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(1899–1972), was Postmaster General in President Eisenhower’s cabinet, 1953–1961. He had been successful in the real-estate, oil distribution and auto-sales industries before becoming involved in the 1940 Presidential campaign. In 1943, he was elected finance director of the State Central Committee of the Republican Party; in 1944, he became a member of the Republican National … Continue reading “SUMMERFIELD,
ARTHUR ELLSWORTH”

(January 14, 1899–December 15, 1985), was a Philippine general, diplomat and journalist. He was renowned for his heroic activities during World War II. He was an aide-de-camp to U.S. General Douglas MacArthur on Corregidor Island and in Australia. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1941, and in 1948 he served as president of the United … Continue reading “ROMULO,
CARLOS PEñA”

(October 16, 1898–January 19, 1980), was a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1939–75. He received his law degree from Columbia University, New York City, 1925; worked at a Wall Street law firm; was assistant professor of Columbia’s law school, 1927; was professor at Yale’s law school, 1928–39. In the 1952 case of Zorach v. … Continue reading “DOUGLAS,
WILLIAM ORVILLE”

(November 29, 1898–November 22, 1963), was an author, historian and professor at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. He was educated by a private tutor as a child; studied at Malvern College in England; University College, Oxford, 1916; served in World War I, 1918; taught at Magdalen College, Oxford, 1925–54; and was professor of medieval and Renaissance … Continue reading “LEWIS,
“C.S.” CLIVE STAPLES”

(1898), in the case of Pfeiffer v. Board of Education of City of Detroit, 118 Mich. 560, 77 N.W. 250 (Mich. 1898), stated: It might be said that many of the students in our schools are not in position to avail themselves of the opportunity to study the dead languages. Is it therefore an unjust … Continue reading “MICHIGAN
STATE COURT”

(1898–1991), was a university chancellor and educator. He wrote in “The American Dream,” paragraph 3: The American dream is the latent fire that lies buried, awaiting a spark, in the breast of every American … the dream of achieving, the dream of contributing, the dream of fulfillment. It is all this, and much, much more—all … Continue reading “BENSON,
GEORGE STUART”

(1896–1983), was dean of the Notre Dame College of Law, 1941–52, and Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Notre Dame, 1925–52. In 1946, Dean Manion was quoted regarding the Declaration of Independence in Verne Paul Kaub’s book, Collectivism Challenges Christianity: Look closely at these self-evident truths, these imperishable articles of American Faith upon … Continue reading “MANION,
CLARENCE E.”

(January 4, 1896), was the 45th State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of Utah, adopted 1896, stated: Preamble. Grateful to Almighty God for life and liberty, we … establish this Constitution.3508

(January 1, 1895–May 2, 1972), was the American director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 1924–1972. He graduated from George Washington University, 1916; earned a Masters Degree in Law, 1917; served as assistant to Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. He became famous for his dramatic campaigns to stop organized crime. J. Edgar Hoover explained: … Continue reading “HOOVER,
J. (JOHN) EDGAR”

(May 8, 1895–December 9, 1979), was an American Catholic Bishop whose powerful communication style and pioneer use of the television helped shape the conscience of the nation during his lifetime. He was professor of philosophy at the Catholic University of America, 1927–50; bishop of Rochester, New York, 1966–69; and in 1952 won an Emmy for … Continue reading “SHEEN,
FULTON JOHN”