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Obed HALL, Congress, NH (1757-1828)

HALL Obed , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Raynham, Bristol County, Mass., December 23, 1757; moved to Madbury, N.H., and thence to Upper Bartlett and engaged in agricultural…

James Prather JONTZ, Congress, IN (1951-2007)

JONTZ James Prather , a Representative from Indiana; born in Indianapolis, Ind., December 18, 1951; attended public schools; A.B., Indiana University, Bloomington, 1973; graduate studies at Purdue…

John Holmes BURLEIGH, Congress, ME (1822-1877)

BURLEIGH John Holmes , a Representative from Maine; born in South Berwick, York County, Maine, October 9, 1822; attended the local academy; became a sailor when sixteen years of age and…

Walter Mann MUMMA, Congress, PA (1890-1961)

MUMMA Walter Mann , A Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Steelton, Dauphin County, Pa., November 20, 1890; attended the public schools of Steelton; graduated from Pennsylvania State Forestry…

Jolene UNSOELD, Congress, WA (1931)

UNSOELD Jolene , a Representative from Washington; born Jolene Bishoprick in Corvallis, Benton County, Oreg., December 3, 1931; attended primary schools in Shanghai, China, 1938-1940, and public…

Malcolm Adelbert MOODY, Congress, OR (1854-1925)

MOODY Malcolm Adelbert , a Representative from Oregon; born in Linn County, near the present town of Brownsville, Oreg., November 30, 1854; moved with his parents to Illinois the next year and to…

Douglas Engelbart

Douglas EngelbartBorn: 1925Birthplace: near Portland, Oregon X-Y position indicator for a display system: the mouse—Douglas Engelbart envisioned a computer that would work in the modern…

Mitch Pileggi Biography

Mitch Pileggi actorBorn: 4/5/1952Birthplace: Portland, Oregon After a recurring guest role on Dallas as Morrisey (1978), he landed guest spots on China Beach (1988) and Alien Nation (1989). He…

Linus C. Pauling Biography

Linus C. Paulingscientist, activistBorn: 2/28/1901Birthplace: Portland, Oregon Although he earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry (1925), Linus Pauling's willingness and ability to cross…

Robert Pinckney DUNLAP, Congress, ME (1794-1859)

DUNLAP Robert Pinckney , a Representative from Maine; born in Brunswick, Maine, August 17, 1794; educated by private tutors; was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1815; studied…