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Byrd, Robert Carlyle

(Encyclopedia) Byrd, Robert Carlyle, 1917–2010, U.S. senator from West Virginia (1959–2010), b. North Wilkesboro, N.C., as Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. A Democrat, he served (1947–52) in the West…

Wirtz, William Willard

(Encyclopedia) Wirtz, William Willard, 1912–2010, U.S. secretary of labor (1962–69), b. DeKalb, Ill. A professor of law at Northwestern Univ. (1939–42), he served (1943–45) with the War Labor Board…

Galbraith, John Kenneth

(Encyclopedia) Galbraith, John KennethGalbraith, John Kennethgălˈbrāth [key], 1908–2006, American economist and public official, b. Ontario, Canada, grad. Univ. of Toronto (B.S., 1931), Univ. of…

James Kennedy MOORHEAD, Congress, PA (1806-1884)

MOORHEAD James Kennedy , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pa., September 7, 1806; attended the common schools; served an apprenticeship at the tanner's trade,…

Ambrose Jerome KENNEDY, Congress, MD (1893-1950)

KENNEDY Ambrose Jerome , a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore Md., January 6, 1893; attended parochial schools, Calvert Hall College, and Polytechnic Institute in Baltimore, Md.;…

John Fitzgerald KENNEDY, Congress, MA (1917-1963)

Senate Years of Service: 1953-1960 Party: Democrat KENNEDY John Fitzgerald , a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts and 35th President of the United States; born in Brookline, Norfolk…

John Lauderdale KENNEDY, Congress, NE (1854-1946)

KENNEDY John Lauderdale , a Representative from Nebraska; born in Ayrshire, Scotland, October 27, 1854; attended the public schools of Scotland; immigrated to the United States and settled in La…

John Pendleton KENNEDY, Congress, MD (1795-1870)

KENNEDY John Pendleton , a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., October 25, 1795; attended private schools and was graduated from Baltimore Academy in 1812; volunteered and served…