by design | Jun 16, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Okie Orator: Joshua Bryan Lee of Oklahoma By Ray Hill Like every aspect of life, political careers vary. Some last for decades and things seem to come easily to some lucky folks, while others must work hard at it and fight for what they get. Other political careers...
by design | Jun 9, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Buncombe Bob: Sen. Robert Reynolds of North Carolina By Ray Hill Robert Rice Reynolds was the most unlikely of United States senators. Oft-married and openly for the repeal of prohibition in a dry state, this near perennial candidate had lost every election he had...
by design | Jun 2, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Gentlewoman From Ohio: Frances Payne Bolton By Ray Hill Frances Payne Bolton was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio. Mrs. Bolton was also the first congresswoman to be asked to serve as a delegate to the United Nations. The...
by design | May 27, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Gentlelady From Massachusetts: Edith Nourse Rogers By Ray Hill Edith Nourse Rogers’ record as the longest-serving female member of Congress was only broken by Marcy Kaptur of Ohio in 2012. During the 35 years she served in the House of Representatives, few...
by design | May 19, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
George Holden Tinkham of Massachusetts By Ray Hill One of the most interesting aspects of the U.S. House of Representatives is the fact that it really is the People’s House. The framers of the Constitution intended it to be the People’s House and they succeeded. Some...
by design | May 12, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
‘Martin, Barton and Fish’ Hamilton Fish of New York By Ray Hill During his time, Hamilton Fish was one of the more controversial members of Congress. A genuine war hero who was roundly hated by internationalists in the United States and was a burr under the saddle of...
