Eugene , a Senator from Indiana; born in Waterloo, De Kalb County, Ind., August 11, 1875; attended the public schools and…

Willis Arnold GORMAN, Congress, IN (1816-1876)

GORMAN Willis Arnold , a Representative from Indiana; born near Flemingsburg, Ky., January 12, 1816; pursued an academic course; moved to Bloomington, Ind., in 1835; was graduated from the law…

von Braun, Wernher

(Encyclopedia) von Braun, Wernhervon Braun, Wernhervôn broun [key], 1912–77, German-American rocket scientist and astronautics engineer, b. Germany, grad. Berlin Technological Institute (B.S., 1932…