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1919 Alaska Territory's At-large Congressional District Special Election
There were four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1919, during the 65th United States Congress and 66th United States Congress. 65th United States Congress , - , , Carter Glass , , Democratic , 1902 Virginia's 6th congressional district special election, 1902 , , Incumbent resigned December 6, 1918, to become United States Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.New member elected February 25, 1919.Democratic hold.Winner also elected the same day to the next term, see below. , nowrap , , - , , Edward Everett Robbins, Edward E. Robbins , , Republican , 1916 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1916 , , Incumbent member-elect died January 25, 1919.New member 1919 Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district special election, elected March 4, 1919.Democratic gain. , nowrap , 66th United States Congress , - ! , Carter Glass , , Democratic , 1902 Virginia's 6th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
65th United States Congress
The 65th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1917, to March 4, 1919, during the fifth and sixth years of Woodrow Wilson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Census of the United States in 1910. The Senate maintained a Democratic majority. In the House, the Republicans had actually won a plurality, but as the Progressives and Socialist Representative Meyer London caucused with the Democrats, this gave them the operational majority of the nearly evenly divided chamber, thus giving the Democrats full control of Congress, and along with President Wilson maintaining an overall federal government trifecta. Major events * March 4, 1917: Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman member of the United States House of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles August Sulzer
Charles August Sulzer (February 24, 1879 – April 15, 1919) was a delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of Alaska from 1917 to 1919. Life and career Sulzer was born on February 24, 1879, in Roselle, New Jersey in Union County, the son of Lydia (Jelleme), who was Frisian, and Thomas Sulzer, a German immigrant. He attended the public schools, Pingry School in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Berkeley Academy in New York City, and the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. During the Spanish–American War, he served with the Fourth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. Charles Sulzer moved to Alaska in 1902 and engaged in mining. He was a member of the Alaska Territorial Senate in 1914. He presented his credentials as a Democratic delegate-elect to the Sixty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1917, to January 7, 1919, when he was succeeded by James Wickersham, who had contested his election. He later presented his credenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John W
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District Special Election
There were four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1919, during the 65th United States Congress and 66th United States Congress. 65th United States Congress , - , , Carter Glass , , Democratic , 1902 , , Incumbent resigned December 6, 1918, to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.New member elected February 25, 1919.Democratic hold.Winner also elected the same day to the next term, see below. , nowrap , , - , , Edward E. Robbins , , Republican , 1916 , , Incumbent member-elect died January 25, 1919.New member elected March 4, 1919.Democratic gain. , nowrap , 66th United States Congress , - ! , Carter Glass , , Democratic , 1902 , , Incumbent resigned December 6, 1918, to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.New member elected February 25, 1919.Democratic hold.Winner also elected the same day to finish the current term, see above. , nowrap , , - ! , Charles C. Carlin , , Democra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Oklahoma
The 1912 United States House of Representatives elections were held, coinciding with the election of President Woodrow Wilson. Wilson's victory was partly due to the division of the opposition Republican Party into conservative and progressive factions. While many progressives stayed within the party framework, they maintained lukewarm relationships with Republican leadership. Others formed a third party known as the Progressives and several switched allegiance to the Democrats. A message of unity was portrayed by the Democrats, allowing this group to present themselves as above the bickering and corruption that had become associated with the Republican internal feud. Many of the new seats that were added after the prior census ended up in Democratic hands. In addition, William Kent, who had been elected to the House as a Republican in 1908, was elected to California's 1st congressional district as an Independent. The number of representatives was increased for this election t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Bryan Thompson
Joseph Bryan Thompson (April 29, 1871 – September 18, 1919) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Biography Born near Sherman, Texas, Thompson attended the public schools, and was graduated from Savoy College in Fannin County, Texas, in 1890. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in Purcell, Indian Territory. He moved to Ardmore, Indian Territory. Thompson married Mary Miller, and they raised two sons, James Miller Thompson and Joseph B. Thompson, Jr. Career Appointed commissioner for the United States court in 1893, Thompson returned to Purcell, Indian Territory. He resigned in 1897 and moved to Pauls Valley and resumed the practice of law. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1900, 1904, and 1908, and as member of the Democratic Territorial committee from 1896 to 1904. He was chairman of the Democratic State committee in 1906 and 1908, and served in the State senate from 1910 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilius Bratton Rainey
Lilius Bratton Rainey (July 27, 1876 – September 27, 1959) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Biography He was born in Dadeville, Alabama on July 27, 1876. Rainey attended the common schools and moved to Fort Payne, Alabama. He graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn, Alabama in 1899 and from the law department of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1902. He was admitted to the bar in the latter year and commenced practice in Gadsden, Alabama. Rainey was elected a captain in the Alabama National Guard in 1903. He was reelected and commissioned in 1906, but resigned the command in 1907. He was city solicitor of Gadsden in 1911–1917. Rainey was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John L. Burnett. He was reelected to the Sixty-seventh Congress and served from September 30, 1919, to March 3, 1923. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1922. He was a trustee of the state depa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Alabama's 7th Congressional District Special Election
Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the coast of the Hebrides; 201 people, mostly servicemen returning home to Lewis and Harris, are killed. * January 2– 22 – Russian Civil War: The Red Army's Caspian-Caucasian Front begins the Northern Caucasus Operation against the White Army, but fails to make progress. * January 3 – The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement is signed by Emir Faisal (representing the Arab Kingdom of Hejaz) and Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, for Arab–Jewish cooperation in the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and an Arab nation in a large part of the Middle East. * January 5 – In Germany: ** Spartacist uprising in Berlin: The Marxist Spartacus League, with the newly formed Communist Party of Germany and the Independent Social De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1898 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Alabama
The 1898 United States House of Representatives elections were held during the middle of President William McKinley's first term. As in many midterm elections, the President's Republican Party lost seats, but was able to hold a majority over the Democratic Party. The Populist Party also lost many seats, as their movement began to decline. This was likely because many Populists rallied behind William Jennings Bryan's increasingly powerful branch of the Democratic Party, which built the rural economic issues advocated by Populists into their platform. As a result, the Democrats won a number of Western seats as well many in the Mid-Atlantic. Election summaries The previous elections of 1896 saw the election of 24 Populists, 2 Silver Republicans, and a Silver Party member. Special elections } , - ! , William V. Sullivan , , Democratic , 1896 , , Incumbent resigned when appointed U.S. senator.New member elected July 5, 1898.Democratic hold. , nowrap , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John L
John Lasarus Williams (29 October 1924 – 15 June 2004), known as John L, was a Welsh nationalist activist. Williams was born in Llangoed on Anglesey, but lived most of his life in nearby Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. In his youth, he was a keen footballer, and he also worked as a teacher. His activism started when he campaigned against the refusal of Brewer Spinks, an employer in Blaenau Ffestiniog, to permit his staff to speak Welsh. This inspired him to become a founder of Undeb y Gymraeg Fyw, and through this organisation was the main organiser of ''Sioe Gymraeg y Borth'' (the Welsh show for Menai Bridge using the colloquial form of its Welsh name).Colli John L Williams , '' BBC Cymru'', 15 June 2004 Williams also join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wickersham
James Wickersham (August 24, 1857 – October 24, 1939) was a district judge for Alaska, appointed by U.S. President William McKinley to the Third Judicial District in 1900. He resigned his post in 1908 and was subsequently elected as Alaska's delegate to Congress, serving until 1917 and then being re-elected in 1930. He was instrumental in the passage of the Organic Act of 1912, which granted Alaska territorial status, introduced the Alaska Railroad Bill, legislation to establish McKinley Park, and the first Alaska Statehood Bill in 1916. He was among those responsible for the creation of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, which later became the University of Alaska. A residence hall on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus is named in his honor. Wickersham was born near Patoka, Illinois and moved in 1883 with his wife, Deborah, to Tacoma, Washington Territory, where he became a judge. While in Tacoma he helped lead a mob which forced the city's Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Barnes Grigsby
George Barnes Grigsby (December 2, 1874 – May 9, 1962) was a delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of Alaska. Early life and education He was born in Sioux Falls, Dakota (now South Dakota), and was a son of Fannie (Kingsbury) Grigsby and Melvin Grigsby, a prominent South Dakota political and military leader. His siblings included Sioux K. Grigsby and John T. Grigsby, both of whom served as South Dakota's lieutenant governor. Grigsby attended the public schools, State University in Vermillion, South Dakota, and Sioux Falls University. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1896, and commenced practice in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Career George Grigsby was a delegate to the state Democratic convention in 1896. During the Spanish–American War, he served as a lieutenant in the Third Regiment, United States Volunteer Cavalry. He moved to Nome, Alaska, in 1902. He was an assistant United States attorney from 1902 to 1908 and a Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
