He was elected to the US Senate first by the Kansas Legislature ( in 1906 ), and then by popular vote ( in 1914, 1920 and 1926 ), serving one six-year term from 1907 to 1913, and then most of three terms from 1915 to 1929 ( when he became Vice President ).

Mount Ephraim was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1926, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township.

Runnemede was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1926, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 24, 1926.

Lebanon was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1926, from portions of Clinton Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 20, 1926.

South Plainfield was incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1926, from portions of Piscataway Township, based on the results of a referendum passed on April 6, 1926.

Shrewsbury was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1926, from portions of Shrewsbury Township ), based on the results of a referendum held on May 11, 1926.

Morris Plains was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1926, from portions of Hanover Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 15, 1926.

Watchung was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 23, 1926, from portions of North Plainfield Township ( now Green Brook Township ) based on the results of a referendum held on April 20, 1926.

Liberty Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1926, from portions of Hope Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 30, 1926.

Wyckoff was formed as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 2, 1926, replacing Franklin Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day.

Her mother was a homemaker ; her father, a former newspaper editor and proprietor, practiced law and served in the Alabama State Legislature from 1926 to 1938.

To prevent a recurrence of disasters like this one and the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926, the Florida State Legislature created the Okeechobee Flood Control District, which was authorized to cooperate with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in flood control undertakings.

In 1926 the Tokyo-based DAT Motors merged with the Osaka-based also known as Jitsuyo Motors ( established 1919, as a Kubota subsidiary ) to become in Osaka until 1932.

In 1926 General Motors ( Australia ) was established with assembly plants at Newstead, Queensland ; Marrickville, New South Wales ; City Road, Melbourne, Victoria ; Birkenhead, South Australia ; and Cottesloe, Western Australia utilizing bodies produced by Holden Motor Body Builders and imported complete knock down ( CKD ) chassis.

Category: Organizations established in 1926

Category: Companies established in 1926

On July 29, 1926, by Executive Order, President Calvin Coolidge established Johnston Atoll as a federal bird refuge and placed it under the control of the U. S. Department of Agriculture.

Jardine Cycle & Carriage ( JC & C ) is an established Singapore-listed company where, as Cycle & Carriage, it has had a presence since 1926.

* 1926 – 28th May 1926 coup d ' état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.

* 1926 – U. S. Route 66 is established.

In 1926, the government of South Africa designated Kruger National Park as the nation's first national park, although it was an expansion of the earlier Sabie Game Reserve established in 1898 by President Paul Kruger of the old South African Republic, after whom the park was named.

Although French geologists already in 1926 established for certain the presence of oil and gas in the country only then France started exploiting these reserves.

By 1926, six SS-Gaus were established, supervising all such units in Germany.

In 1926, promoter C. C. Pyle established the first professional tennis tour with a group of American and French tennis players playing exhibition matches to paying audiences.

In 1926, a Legislative Council was established, which was to advise the governor.

In 1926, the Colonial administration provided subsidies to schools run by missionaries, and at the same time established its authority to exercise supervision and to establish guidelines.

England and Wales established their first formal adoption law in 1926.

Indeed, the Economic History Society had its inauguration at LSE in 1926 and the University of Cambridge eventually established its own economic history programme.

The Fragonard Perfumery was established in 1926 in one of the oldest factories in the city.

Rosenwald established the museum organization in 1926 but declined to have his name on the building.

The current distance of a mile and half was established in 1926.

Category: Companies established in 1926

She died in 1926 ; in her will she established a fund for a Georges Bizet prize, to be awarded annually to a composer under 40 who had " produced a remarkable work within the previous five years ".

It is the successor to Tsinghua University's Department of Economics, which was established in 1926.

Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors ' Oakland.

In 1926, in response to the growth in population of the city, the New York State legislature created the Board of Higher Education of the City of New York to integrate, coordinate and expand the institutions of higher education in the city.

* 1926 – The College Board administers the first SAT exam.

Lee Arrendale State Prison was built in 1926 and the prison was named after Lee Arrendale, former Chairman of the Georgia Board of Corrections after he and his wife were killed in a plane crash.

In 1926, Litchfield went on to become the president of the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation, and then Chairman of the Board in 1930.

* John M. Corlies ( 1868 – 1926 ), Mayor of Rumson who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

* Alan Greenspan ( born 1926 ), 13th Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.

The Board of Guardians ( Default ) Act 1926 was passed in response to some Boards of Guardians supporting the Miners during the General Strike.

In 1926 the American Library Association study Libraries and Adult Education was published and the association established the Board on Library and Adult Education ( later the Adult Education Board ) with reports in the

In 1926, Hartley removed five of the seven members of the University of Washington's Board of Regents and replaced them with his own appointees.

* USS Choctaw ( YT-114 ), ex-Sampson, was acquired from the United States Shipping Board on 22 June 1926, and placed in service the following day.

He ran on the ticket of the Socialist Party of America for U. S. Senator from New York in 1916 ; for the Board of Aldermen from the 22nd Ward in 1919 ; for Governor of New York in 1920 ; for the New York State Senate ( 18th District ) in 1922 ; and for the U. S. House of Representatives from New York's 19th congressional district in 1926.

Bernard Leon Schwartz ( born December 12, 1926, Brooklyn, New York ) was the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Loral Space & Communications, Chairman and CEO of K & F Industries, Inc., Chairman and CEO of Loral Corp., and president and CEO of Globalstar.

After the ascent of the eastern escarpment by the Main Western Railway was deviated for the second time in 1913 to its current route via Glenbrook Gorge, the Great Western Road was also deviated at this point for a second time in 1926 by the then Main Roads Board, which rerouted it via the disused 1867 stone arch railway viaduct across Knapsack Gully and around the southern side of Lapstone Hill to gain the first plateau in the ascent of the Blue Mountains.

When in 1926 the Italian Federation Board resigned past a very difficult referee's strike, the fascist Lando Ferretti president of the Italian Olympic Committee ( C. O. N. I.

The main building was renamed Stevenson Taylor Hall in honor of the charter member and President of the Board of Trustees ( 1900 – 1926 ) of the institute.

The MCC was eager to promote cricket throughout the British Empire, and on 31 May 1926 the West Indian Cricket Board, along with their New Zealand and Indian counterparts, was elected to the Imperial Cricket Conference ( ICC ), which previously consisted of the MCC and representatives of Australia and South Africa.

Jardine played an integral part in the 1926 formation of the Board of Trade Clearing Corporation after the Chicago Board of Trade adopted his suggestions for regular reporting of large trader positions, a business conduct committee and the formation of a centralized clearing house.

It was formed November 30, 1926 and is currently one of only two federations from a " Tier 2 " country with a seat on the International Rugby Board executive council, the sport's international governing body ( the other is Rugby Canada ).

The Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board converted the Swanston Street / St Kilda Road cable line to electric traction between 1924 and 1926, with electric trams able to run to High Street on 28 March 1926 and able to travel the entire length on 29 August 1926.

The Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board converted the Swanston Street / St Kilda Road cable line to electric traction between 1924 and 1926, with electric trams able to run to St Kilda Junction on 28 March 1926 and able to travel the entire length on 29 August 1926.