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Joseph Franklin WILSON, Congress, TX (1901-1968)

WILSON Joseph Franklin , a Representative from Texas; born in Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex., March 18, 1901; attended the elementary school at Corsicana; at the age of twelve moved to Memphis,…

Riley Joseph WILSON, Congress, LA (1871-1946)

WILSON Riley Joseph , a Representative from Louisiana; born near Goldonna, Winn Parish, La., November 12, 1871; attended the public schools and Beeson College, Arcadia, La.; was graduated from…

Stephen Fowler WILSON, Congress, PA (1821-1897)

WILSON Stephen Fowler , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Columbia, Pa., September 4, 1821; received an academic education; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; held…

Thomas Webber WILSON, Congress, MS (1893-1948)

WILSON Thomas Webber , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Coldwater, Tate County, Miss., January 24, 1893; attended the public schools of his native city; was graduated from the law…

William Bauchop WILSON, Congress, PA (1862-1934)

WILSON William Bauchop , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Blantyre, Scotland, April 2, 1862; immigrated to this country with his parents, who settled in Arnot, Tioga County, Pa., in…

William Henry WILSON, Congress, PA (1877-1937)

WILSON William Henry , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 6, 1877; attended the public and high schools and was graduated from the law department of the…

William Lyne WILSON, Congress, WV (1843-1900)

WILSON William Lyne , a Representative from West Virginia; born near Charles Town, Jefferson County, Va. (now West Virginia), May 3, 1843; attended Charles Town Academy; was graduated from…

William Warfield WILSON, Congress, IL (1868-1942)

WILSON William Warfield , a Representative from Illinois; born in Ohio, Bureau County, Ill., March 2, 1868; attended the public schools of Ohio, Ill., and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor…

kite, in aviation and recreation

(Encyclopedia) kite, in aviation, aircraft restrained by a towline and deriving its lift from the aerodynamic action of the wind flowing across it. Commonly the kite consists of a light framework…

Dix, Dorothea Lynde

(Encyclopedia) Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802–87, American social reformer, pioneer in the movement for humane treatment of the insane, b. Hampden, Maine. For many years she ran a school in Boston. In…