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George E. Foss
George Edmund Foss (July 2, 1863 – March 15, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He was a brother of Eugene Noble Foss. Life and career Foss was born on July 2, 1863, in Berkshire, Vermont. He was a brother of Eugene Noble Foss. Foss attended the common schools, and graduated from Harvard University in 1885. He attended Columbia Law School and the School of Political Science at Columbia University in New York City. In 1889 he graduated from Union College of Law at Chicago, Illinois, was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Chicago. Foss was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1913). He served as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs ( Fifty-sixth through Sixty-first Congresses). On March 29, 1907, residents in the North Chicago, Illinois, incorporated Foss Park District to honor him. The Park District's largest park (Foss Park) bares his name as well. He was an uns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dillon
Laurence Michael Dillon (born Laura Maud Dillon; 1 May 1915 – 15 May 1962) was a physician and the first trans man to undergo phalloplasty. Early life and transition Dillon was the second child of Robert Arthur Dillon (1865–1925), heir to the baronetcy of Lismullen in Ireland, and his Australian wife, Laura Maud McCliver, Reese. Dillon's mother died of sepsis ten days after giving birth. Dillon, born female, was raised with older brother Bobby by their two aunts in Folkestone in Kent, England. He grew up in the Church of England. Dillon was educated at Brampton Down School, then at St Anne's College, Oxford, a women's college. Dillon was president of the Oxford University Women's Boat Club and won a blue for rowing, competing in the Women's Boat Race in 1935 and 1936. After graduating he took a job at a research laboratory in Bristol. Dillon was more comfortable in men's clothing and was more self-assured living as a male. In 1939, he sought treatment from George Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
54th United States Congress
The 54th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1895, to March 4, 1897, during the last two years of Grover Cleveland's second presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Eleventh Census of the United States in 1890. The House had a Republican majority, and the Republicans were the largest party in the Senate. Major events Major legislation * May 21, 1896: Oil Pipe Line Act, ch. 212, ( et seq.) * May 22, 1896: Condemned Cannon Act, * May 28, 1896: United States Commissioners Act, * June 1, 1896: Married Women's Rights Act (District of Columbia), * June 6, 1896: Filled Cheese Act, * January 13, 1897: Stock Reservoir Act, , ( et seq.) * March 2, 1897: Tea Importation Act, , ( et seq.) States admitted * January 4, 1896: Ut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Deaths
Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII. * January 28 – Britain's King George V state funeral takes place in London and Windsor. He is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10– 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Incident (二・二六事件, ''Niniroku Jiken''): The I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
