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A Missionary In Politics: Walter Judd of Minnesota

by design | Jan 12, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

A Missionary In Politics: Walter Judd of Minnesota By Ray Hill Walter Judd lived a remarkable life, long in years and purpose. Judd was by profession a doctor and a good one. Judd was also a man of deep and abiding faith who worked as a medical missionary amongst the...

James E. Watson of Indiana

by design | Jan 5, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

‘Sunny Jim’ James E. Watson of Indiana By Ray Hill For half a century, James Eli Watson was an important factor in Indiana politics. For most of that time, Watson occupied a seat in either the U.S. House of Representatives or the United States Senate. A jovial fellow...

The Gentleman From Oregon: Rufus Holman

by design | Dec 29, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

The Gentleman From Oregon: Rufus Holman By Ray Hill Oftentimes the success of a candidate for public office has as much to do with the particular times, the mood of the public at a given moment. One of the advantages of being a United States senator is the length of a...

The Senator From Arkansas: John L. McClellan

by design | Dec 22, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

The Senator From Arkansas John L. McClellan By Ray Hill John Little McClellan remains the longest serving United States senator from Arkansas.  Not one to waste words, John L. McClellan had the appearance of a fierce church elder merely waiting to spot the first...

Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma

by design | Dec 15, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma By Ray Hill Having been born in Oklahoma while my father was in the military, I have always had a special interest in the politics of the Sooner State.  This is being written as the anniversary of Oklahoma being admitted into the union of...

The Minority Leader: Charles L. McNary of Oregon

by design | Dec 8, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

The Minority Leader: Charles L. McNary of Oregon By Ray Hill It may surprise readers there was a time when Oregon was a highly Republican state.  In fact, it was the home state of Charles Linza McNary, who served as minority leader during some of the most difficult...
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