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1957 New Mexico's At-large Congressional District Special Election
There were four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1957 during the 85th United States Congress. List of elections Elections are listed by date and district. , - , , Antonio M. Fernández , , Democratic , 1942 , , Incumbent member-elect died November 7, 1956.New member elected April 9, 1957.Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , , T. Millet Hand , , Republican , 1944 , , Incumbent member-elect died during previous congress.New member elected November 5, 1957.Republican hold. , nowrap , , - , , Samuel K. McConnell, Jr. , , Republican , 1944 , , Incumbent resigned September 1, 1957, after becoming Executive Director of the United Cerebral Palsy Associations.New member elected November 5, 1957.Republican hold. , nowrap , , - , , James Bowler , , Democratic , 1953 , , Incumbent died July 18, 1957.New member elected December 31, 1957.Democratic hold. , nowrap , See also * 1957 United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
85th United States Congress
The 85th 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, D.C. from January 3, 1957, to January 3, 1959, during the fifth and sixth years of Dwight Eisenhower's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Seventeenth Census of the United States in 1950. Both chambers had a Democratic majority. To date, this is the earliest Congress with a member still living. Major events * January 5, 1957: President Eisenhower announced the Eisenhower Doctrine in a special message to Congress * January 20, 1957: Inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower for a second term * August 21, 1957: President Eisenhower announced a 2-year suspension of nuclear testing * August 28, 1957: Senator Strom Thurmond set a record for the longest filibuster with his 24-hour, 18-minute speech agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Cerebral Palsy Associations
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) is an international nonprofit charitable organization consisting of a network of affiliates. UCP is a leading service provider and advocate for adults and children with disabilities. As one of the largest health nonprofits in the United States, the UCP mission is to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities through an affiliate network. History UCP was founded in 1949 by Leonard Goldenson (who later became Chairman of the broadcast network ABC) and his wife Isabel, and Jack and Ethel Hausman. United Cerebral Palsy pioneered the use of fundraising telethons. Service provider UCP, through its more than 66 local affiliates across the United States, as well as in Canada and Australia, provide a broad array of services and resources to children and adults with a broad range of disabilities. Each affiliate provides a different menu of services tailored to their local needs and capabilities, but often include e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 United States Senate Elections
Democrat William Proxmire won a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (R-WI). Also, Price Daniel (D-TX) left the Senate to become governor of Texas, and Democrat Ralph Yarborough won a special election for that Senate seat. The Democrats thus made a net gain of one seat. However, Congress was out of session at the time of the Democratic gain in Wisconsin, and the Republicans gained a Democratic-held seat only weeks after the next session started, when Republican John D. Hoblitzell Jr. was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Matthew M. Neely (D-WV). Race summary Ordered by election date. Texas One-term Democrat Price Daniel resigned January 14, 1957 to become Governor of Texas. Daniel appointed Democrat William A. Blakley January 15, 1957. In 1956, Allan Shivers opted not to run for a fourth term as Governor of Texas; Senator Price Daniel, as a sitting U.S. Senator was elected Governor of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony C
Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. It has been among the top 100 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 100 male baby names between 1998 and 2018 in many countries including Canada, Australia, England, Ireland and Scotland. Equivalents include ''Antonio'' in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Maltese; ''Αντώνιος'' in Greek; ''António'' or ''Antônio'' in Portuguese; ''Antoni'' in Catalan, Polish, and Slovene; '' Anton'' in Dutch, Galician, German, Icelandic, Romanian, Russian, and Scandinavian languages; ''Antoine'' in French; '' Antal'' in Hungarian; and ''Antun'' or ''Ante'' in Croatian. The usual abbreviated for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland V
Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. The historical Roland was military governor of the Breton March, responsible for defending Francia's frontier against the Bretons. His only historical attestation is in Einhard's ''Vita Karoli Magni'', which notes he was part of the Frankish rearguard killed in retribution by the Basques in Iberia at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. The story of Roland's death at Roncevaux Pass was embellished in later medieval and Renaissance literature. The first and most famous of these epic treatments was the Old French ''Chanson de Roland'' of the 11th century. Two masterpieces of Italian Renaissance poetry, the ''Orlando Innamorato'' and ''Orlando Furioso'' (by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Ludovico Ariosto respectively), are even furth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Illinois's 7th Congressional District Special Election
There were four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1957 during the 85th United States Congress. List of elections Elections are listed by date and district. , - , , Antonio M. Fernández , , Democratic , 1942 , , Incumbent member-elect died November 7, 1956.New member elected April 9, 1957.Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , , T. Millet Hand , , Republican , 1944 , , Incumbent member-elect died during previous congress.New member elected November 5, 1957.Republican hold. , nowrap , , - , , Samuel K. McConnell, Jr. , , Republican , 1944 , , Incumbent resigned September 1, 1957, after becoming Executive Director of the United Cerebral Palsy Associations.New member elected November 5, 1957.Republican hold. , nowrap , , - , , James Bowler , , Democratic , 1953 , , Incumbent died July 18, 1957.New member elected December 31, 1957.Democratic hold. , nowrap , See also * 1957 United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Illinois's 7th Congressional District Special Election
There were eight special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1953, during the 83rd United States Congress, giving Democrats two additional seats. List of elections , - , , Edward E. Cox , , Democratic , 1924 , , Incumbent member-elect died December 24, 1952.New member elected February 4, 1953.Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , , Thomas B. Stanley , , Democratic , 1946 , , Incumbent resigned February 3, 1953, to run for Governor of Virginia.New member elected April 14, 1953.Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , , Joseph R. Bryson , , Democratic , 1938 , , Incumbent died March 10, 1953.New member elected June 2, 1953.Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , , Adolph J. Sabath , , Democratic , 1906 , , Incumbent member-elect died November 6, 1952.New member elected July 7, 1953.Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , , Garrett Withers , , Democratic , 1952 , , Incumbent died April 30, 1953.New member ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bowler
James Bernard Bowler (February 5, 1875 – July 18, 1957) was an American politician from Chicago, Illinois. He served three terms as a United States Representative for Illinois. Elected at age 78, Bowler is the second oldest person to win his first election to Congress, after William Lewis of Kentucky. Early life Bowler was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 5, 1875. He attended the parochial and public schools of Chicago, and was a professional bicycle endurance rider and racer before running for Alderman. He later became involved in the insurance business and was the owner of several race horses, both ventures he acquired from the family of John Coughlin following Coughlin's death. Career Chicago politics He became an Alderman (City Councilman) for Chicago's 19th Ward in 1906, serving alongside John Powers. When Anthony D'Andrea ran against Bowler in 1916, the violence during the election sparked the five-year-long Aldermen's Wars, which saw thirty political operativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn W
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Glenn may refer to: Name or surname * Glenn (name) * John Glenn, U.S. astronaut Cultivars * Glenn (mango) * a 6-row barley variety Places In the United States: * Glenn, California * Glenn County, California * Glenn, Georgia, a settlement in Heard County * Glenn, Illinois * Glenn, Michigan * Glenn, Missouri * University, Orange County, North Carolina, formerly called Glenn * Glenn Highway in Alaska Organizations *Glenn Research Center, a NASA center in Cleveland, Ohio See also * New Glenn, a heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle * * * Glen, a valley *Glen (other) A glen is a valley, typically one that is long, deep, and often glacially U-shaped, usually in Scotland. Glen may also refer to: People * Glen (given name) * Glen (surname) Places * River Glen (other); covering "Glen (river)", "River G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John A
Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, Macdonald agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek federation and political reform. Macdonald was the leading figure in the subsequent discussions and conferences, which resulted in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District Special Election
There were four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1957 during the 85th United States Congress. List of elections Elections are listed by date and district. , - , , Antonio M. Fernández , , Democratic , 1942 , , Incumbent member-elect died November 7, 1956.New member elected April 9, 1957.Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - , , T. Millet Hand , , Republican , 1944 , , Incumbent member-elect died during previous congress.New member elected November 5, 1957.Republican hold. , nowrap , , - , , Samuel K. McConnell, Jr. , , Republican , 1944 , , Incumbent resigned September 1, 1957, after becoming Executive Director of the United Cerebral Palsy Associations.New member elected November 5, 1957.Republican hold. , nowrap , , - , , James Bowler , , Democratic , 1953 , , Incumbent died July 18, 1957.New member elected December 31, 1957.Democratic hold. , nowrap , See also * 1957 United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District Special Election
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
