(Encyclopedia) Hay, John Milton, 1838–1905, American author and statesman who was an important political figure from the mid-19th cent. into the early 20th cent.; b. Salem, Ind., grad. Brown. He…
BLACK, Loring Milton, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in New York City, May 17, 1886; attended the public schools and was graduated from Fordham University, New York City, in 1907;…
Senate Years of Service: 1871-1871Party: DemocratMILLER, Homer Virgil Milton, a Senator from Georgia; born in Pendleton District, S.C., April 29, 1814; moved with his parents to Rabun County,…
record producerBorn: 5/20/1911Birthplace: Harlem, N.Y. record producer who started the first independent jazz label, Commodore Records, and ran the Commodore Music Shop, one of New York City's most…
chocolatier, philanthropistBorn: 9/13/1857Birthplace: Derry Township, Pa. His aspirations for a formal education quashed by grade four, Hershey apprenticed to a confectioner in Lancaster,…
rancher, public officialBorn: 1860Birthplace: Macon County, Ga. Active in the cattle business in Colorado, he was governor from 1913–15. His term was tainted by the accusation that he favored the…
inventor, manufacturer, reformerBorn: 8/3/1846Birthplace: Carnarvonshire, Wales Jones began working in the oil fields of Ohio and Pennsylvania when he was only 10 years old, and gained enough…
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HAMMOND, Robert Hanna, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Milton, Northumberland County, Pa., April 28, 1791; attended the academies at Milton; engaged in mercantile pursuits; member…
