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John Edward RAKER, Congress, CA (1863-1926)
RAKER John Edward , a Representative from California; born near Knoxville, Knox County, Ill., February 22, 1863; moved with his parents to Lassen County, Calif., in 1873; attended the public…Weill, Kurt
(Encyclopedia) Weill, KurtWeill, Kurtk&oobreve;rtˈ vīl [key], 1900–1950, German-American composer, b. Dessau, studied with Humperdinck and Busoni in Berlin. He first became known with the…Hubert Frederick FISHER, Congress, TN (1877-1941)
FISHER Hubert Frederick , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Milton, Santa Rosa County, Fla., October 6, 1877; attended the common schools and was graduated from the University of…Dayton Edward PHILLIPS, Congress, TN (1910-1980)
PHILLIPS Dayton Edward , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Shell Creek, Carter County, Tenn., March 29, 1910; raised on a farm; attended the country school and Cloudland High School, Roan…Jefferson Franklin LONG, Congress, GA (1836-1901)
LONG Jefferson Franklin , a Representative from Georgia; born a slave near Knoxville, Crawford County, Ga., March 3, 1836; self-educated; became a merchant tailor in Macon, Ga.; elected as a…Andrew HUMPHREYS, Congress, IN (1821-1904)
HUMPHREYS Andrew , a Representative from Indiana; born near Knoxville, Tenn., March 30, 1821; moved with his parents to Owen County, Ind., in 1829; afterwards moved to Putnam County and located…Leonard Ray BLANTON, Congress, TN (1930-1996)
BLANTON Leonard Ray , a Representative from Tennessee; born on a farm in Hardin County, Tenn., April 10, 1930; attended the public schools of Hardin County; University of Tennessee at Knoxville, B…John COCKE, Congress, TN (1772-1854)
COCKE John , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Brunswick, Nottoway County, Va., in 1772; moved with his parents to Tennessee, where he attended the public schools; studied law; was…Robin Leo BEARD, Jr., Congress, TN (1939-2007)
BEARD Robin Leo, Jr. , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., August 21, 1939; attended Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, Tenn.; B.A., Vanderbilt University,…WHITE, Alexander, Congress, AL (1816-1893)
WHITE, Alexander, a Representative from Alabama; born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., October 16, 1816; moved with his parents to Courtland, Ala., in 1821; pursued an academic course and…Trending
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