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Reese Bowen BRABSON, Congress, TN (1817-1863)

BRABSON Reese Bowen , a Representative from Tennessee; born at Brabsons Ferry, near Knoxville, Tenn., September 16, 1817; attended the Dandridge Academy, Dandridge, Tenn.; was graduated from…

William LATHROP, Congress, IL (1825-1907)

LATHROP William , a Representative from Illinois; born near Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y., April 17, 1825; attended the public schools and an academy at Brockport, N.Y.; studied law in Attica, N.Y…

Van HILLEARY, Congress, TN (1959)

HILLEARY Van , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Dayton, Rhea County, Tenn., June 20, 1959; graduated from Rhea County High School, Dayton, Tenn.; B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville,…

Quentin Tarantino Biography

Quentin Tarantinowriter, director, actorBorn: 3/27/1963Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Academy Award-winning writer, director and actor known for his violent, witty films. Tarantino, a high-school…

James Agee Biography

James AgeewriterBorn: 11/27/1909Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Brilliant and versatile, he wrote the text for Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (1941), which, with photographs by Walker Evans,…

George Gibbs DIBRELL, Congress, TN (1822-1888)

DIBRELL George Gibbs , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Sparta, White County, Tenn., April 12, 1822; attended the public schools, and was graduated from the East Tennessee University,…

Pryor LEA, Congress, TN (1794-1879)

LEA Pryor , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Knox County, Tenn., August 31, 1794; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Greeneville College; studied law; was admitted to the…

John J. DUNCAN, Jr., Congress, TN (1947)

DUNCAN, John J., Jr., (son of John James Duncan), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn., July 21, 1947; B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn., 1969;…