(Encyclopedia) Young, Whitney Moore, Jr., 1921–71, African-American civil-rights leader; b. Lincoln Ridge, Ky. A social worker by profession, he joined the National Urban League in 1947 as director…
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Alan John Percivale, 1906–90, English historian, primarily interested in diplomatic and Central European history. Educated at Oxford, he became a fellow of Magdalen College in…
(Encyclopedia) Vinson, Frederick Moore, 1890–1953, 13th chief justice of the United States (1946–53), b. Louisa, Ky. He received his law degree from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky (1911). He…
(Encyclopedia) Shepard, Alan Bartlett, Jr., 1923–98, American astronaut, b. East Derry, N.H., grad. Annapolis, 1944. He served on a destroyer during World War II and later had extensive experience as…
WOOD, Alan, Jr., (nephew of John Wood), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 6, 1834; attended private schools; employed in his fatherâs mill at Delaware Iron…
Senate Years of Service: 1831-1833; 1833-1837Party: Jacksonian; Anti-JacksonMOORE, Gabriel, a Representative and a Senator from Alabama; born in Stokes County, N.C., around 1785; pursued an…
(Encyclopedia) Nation, Carry Moore, 1846–1911, American temperance advocate, b. Garrard co., Ky. During her childhood her family moved a great deal, finally settling at Belton, Mo., where she married…
Senate Years of Service: 1954-1974Party: DemocratBIBLE, Alan Harvey, a Senator from Nevada; born in Lovelock, Pershing County, Nev., November 20, 1909; graduated from the University of Nevada…
MOLLOHAN, Alan Bowlby, (son of Robert H. Mollohan), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., May 14, 1943; graduated from Greenbrier Military School,…
SMITH, Dennis Alan (Denny), (cousin of Steven Douglas Symms), a Representative from Oregon; born in Ontario, Malheur County, Oreg., January 19, 1938; graduated from Grant Union High School,…
