William H. Benjamin Letters 1935-1936

Rogers, Edith Nourse, 1881-1960

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Edith Nourse Rogers (March 19, 1881 – September 10, 1960) was an American social welfare volunteer and politician who served in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts. Born in Saco, Maine, her parents' affluence allowed Edith Nourse to be privately tutored until she was fourteen. She then attended and graduated from Rogers Hall School, a private boarding school for girls in Lowell, Massachusetts, and Madame Julien's School, a finishing schoo...

Jenckes, Virginia Ellis, 1877-1975

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Virginia Ellis Jenckes (November 6, 1877 – January 9, 1975) served three terms as a U.S. Representative (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939) from Indiana's Sixth Congressional District. The Terre Haute, Indiana, native was the first woman from Indiana to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Alongside Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy, she was the second woman Representative from the Midwest and the first who was not succeeding a male relative. Born Virginia Ellis Soames in Terre Haute, Ind...

Kahn, Florence P. (Florence Prag), 1866-1948

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Florence Prag Kahn (November 9, 1866 – November 16, 1948) was an American teacher and politician who in 1925 became the first Jewish woman to serve in the United States Congress. She was only the fifth woman to serve in Congress, and the second from California, after fellow San Franciscan Mae Nolan. Like Nolan, she took the seat in the House of Representatives left vacant by the death of her husband, Julius Kahn. Born Florence Prag in Salt Lake City to Polish-Jewish immigrant parents, her fam...

Bridges, H. Styles (Henry Styles), 1898-1961

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Henry Styles Bridges (September 9, 1898 – November 26, 1961) was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served one term as the 63rd Governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career in the United States Senate. Bridges was born in West Pembroke, Maine, the son of Alina Roxanna (Fisher) and Earle Leopold Bridges. He attended the public schools in Maine. Bridges attended the University of Maine at Orono until 1918. From 1918 he held...

Sholtz, David, 1891-1953

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Ross, Charles Ben.

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Buckler, Richard Thompson.

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Minton, Sherman, 1890-1965

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Sherman "Shay" Minton (October 20, 1890 – April 9, 1965) was a United States Senator from Indiana and later an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was a member of the Democratic Party. After attending college and law school, Minton served as a captain in World War I, following which he launched a legal and political career. In 1930, after multiple failed election attempts, and serving as a regional leader in the American Legion, he became a utility commissioner und...

Cross, Wilbur L. (Wilbur Lucius), 1862-1948

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Epithet: of the `Yale Review' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000284 Cross was Governor of Connecticut. From the description of Proclamation of Thanksgiving day for the state of Connecticut : DS, 1936. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 26525875 Wilbur Lucius Cross was born in Gurleyville, Connecticut, on April 10, 1862. He received his B.A. from Yale in 1885...

Earle, George H. (George Howard), 1856-1928

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Healey, Arthur Daniel, 1889-

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Buck, Clayton Douglass, 1890-1965.

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Pierce, Walter Marcus, 1861-1954

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Walter Marcus Pierce (1861-1954) was a rancher, educator and legislator in Oregon. From the guide to the Walter Marcus Pierce papers, 1916-1945, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Born on a farm in Grundy County, Illinois on May 20, 1861, Walter M. Pierce was U.S. Congressman for Eastern Oregon's Second District from 1933-1943. He served as Governor of Oregon from 1923-1927. An active member of the Democratic Party, Pierce was essentially a Populist. He was an arde...

Martin, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1863-1946

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Governor of Oregon, 1935-1939. From the description of Speech, 1937 Dec. 6. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 23265047 Charles H. Martin was a United States (U.S.) Army officer and government official from Oregon. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), West Point, in the Class of 1887 and was a 1st lieutenant with the 14th Infantry Regiment (1898). Martin saw service in the Philippines and with the China Relief Expedition (1899-1901). He beca...

Cross, Oliver Harlan, 1870-

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Tingley, Clyde

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Benjamin, William H.

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William H. Benjamin is best known for his publication, National Farm News. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Virginia E. Jenckes, a congresswoman from Indiana writes ( 20 Jan 1936 ): The National Farm News published at Wisconsin Avenue and M. Street, N. E., Washington, D.C., by Mr. William H. Benjamin, has been rendering a real and genuine service to farmers throughout America for the past ten years. About a year ago Mr. Benjamin acquired the ownership ...

Mitchell, John R. (John Richard), 1861-1939

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Johnson, Edwin C. (Edwin Carl), 1884-1970

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Colorado state representative (1923-1931). Colorado Lieutenant Governor (1931-1932). Governor of Colorado (1933-1937, 1955-1957). U.S. Senator from Colorado (1937-1955). From the description of Governor Edwin C. Johnson papers, 1906-1987 1942-1968 [manuscript]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 18009290 Edwin Carl Johnson (1884-1970) was Governor of Colorado in 1933 – 1937 and 1955 – 1957, the only person to serve three terms as Governor of Colorado and three term...

Lemke, William, 1878-1950

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U.S. Representative from North Dakota, 1933-1950; North Dakota Attorney General, 1921. From the description of Papers, 1942-1953. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 18430444 U.S. Congressman (1933-1940, 1943-1950), North Dakota, active in Nonpartisan League and Republican Party. William F. Lemke was born in Albany, Stearns County, Minnesota on August 13, 1878, moved to North Dakota in 1881, settling in Town...

Sheppard, Morris, 1875-1941

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Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) was born May 28, 1875, in Wheatsville, Texas. He received his AB degree from the University of Texas in 1895 and his LLB in 1897. He also earned an LLM degree from Yale University, before beginning his law practice in Pittsburgh and Texarkana. In 1902, Sheppard was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to fill the space left vacant by his father’s death. He served until 1913 when he became a U.S. Senator, a post he would hold until his own death in...

Welford, Walter.

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Hoffman, Harold Giles, 1896-1954

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Gwynne, John W.

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