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Margaret Smith Court Biography

Margaret Smith CourtBorn: July 16, 1942Australian tennis player won Grand Slam in both singles (1970) and mixed doubles (1963 with Ken Fletcher); record 24 Grand Slam singles titles—11…

Supreme Court, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Supreme Court, United States, highest court of the United States, established by Article 3 of the Constitution of the United States. With the emergence of a working…

James BACCHUS, Congress, FL (1949)

BACCHUS James , a Representative from Florida; born in Nashville, Tenn., June 21, 1949; graduated from Lyman High School, Longwood, Fla., 1967; B.A., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., 1971…

George Elmore DANIELSON, Congress, CA (1915-1998)

DANIELSON George Elmore , a Representative from California; born in Wausa, Knox County, Nebr., February 20, 1915; attended the Wausa public schools, and Wayne State Teachers College, Wayne, Nebr…

Benjamin J. RABIN, Congress, NY (1896-1969)

RABIN Benjamin J. , a Representative from New York; born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., June 3, 1896; attended the public schools of his native city, and New York University until May 30, 1917…

Victor MURDOCK, Congress, KS (1871-1945)

MURDOCK Victor , a Representative from Kansas; born in Burlingame, Osage County, Kans. March 18, 1871; moved with his parents to Wichita in 1872; attended the common schools and Lewis Academy…

Inns of Court

(Encyclopedia) Inns of Court, collective name of the four legal societies in London that have the exclusive right of admission to the bar. These societies—Lincoln's Inn, Gray's Inn, the Inner Temple…