American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994

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Nancy Weatherly Sharp, James Roger Sharp, Gina Petonito, Kevin G. Atwater, Charles F. Ritter, Jon L. Wakelyn

Book Code: GR0214

ISBN: 0-313-30214-6

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30214-5

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376 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 11/30/1997

List Price: $157.95 (UK Sterling Price: £90.00)

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Media Type: Hardcover

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Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Description: The second of four volumes comprising a biographical dictionary of state house speakers from 1911 to 1994, this book covers speakers from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Entries provide basic biographical and career information on more than 1,400 speakers. The book opens with an analytical introduction and includes useful statistical appendixes. The four volumes, covering state speakers in the West, Midwest, Northeast, and South, are designed to complement Charles R. Ritter's and Jon L. Wakelyn's book American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910 (1989).

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Biographical Dictionary
Bibliography
Appendix 1: Political Party and Home County
Appendix 2: Years in Speakership and House
Appendix 3: Legislative Pathways
Appendix 4: Sex, Race, Birth, and Death
Appendix 5: Education
Appendix 6: Religious, Military, and Marital Background
Appendix 7: Occupations
Appendix 8: Voluntary Organizations
Appendix 9: Public Offices Before Speakership
Appendix 10: Public Offices After Speakership

LC Card Number: 96-53519

LCC Class: F350

Dewey Class: 328


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