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The Governor: Elbert Carvel of Delaware

by design | Nov 9, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

The Governor: Elbert Carvel of Delaware By Ray Hill At six feet and six inches, Elbert N. “Bert” Carvel was impossible to miss.  For a quarter of a century, Carvel was a political force to be reckoned with inside the First State.  Carvel’s success in business –...

The Restoration of the Truman White House

by design | Nov 2, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

The Restoration of the Truman White House By Ray Hill The Second World War was being fought to a finish.  Within weeks, Adolf Hitler, isolated and delusional in his fortified bunker buried beneath Berlin, heard of Benito Mussolini’s ill end.  The former dictator of...

The Gentleman From Maryland: Senator John Marshall Butler

by design | Oct 26, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

The Gentleman From Maryland Senator John Marshall Butler By Ray Hill Today, with the occasional exception, Maryland is a solidly Democratic state, especially on the federal level.  The last time a Republican was elected to the United States Senate from Maryland was...

John G. Townsend of Delaware

by design | Oct 19, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

John G. Townsend of Delaware By Ray Hill While serving as Delaware’s governor, John Gillis Townsend Jr. was a reformer; while he served in the United States Senate, he was a stalwart conservative.  A highly successful business entrepreneur, John G. Townsend was a...

Tennessee’s Junior U.S. Senator: Nathan L. Bachman

by design | Oct 12, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives

Tennessee’s Junior U.S. Senator: Nathan L. Bachman By Ray Hill There was a time when successful politicians knew how to scrap, but were also able to entertain and charm.  Evidently, that time has come and gone.  One excellent example of such a politician was Nathan...

The Gentleman From Colorado: Eugene D. Millikin

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

The Gentleman From Colorado Eugene D. Millikin For sixteen years, Eugene Donald Millikin represented Colorado in the United States Senate.  An attorney by profession, Millikin had one of the best tax minds in Congress and was considered an expert in the field of...
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