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Victor Herbert FAZIO, Jr., Congress, CA (1942)

FAZIO, Victor Herbert, Jr., a Representative from California; born in Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass., October 11, 1942; graduated from Williston Academy, Easthampton, Mass., 1961; B.A.,…

George Herbert UTTER, Congress, RI (1854-1912)

UTTER, George Herbert, a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Plainfield, Union County, N.J., July 24, 1854; moved with his parents to Westerly, R.I., in 1861; attended the public schools…

O'Malley, Frank Ward

(Encyclopedia) O'Malley, Frank Ward, 1875–1932, American newspaperman, b. Pittston, Pa. As reporter (1906–19) for the New York Sun he was especially noted for his stories of humor and pathos. Among…

Whittle, Sir Frank

(Encyclopedia) Whittle, Sir Frank, 1907–96, English aeronautical engineer. Whittle was one of the first persons to associate the gas turbine with jet propulsion. Previously the gas turbine had been…

Herbert Alton MEYER, Congress, KS (1886-1950)

MEYER, Herbert Alton, a Representative from Kansas; born in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, August 30, 1886; attended the grade schools, Washington, D.C., the Staunton Military Academy,…

Edward Herbert REES, Congress, KS (1886-1969)

REES, Edward Herbert, a Representative from Kansas; born on a farm near Emporia, Lyon County, Kans., June 3, 1886; attended the public schools and the Kansas State Teachers’ College at…