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Woodcock, Leonard Freel

(Encyclopedia) Woodcock, Leonard Freel, 1911–2000, American labor leader, b. Providence, R.I. In 1933 he went to work as a machine assembler at the Detroit Gear and Machine Co., where he joined a…

Pople, Sir John Anthony

(Encyclopedia) Pople, Sir John AnthonyPople, Sir John Anthonypōpˈəl [key], 1925–2004, British computational chemist. Trained as a mathematician at Cambridge (B.A. 1946, Ph.D. 1951), he worked at…

Walter Hugh ALBAUGH, Congress, OH (1890-1942)

ALBAUGH Walter Hugh , a Representative from Ohio; born in Phoneton, Miami County, Ohio, January 2, 1890; attended the public and high schools of his native city; was graduated from the law…

Walter Mann MUMMA, Congress, PA (1890-1961)

MUMMA Walter Mann , A Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Steelton, Dauphin County, Pa., November 20, 1890; attended the public schools of Steelton; graduated from Pennsylvania State Forestry…

Walter Cass NEWBERRY, Congress, IL (1835-1912)

NEWBERRY Walter Cass , a Representative from Illinois; born in Sangerfield, Oneida County, N.Y., December 23, 1835; pursued an academic course; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Chicago and…

Walter Hughes NEWTON, Congress, MN (1880-1941)

NEWTON Walter Hughes , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., October 10, 1880; attended the public schools and was graduated from the law department of the…

Walter Hampden OVERTON, Congress, LA (1788-1845)

OVERTON Walter Hampden , a Representative from Louisiana; born near Louisa Court House, Va., in 1788; moved in infancy with his father to North Carolina, and thence to Tennessee in 1801; attended…

Walter FOLGER, Jr., Congress, MA (1765-1849)

FOLGER Walter, Jr. , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Nantucket, Mass., June 12, 1765; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; member of the…

Oliver Walter FREY, Congress, PA (1887-1939)

FREY Oliver Walter , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Quakertown, Richland Township, Bucks County, Pa., September 7, 1887; moved to Ohio with his parents in 1891 and to Allentown, Pa…