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American
Politics R-22nd
District, Texas (b.
1950) Tom
DeLay- (b. April 8, 1947, in
Laredo, Texas) Tom
DeLay is a conservative
Republican congressman
representing Texas' 22nd
Congressional District. He served
as the House Majority Leader from
1984 until stepping down in late
September of 2005 due to his
indictment by a Texas grand jury
on charges related to alleged
campaign finance
improprieties. DeLay
worked his way up the Republican
hierarchy , becoming the Deputy
Whip in 1988, serving under
Minority Whip Dick Cheney.
Following the 1994 elections and
the Republican takeover of
Congress, DeLay was elected as
the new Majority Whip. In 2002,
he was elected the Majority
Leader, the second most powerful
job in the House after Speaker
Dennis Hastert. Since
becoming Majority Leader, DeLay
has been in the media spotlight
due to his involvement with
lobbyist Jack Abramoff, his
involvement in the Terri Shiavo
case, and the 2002 Texas
Redistricting Quorum Warrant
fiasco. Abramoff
and other lobbyists are accused
of giving illegal campaign
contributions to Tom DeLay and
other politicians. The Schiavo
case involved a Florida woman who
was in a persistent vegetative
coma and her husband's attempt to
take her off of life support.
DeLay and other conservative
Republicans in Congress sided
with Terri Schiavo's parents, who
wanted to keep their daughter on
life support. DeLay saw this as a
"Right To Life" case in a similar
vein to his stance against
abortion, and involved Congress
in the Schiavo case. In the Texas
redistricting case, DeLay
involved various federal agencies
in the search for several Texas
Democratic State legislators who
fled Texas to avoid allowing a
quorum in the legislature during
a redistricting fight. On
September 28, 2005, Tom DeLay was
indicted by a Texas grand jury on
conspiracy charges related to
political campaign finances.
DeLay then announced temporary
resignation as Majority Leader,
per House rules. DeLay retains
his seat in Congress. Congressman
Roy Blunt took over as the
interim Majority
Leader. DeLay
and his family currently live in
Sugarland, Texas. Education: --University
of Houston --graduated with a
BS degree in Biology.
Careers: --Representative,
Texas State House of
Representatives
(1978-1984) --Representative,
U.S. House of Representatives
(1984-Present) Citation http://www.worldbiography.net/delay_tom.html
Family Christine
Ann (Furrh)
DeLay
--Wife Children:
Danielle (Dani)
Kay
Delay--Daughter
(b.
1972) Charlie
Ray
Delay
--Father
(d.
1988) Maxine
DeLay--Mother Tena
DeLay
Neislar--Sister Randy
DeLay-Brother Ray
DeLay-Brother Political
Opponents Most
Democrats in
the U.S.
Congress and in
the Texas
Legislature Links
and Resources on Dave
Reichert Tom
& Christine
DeLay's
Marriage--From
About.com's
Marriage
section. Site
Map--revision
in
progress George
Armstrong Custer
(1839-1876) George
Custer is best known for his
disastrous defeat at the Battle
of the Little Bighorn, also known
as "Custer's Last Stand." Prior
to this infamous defeat, Custer
was known to the American public
of his time as a hero of the
Civil War and a renowned Army
commander in the unsettled
frontier. The
links and other sources on this
page are to help in your research
on this fascinating
American. Published
Works: The
Custer story;: The life and
intimate letters of General
George A. Custer and his wife
Elizabeth
Copyright
© 1998-2006 Roger A. Lee and History
Guy Media; Last Modified:
07.31.06 "The
History Guy" is a Registered
Trademark. Citation Lee,
R. "World Biography General George
Armstrong Custer (1839-1876)" http://www.worldbiography.net/custer_george_armstrong.html Internet
Links on George
Custer Court
Martial of George
Armstrong Custer,
The--From
the U.S. Army's web
site. A fascinating look
at how primary sources
can be accessed on the
web. General
George A.
Custer
- This site is dedicated
to all of those who have
an interest in the life
and times of General
George Armstrong Custer
and the Battle of the
Little Big
Horn. General
George Armstrong
Custer
- information and links
on General Custer,
battlefield photos and
more. Gen.
Terry's Written Orders
to George
Custer
- These instructions
have been at the center
of an ongoing debate as
to whether or not Custer
disobeyed Terry's
orders. Little
Bighorn
Cover-up--An
article on Custer's last
battle and some
possibilities regarding
it. Legend
of the
Garryowen--
An interesting history
of the song Custer's
Seventh Cavalry adopted
as the official Air of
the regiment in
1866. Garryowen--Lyrics
for the original song as
well as those written
for Custer's 7th
Cav. Harper's
on the Custer Massacre
--An
article from Harper's
Weekly on the Little
Bighorn Battle. From
1876. The
New York Times on the
Battle of Little Big
Horn----An
article from the New
York Times on the Little
Bighorn Battle. From
1876. Major
Reno's Account of the
Battle of Little Big
Horn--Major
Reno's report to the
Secretary of War on July
5, 1876. Print
Sources 2.
Lamar, Howard R.
The Reader's
Encyclopedia : The American
West. New York: Harper and
Row Publishers.
1977. 3.
Viola, Herman J.
Little
Bighorn Remembered: The Untold
Indian Story of Custer's Last
Stand.
New York: Rivolo Books. 1999.
Click
Here for Book
Review. Biofiles
-Biography
pages of people who impacted the
United States and American
history. L.
Paul
Bremer--American
diplomat who served as
head of the head of the
Coalition Provisional
Authority in Iraq from
2003 to 2004. Julius
Schwartz--Science
Fiction and comic book
editor Lorenzo
de
Zavala--First
Vice-President of the
Republic of
Texas. William
Howard
Taft-President
of the United States and
later Chief Justice of
the U.S. Supreme
Court. Dr.
Benjamin
Rush--
Signer of the
Declaration of
Independence, member of
the Constitutional
Convention, noted
physician and ardent
supporter for the
abolition of
slavery Thomas
Nast-American
political
cartoonist General
George Armstrong
Custer--
Famous American Cavalry
officer who died at the
Battle of the Little
Bighorn in
1876. Site
Map--revision
in progress
Copyright
© 1998-2006 Roger A. Lee and History
Guy Media.
--Calallen
High School, Corpus Christi,
Texas, 1965. --Baylor
University --premed student,
but did not graduate
--Owner,
Albo Pest Control
(1973-1984)
Lee, R. "World
Biography:
Representative Tom DeLay
"
My
Life on the Plains: Or
Personal Experiences With the
Indians
1.
Ambrose, Stephen E.
Crazy Horse And Custer:
The Parallel Lives Of Two
American Warriors. New
York: Meridian Books.
1975.
