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The Gentleman From Connecticut: William J. Miller

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

The Gentleman From Connecticut: William J. Miller By Ray Hill William Jennings Miller made the most of his short life, fighting for his country, overcoming a serious handicap at a time when there were little or no concessions to people with disabilities, and serving...

The Gentleman From Minnesota: Melvin Maas

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

The Gentleman From Minnesota: Melvin Maas By Ray Hill I would be surprised if a single reader has ever heard of Melvin J. Maas, but his was a truly remarkable life.  A pilot during both World Wars, Maas was at various times a soldier, a congressman and a businessman. ...

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...
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