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Sessions, Jeff
(Encyclopedia) Sessions, Jeff (Jefferson Beauregard Sessions 3d), 1946–, U.S. politician, b. Selma, Ala., grad. Huntingdon College, 1969, Univ. of…Badillo, Herman
(Encyclopedia) Badillo, HermanBadillo, Hermanbädēˈyō [key], 1929–2014, U.S. politician, b. Caguas, Puerto Rico, grad. City College (now part of the City Univ. of New York), 1951, Brooklyn Law School…Sung Chiao-jen
(Encyclopedia) Sung Chiao-jenSung Chiao-jens&oobreve;ng jyou-jŭn [key], 1882–1913, Chinese revolutionary and political leader. He was a founding member (1905) and a leading activist in the…American Labor party
(Encyclopedia) American Labor party, organized in New York by labor leaders and liberals in 1936, primarily to support Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal and the men favoring it in national and…Favre, Jules
(Encyclopedia) Favre, JulesFavre, Juleszhül fäˈvrə [key], 1809–80, French statesman. At first a partisan of the July Monarchy, he joined the republican opposition to King Louis Philippe. After the…Vandenberg, Arthur Hendrick
(Encyclopedia) Vandenberg, Arthur Hendrick, 1884–1951, American politician, b. Grand Rapids, Mich. He was editor and publisher of the Grand Rapids Herald from 1906 to 1928, when he was appointed to…Cannon, Joseph Gurney
(Encyclopedia) Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836–1926, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1903–11), b. Guilford co., N.C. A lawyer in Illinois, Cannon served as a Republican in Congress from…Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente
(Encyclopedia) Blasco Ibáñez, VicenteBlasco Ibáñez, Vicentevēthānˈtā bläˈskō ēbäˈnyāth [key] 1867–1928, Spanish novelist and politician, b. Valencia. Outspoken against the monarchy, Blasco Ibáñez…Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, 3d Earl
(Encyclopedia) Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, 3d EarlStanhope, Charles Stanhope, 3d Earlstănˈəp [key], 1753–1816, British politician and inventor; grandson of the 1st earl. He was a friend of the…Seward, William Henry
(Encyclopedia) Seward, William Henry, 1801–72, American statesman, b. Florida, Orange co., N.Y. In 1861, Seward became Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln, and many expected him to be the…Trending
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