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John Joseph SEERLEY, Congress, IA (1852-1931)
SEERLEY John Joseph , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm near Toulon, Stark County, Ill., March 13, 1852; in 1854 moved to Iowa with his parents, who settled on a farm in Keokuk County;…Lasch, Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Lasch, ChristopherLasch, Christopherlăsh [key], 1932–94, American historian, b. Omaha, Neb., grad. Harvard, 1956, Ph.D., Columbia, 1961. After teaching at the Univ. of Iowa (1961–66)…Dove, Rita
(Encyclopedia) Dove, Rita, 1952–, American poet, b. Akron, Ohio, studied Iowa Writers' Workshop (M.F.A., 1977). Her first poetry collection, Ten Poems, was published in 1977. Her verse is at once…Dodge, Grenville Mellen
(Encyclopedia) Dodge, Grenville Mellen, 1831–1916, Union general in the Civil War and railroad builder, b. Danvers, Mass. Before the war Dodge, a civil engineer, did railroad work in the West. After…Oto
(Encyclopedia) OtoOtoōˈtō [key], Native North Americans, also called the Otoe, whose language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). The…Carothers, Wallace Hume
(Encyclopedia) Carothers, Wallace HumeCarothers, Wallace Humekərŭᵺˈərz [key], 1896–1937, American chemist, b. Burlington, Iowa. He received his doctorate at the Univ. of Illinois in 1924, then taught…Wayne, John
(Encyclopedia) Wayne, John, 1907–79, American movie actor, b. Winterset, Iowa, as Marion Michael Morrison. An enduringly popular movie star from his debut in 1930, Wayne combined the toughness…Samuel Jordan KIRKWOOD, Congress, IA (1813-1894)
Senate Years of Service: 1866-1867; 1877-1881 Party: Republican; Republican KIRKWOOD Samuel Jordan , a Senator from Iowa; born in Harford County, Md., December 20, 1813; attended country schools…James HARLAN, Congress, IA (1820-1899)
Senate Years of Service: 1855-1857; 1857-1865; 1867-1873 Party: Free Soil; Republican HARLAN James , a Senator from Iowa; born in Clark County, Ill., August 26, 1820; at age four, moved with his…Henry Otis PRATT, Congress, IA (1838-1931)
PRATT Henry Otis , a Representative from Iowa; born in Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, Maine, February 11, 1838; attended the common schools and Foxcroft Academy; was graduated from the law…Trending
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