American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994

NANCY WEATHERLY SHARP is a member of the faculty and Assistant Dean at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University. She is author of Communications Research: The Challenge of the Information Age (1988).JAMES ROGER SHARP is Professor of History at Syracuse University. He is author of American Politics in the Early Republic: The New Nation in Crisis (1993, 1997) and The Jacksonians Versus the Banks: Politics in the States After the Panic of 1837 (1970), and several articles.Gina PetonitoKevin G. AtwaterCharles F. RitterJon L. Wakelyn

• Preface Introduction Biographical Dictionary Bibliography Appendix 1: Political Party and Home County Appendix 2: Years in Speakership and House Appendix 3: Legislative Pathways Appendix 4: Sex, Race, Birth, and Death Appendix 5: Education Appendix 6: Religious, Military, and Marital Background Appendix 7: Occupations Appendix 8: Voluntary Organizations Appendix 9: Public Offices Before Speakership Appendix 10: Public Offices After Speakership