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Foot, Solomon
(Encyclopedia) Foot, Solomon, 1802–66, U.S. Senator from Vermont (1851–66), b. Cornwall, Vt. He taught school, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1831. Foot served several terms in the state…Hastert, Dennis
(Encyclopedia) Hastert, Dennis (John Dennis “Denny” Hastert)Hastert, Dennishăsˈtərt [key], 1942–, U.S. congressman, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1999–2007), b. Aurora, Ill. He…Turnbull, Malcolm Bligh
(Encyclopedia) Turnbull, Malcolm Bligh, 1954–, Australian political leader, b. Sidney. Educated at the Univ. of Sidney and, as a Rhodes scholar, at Oxford, he practised law and was a journalist and a…Stewart, William Morris
(Encyclopedia) Stewart, William Morris, 1827–1909, American lawyer and political leader, b. Wayne co., N.Y. After migrating to California in 1850 he engaged in mining and held several state elective…Ruef, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Ruef, Abraham (Abe Ruef)Ruef, Abrahamr&oomacr;f [key], 1864–1936, American political boss, b. San Francisco. He practiced law in San Francisco after 1886 and became a familiar…Bloomberg, Michael Rubens
(Encyclopedia) Bloomberg, Michael Rubens, 1942–, American businessman and politician, mayor of New York City (2002–2013), b. Boston, Mass., B.S. Johns Hopkins, 1964, M.B.A. Harvard, 1966. Rising…Reed, Thomas Brackett
(Encyclopedia) Reed, Thomas Brackett, 1839–1902, American legislator, b. Portland, Maine. A lawyer, he served in the state assembly (1868–69) and state senate (1870) and became (1870–73) state…Corwin, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Corwin, Thomas, 1794–1865, American politician, b. Bourbon co., Ky. A lawyer, he was an Ohio legislator in the 1820s, a U.S. Representative (1831–40), and governor of Ohio (1840–42).…Mills, Ogden Livingston
(Encyclopedia) Mills, Ogden Livingston, 1884–1937, American political leader, b. Newport, R.I. He practiced law in New York City and became an active Republican party leader. He served (1914–17) in…Pence, Mike
(Encyclopedia) Pence, Mike (Michael Richard Pence), 1959–, Vice President of the United States (2017–21), b. Columbus, Ind., grad. Hanover College, 1981, Indiana Univ. law school, 1986. A Republican…Trending
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