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Washington State Congressional Delegates
These are tables of United States Congress, congressional delegations from the state of Washington (state), Washington to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. The current dean of the Washington delegation is United States Senate, Senator Patty Murray, having served in the Senate since 1993. United States Senate U.S. House of Representatives Current members This is a list of members of the current Washington delegation in the U.S. House, along with their respective tenures in office, district boundaries, and district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 10 members, including 8 Democratic Party (United States), Democrats and 2 Republican Party (United States), Republicans. Delegates from Washington Territory Members from Washington after statehood 1889–1913 From 1889 to 1909, members were elected at-large statewide. 1913–1933 1933–1953 1953–1993 1993–present Key See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature, legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, including a Lower house, lower body, the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives, and an Upper house, upper body, the United States Senate, U.S. Senate. They both meet in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Members of Congress are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a Governor (United States), governor's appointment. Congress has a total of 535 voting members, a figure which includes 100 United States senators, senators and 435 List of current members of the United States House of Representatives, representatives; the House of Representatives has 6 additional Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives, non-voting members. The vice president of the United States, as President of the Senate, has a vote in the Senate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) is an ultraviolet Raman spectrometer that uses fine-scale imaging and an ultraviolet (UV) laser to determine fine-scale mineralogy, and detect organic compounds designed for the ''Perseverance'' rover as part of the Mars 2020 mission. It was constructed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory with major subsystems being delivered from Malin Space Science Systems and Los Alamos National Laboratory. SHERLOC has a calibration target with possible Mars suit materials, and it will measure how they change over time in the Martian surface environment. Goals According to a 2017 Universities Space Research Association (USRA) report: Construction There are three locations on the rover where SHERLOC components are located. The SHERLOC Turret Assembly (STA) is mounted at the end of the rover arm. The STA contains spectroscopy and imaging components. The SHERLOC Body Assembly (SBA) is located o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
59th United States Congress
The 59th 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 March 4, 1905, to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth years of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1900 United States census. Both chambers had a Republican majority. Major events *March 4, 1905: President Theodore Roosevelt began his second (only full) term. Major legislation * May 28, 1906: Foreign Dredge Act of 1906 * June 8, 1906: Antiquities Act * June 29, 1906: Hepburn Act * June 30, 1906: Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 (Wiley Act), ch. 3915, * June 30, 1906: Meat Inspection Act (Beveridge Act) * 1906: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching chartered. * March 2, 1907: Expatriation Act of 1907, Party summary Senate House of Representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Bible, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although the text does not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His genealogy is also found in a pedigree of the Kohathites (1 Chronicles 6:3–15) and in that of Heman the Ezrahite, apparently his grandson (1 Chronicle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levi Ankeny
Levi Ankeny (August 1, 1844March 29, 1921) was a Republican United States Senator from the state of Washington. He was born in Buchanan County, Missouri, near St. Joseph, but crossed the plains to Oregon in 1850 with his parents and settled in Portland. He attended the rural schools and later Kingsley Academy in Portland. Ankeny was the stepson and adopted son of Oregon steamboat captain and businessman Alexander P. Ankeny. He worked in business in Lewiston, Idaho; Orofino, Idaho; and Florence, Idaho. He also became the mayor of Lewiston. He moved to Walla Walla, Washington, and engaged in banking. He was appointed a member of the Pan-American Exposition Commission and became its chairman. In 1902 he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, and served from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1909. He failed to be renominated in 1908. He was chairman of the Committee on Coast and Insular Survey (Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses). In 1867 he married Mary Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
58th United States Congress
The 58th 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, DC, from March 4, 1903, to March 4, 1905, during the third and fourth years of Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, presidency. The apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives was based on the 1900 United States census. Both chambers had a Republican Party (United States), Republican majority. Major events Major legislation * April 28, 1904: Kinkaid Act * February 1, 1905: Transfer Act of 1905 Party summary Senate House of Representatives Leadership Senate *President of the United States Senate, President: Vacant *President pro tempore of the United States Senate, President pro tempore: William P. Frye (R) *Republican Conference Chairman: William B. Allison *Democratic Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
57th United States Congress
The 57th 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, DC from March 4, 1901, to March 4, 1903, during the final six months of William McKinley's Presidency of William McKinley, presidency, and the first year and a half of the first Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, administration of his successor, Theodore Roosevelt. The apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives was based on the 1890 United States census. Both chambers had a Republican Party (United States), Republican majority. Major events * September 6, 1901: Leon Czolgosz shot President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York * September 14, 1901: President William McKinley died. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt became President of the United States * October 16, 1901: President R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
56th United States Congress
The 56th 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 March 4, 1899, to March 4, 1901, during the third and fourth years of William McKinley's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1890 United States census. Both chambers had a Republican majority. There was one African-American member, George Henry White of North Carolina, who served his second and final term as a representative in this Congress, and would be the last black member of Congress until 1928, and the last black member of Congress from the South until 1972. Major events * June 2, 1899: The Filipino Rebellion began the Philippine–American War. * November 21, 1899: Vice President Garret Hobart died. * January 8, 1900: President McKinley placed Alaska under military rule. * January 17, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Addison may refer to: Places Canada * Addison, Ontario, a community United States * Addison, Alabama, a town * Addison, Illinois, a village * Addison, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Addison, Maine, a town * Addison, Michigan, a village * Addison, New York, a town ** Addison (village), New York * Addison, Ohio * Addison, Pennsylvania, a borough * Addison, Tennessee, an unincorporated community in McMinn County * Addison, Texas, a town * Addison, Vermont, a town * Addison, West Virginia, the official name of the town commonly called Webster Springs * Addison, Wisconsin, a town ** Addison (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Addison County, Vermont * Addison Township (other), several places Transportation * Addison Avenue, a street in Notting Hill, London * Addison Road (other) * Addison Street, Chicago, Illinois, which runs by Wrigley Field * Addison Railroad (other) * Addison station (other) * Addison Motor Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Turner (American Politician)
George Turner (February 25, 1850January 26, 1932) was a jurist and diplomat who served one term as a United States senator from Washington. Born in Edina, Missouri, he attended the common schools and served as a military telegraph operator with the Union Army from 1861 to 1865. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1869, commencing practice in Mobile, Alabama. From 1876 to 1880, he was United States Marshal for the Southern District of Alabama and Middle District of Alabama, and served as Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party from 1882 to 1884. Shortly thereafter he re-located to the Territory of Washington in the Pacific Northwest where he was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Washington from 1885 to 1888. He resumed the practice of law in Spokane, Washington in 1888 and was also interested in mining. He was a member of the Territorial Convention in 1889 that framed the first Washington Constitution, the state constitution of Wash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
55th United States Congress
The 55th 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 March 4, 1897, to March 4, 1899, during the first two years of William McKinley's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1890 United States census. Both chambers had a Republican majority. There was one African-American member, George Henry White, a Republican from the state of North Carolina, and one Kaw member, Charles Curtis, a Republican from Kansas. Major events * March 4, 1897: William McKinley became President of the United States. * February 15, 1898: Spanish–American War: USS ''Maine'' exploded in Havana harbor. * December 10, 1898: Treaty of Paris ended Spanish–American War, . Major legislation * July 24, 1897: Dingley tariff, ch. 11, , increased trade duties for revenue and protec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
54th United States Congress
The 54th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from March 4, 1895, to March 4, 1897, during the last two years of Grover Cleveland's Second presidency of Grover Cleveland, second presidency. The apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives was based on the 1890 United States census. The House had a Republican Party (United States), Republican majority, and the Republicans were the largest party in the Senate. Major events * May 27, 1896: 1896 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado: The costliest and third deadliest tornado in U.S. history levels a mile wide swath of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, incurring over $10,000,000 (over $375 mil. in 2025) in damages at contemporaneous prices, killing more than 255 and injuring over 1,000 people. * November 3, 1896 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
