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Edgar Clarence ELLIS, Congress, MO (1854-1947)

ELLIS Edgar Clarence , a Representative from Missouri; born in Vermontville, Eaton County, Mich., October 2, 1854; attended Olivet (Mich.) College, and was graduated from Carleton College,…

Ezekiel John ELLIS, Congress, LA (1840-1889)

ELLIS Ezekiel John , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, La., October 15, 1840; attended private schools in Covington and Clinton, La., and Centenary College,…

Hubert Summers ELLIS, Congress, WV (1887-1959)

ELLIS Hubert Summers , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Hurricane, Putnam County, W.Va., July 6, 1887; attended the public schools and Marshall College, Huntington, W.Va.; engaged in…

William Cox ELLIS, Congress, PA (1787-1871)

ELLIS William Cox , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Fort Muncy, Pa., May 5, 1787; attended the public schools, and was graduated from the Friends' School near Pennsdale, Lycoming…

William Thomas ELLIS, Congress, KY (1845-1925)

ELLIS William Thomas , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Knottsville, Daviess County, Ky., on July 24, 1845; attended the common schools; enlisted in 1861, at the age of sixteen, in the…

Ellis Yarnal BERRY, Congress, SD (1902-1999)

BERRY Ellis Yarnal , a Representative from South Dakota; born in Larchwood, Lyon County, Iowa, October 6, 1902; attended Philip (S.Dak.) High School; student in Morningside College, Sioux City,…

Charles Ellis MOORE, Congress, OH (1884-1941)

MOORE Charles Ellis , a Representative from Ohio; born near Middlebourne, Guernsey County, Ohio, on January 3, 1884; attended the common schools and Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio; taught…

Iacocca, Lee

(Encyclopedia) Iacocca, Lee (Lido Anthony Iacocca)Iacocca, Leeīˌəkōˈkə [key], 1924–2019, American automobile business executive, b. Allentown, Pa., grad. Lehigh Univ. (1945), Princeton (M.A., 1946).…

Grossman, Vasily Semenovich

(Encyclopedia) Grossman, Vasily Semenovich, 1905–64, Russian novelist and journalist, b. Berdichev (now Berdychiv, Ukraine). He graduated (1929) from Moscow State Univ., published novels and short…

Monk, Meredith Jane

(Encyclopedia) Monk, Meredith Jane, 1942–, American dancer, choreographer, composer, singer, director, and filmmaker, b. Lima, Peru, grad. Sarah Lawrence College, 1964. A major figure in the avant-…