Sunday, November 23, 2014

G. Harrold Carswell: representing the mediocre

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(Source: Donn Dughi, Florida Memory ) When George Harrold Carswell's name was first put forward for a seat on the United States Sup...
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Sunday, October 12, 2014

Bruce Bennett: chartering a disaster

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Bruce Bennett and family. Source: encyclopediaofarkansas.net In a government career marked by corruption and harassment of civil rights...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Oakes Ames: digging himself a hole

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Source: findagrave.com In his support of the transcontinental railroad, Oakes Ames also became one of the most significant figures in th...
Friday, May 16, 2014

Richard W. Leche: keep on trucking

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Source: knowla.org When the political machine overseen by Huey P. Long was left leaderless after Long's assassination, Richard Webs...
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Monday, March 24, 2014

Charles Christopher Sheats: wearing the Union label

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( Source ) When several southern states broke off from the United States after President Abraham Lincoln's election, the support f...
Sunday, February 16, 2014

William Augustus Barstow: three governor monte

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Image from: findagrave.com Though elections throughout United States are usually filled with close votes, a gubernatorial contest in Wi...
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Monday, January 27, 2014

Earl L. Butz: just plane stupid joke

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Credit: fordlibrarymuseum.gov Earl Lauer Butz was not one to soften his abrasive speech when discussing the issues facing the Departmen...
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Friday, December 27, 2013

George E. Foulkes: postal service shakedown

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Photo credit: findagrave.com George Ernest Foulkes would earn a seat in the House of Representatives based on a solid background of go...
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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Joseph Barker: the street preacher mayor

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Photo credit: brooklineconnection.com To Joseph Barker's supporters in Pittsburgh's 1850 mayoral election, their candidate wa...
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