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Cortelyou, George B. b. July 26, 1862 d. October 23, 1940
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Served as United States Secretary of Commerace and Labor from 1903 to 1904, United States Postmaster General from 1905 to 1907 and United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1907 to 1909. (Bio by: Mark Pawelczak)
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Coudert Jr., Frederic Rene b. May 6, 1898 d. May 21, 1972
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 17th District in the United Sttes House of Representatives, serving from 1947 to 1959. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
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Hall, Leonard Wood b. October 2, 1900 d. July 2, 1979
US Congressman. Represented New York in the United States Congress from 1939-1952. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
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Hershey, Alfred Day b. December 4, 1908 d. May 22, 1997
Scientist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1969 for discoveries concerning the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses. Hershey was a staff member at the Department of Genetics, Carnegie Institution of Washington located in Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island. He was appointed director of their Genetics Research Unit in 1962. (Bio by: Paul1957)
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Houston, David Franklin b. February 17, 1866 d. September 2, 1940
US Cabinet Member, Educator. He received a bachelors degree from the University of South Carolina in 1887 and a masters degree from Harvard in 1892. He was a professor at the University of Texas and became Dean of the Faculty in 1899. In 1902 Houston was named President of Texas A&M University, and in 1905 returned to the University of Texas as President. In 1908 he became Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis. In 1913 Houston was appointed US Secretary of Agriculture. He served...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
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Kahn, Otto b. February 28, 1867 d. March 29, 1934
Financier.
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Kelland, Clarence Budington 'Bud' b. July 11, 1881 d. February 18, 1964
American Author. From the 1920s through the 1950s, "Bud" Kelland was one of the most famous and highly paid authors in the world. Mr. Kelland's well known works included the novel "Scattergood Baines" and "Opera Hat," which was the basis for the 1936 Gary Cooper movie "Mr Deeds Goes To Town," and its 2002 Adam Sandler remake "Mr. Deeds." Other works were made into motion pictures, such as "Speak Easily," starring Buster Keaton, and his novel "Arizona," which was made into a movie by the same...[Read More] (Bio by: Tracy Rademacher)
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Lindsay, John Vliet b. November 24, 1921 d. December 19, 2000
New York City Mayor. Served as Mayor of New York City from 1965 to 1973.
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Paley, Barbara 'Babe' b. 1915 d. July 6, 1978
Social Figure. The wife of Columbia Broadcating System (CBS) founder and chairman William S. Paley, she was a Fashion doyenne and often voted best-dressed. During the 1940s and 1950s, she often topped or ranked the best-dressed women lists. She was well-known for her many lavish parties, which included many prominent people as her guests. In 1959 she was inducted into the Fashion Hall of Fame. In 1975 she was named as the "Superdresser of Our Time." She died in 1978 at the age of 63, and even...[Read More]
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Paley, William S. b. September 28, 1901 d. October 26, 1990
Businessman. Paley was born in 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, to a prominent cigar manufacturer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1928 he purchased a struggling radio network for $400,000, and later turned into the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) media empire. He made it into a $3 billion-a-year conglomerate encompassing television, films, records and publishing. It also helped to introduce such diverse programs as Edward R. Murrow documentatries and Lucille Ball's "I Love Lucy" into millions...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
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Sloan, Alfred b. May 23, 1875 d. February 17, 1966
American corporate executive and philanthropist, best known as the longtime chairman of General Motors Corporation (GM). He was born Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr. in New Haven, Connecticut on May 23, 1875, the son of a coffee and tea importer. In 1892, at the age of 17, he graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a degree in electrical engineering as the youngest member of his graduating class. After graduation, he started off as a draftsman in a small machine shop in New Jersey...[Read More] (Bio by: Edward Parsons)
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Stimson, Henry b. September 21, 1867 d. October 20, 1950
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. In 1911, President Taft appointed him Secretary of War serving until the outbreak of World War I, when he served as an Army Colonel in France. He was appointed Secretary of State by President Hoover and served from 1929 to 1933. In 1940, he began his second tenure as Secretary of War and is best known for his aggressive stance during World War II. He managed the drafting and training of 12 million sailors, soldiers and airmen, also the purchase and transportation...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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