by design | Jun 30, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Gentleman From Missouri: Forrest C. Donnell By Ray Hill During a time when Democrats were the majority party in Missouri, Forrest Donnell was one Republican who could win statewide elections, albeit by frighteningly small margins. A lawyer by profession, Donnell...
by design | Jun 23, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Gentlewoman From Tuxedo Park: Katharine St. George By Ray Hill For a time, Katharine Price Collier St. George was the First Lady of a swath of upstate New York ranging from her home in Tuxedo Park to Delaware County. That title came not from her pedigree, which...
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...
