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Edmund Hope DRIGGS, Congress, NY (1865-1946)

DRIGGS Edmund Hope , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., May 2, 1865; attended the public schools and Adelphi Academy in Brooklyn; became engaged in the casualty-insurance…

William Henry RYAN, Congress, NY (1860-1939)

RYAN William Henry , a Representative from New York; born in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Mass., May 10, 1860; moved to Buffalo, N.Y., with his parents in 1866; attended the grade and high schools…

Donald Francis SNOW, Congress, ME (1877-1958)

SNOW Donald Francis , a Representative from Maine; born in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, September 6, 1877; attended the public schools of his native city; was graduated from Bowdoin College,…

Earl Benjamin (Ben) NELSON, Congress, NE (1941)

Senate Years of Service: 2001-2013 Party: Democrat NELSON Earl Benjamin (Ben) , a Senator from Nebraska; born on May 17, 1941, in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska; graduated University of…

Michael Joseph KENNEDY, Congress, NY (1897-1949)

KENNEDY Michael Joseph , a Representative from New York; born in New York City October 25, 1897; attended the Sacred Heart Parochial School, New York City; hotel clerk 1914-1921; clerk of the…

infertility

(Encyclopedia) infertility, inability to conceive or carry a child to delivery. The term is usually limited to situations where the couple has had intercourse regularly for one year without using…

utility, public

(Encyclopedia) utility, public, industry required by law to render adequate service in its field at reasonable prices to all who apply for it. Public utilities frequently operate as monopolies in…