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Hugh McPheeters RIGNEY, Congress, IL (1873-1950)

RIGNEY Hugh McPheeters , a Representative from Illinois; born in Arthur, Moultrie County, Ill., July 31, 1873; attended the local schools and was graduated from the high school of his native city…

Hugh Ike SHOTT, Congress, WV (1866-1953)

Senate Years of Service: 1942-1943 Party: Republican SHOTT Hugh Ike , a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born in Staunton, Augusta County, Va., September 3, 1866; attended the…

Hugh Lawson WHITE, Congress, TN (1773-1840)

Senate Years of Service: 1825-1840 Party: Jacksonian; Anti-Jacksonian; Whig WHITE Hugh Lawson , a Senator from Tennessee; born in Iredell County, N.C., October 30, 1773; moved with his parents in…

Samuel Hughes WOODSON, Congress, MO (1815-1881)

WOODSON Samuel Hughes , a Representative from Missouri; born near Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky., October 24, 1815; attended the public schools; was graduated from Centre College, Danville…

WOODSON, Samuel Hughes, Congress, KY (1777-1827)

WOODSON Samuel Hughes , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., September 15, 1777; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar…

WOODSON, Samuel Hughes, Congress, MO (1815-1881)

WOODSON, Samuel Hughes, (son of Samuel Hughes Woodson [1777-1827]), a Representative from Missouri; born near Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky., October 24, 1815; attended the public schools…

James Hugh WARD, Congress, IL (1853-1916)

WARD James Hugh , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., November 30, 1853; attended the public schools of Chicago and was graduated from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, in…

Literary Hoaxes

Read about best-selling memoirs that were revealed to mix fact and fiction by Mark Hughes, Liz Olson, and Beth Rowen Related Links The Hoax Files Famous…

Inaugural Trivia

Firsts and facts about presidential inaugurations Related Links Famous Presidential Speeches Inaugural Oratory Notable Inaugural Events George Washington's was the shortest…

Walker, Alice

(Encyclopedia) Walker, Alice, 1944–, African-American novelist and poet, b. Eatonon, Ga. The daughter of sharecroppers, she studied at Spelman College (1961–63) and Sarah Lawrence College (B.A., 1965…