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Kermode, Sir Frank

(Encyclopedia) Kermode, Sir FrankKermode, Sir Frankkärˈmədē [key], 1919–2010, English critic, b. Douglas, Isle of Man. Educated at Liverpool Univ. (grad. 1940) and a lieutenant in the Royal Navy…

Kansas

Capital: Topeka State abbreviation/Postal code: Kans./KS Governor: Sam Brownback, R (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Jeff Colyer, R (to…

New Jersey

Capital: Trenton State abbreviation/Postal code: N.J./NJ Governor: Chris Christie, R (to Jan. 2018) Senators: Robert Menendez, D (to…

James Duane DOTY, Congress, WI (1799-1865)

DOTY, James Duane, (cousin of Morgan Lewis Martin), a Delegate and a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., November 5, 1799; attended the common schools;…

Richard Joseph DURBIN, Congress, IL (1944)

Senate Years of Service: 1997-Party: DemocratDURBIN, Richard Joseph, a Senator and a Representative from Illinois; born in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., November 21, 1944; graduated…

Richard Alsop WISE, Congress, VA (1843-1900)

WISE, Richard Alsop, (son of Henry Alexander Wise, grandson of John Sergeant, brother of John Sergeant Wise, and cousin of George Douglas Wise), a Representative from Virginia; born in…

John Calvin MASON, Congress, KY (1802-1865)

MASON, John Calvin, a Representative from Kentucky; born near Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky., August 4, 1802; attended country and city schools in Montgomery County and Mount Sterling…

Fred Ernst BUSBEY, Congress, IL (1895-1966)

BUSBEY, Fred Ernst, a Representative from Illinois; born in Tuscola, Douglas County, Ill., February 8, 1895; attended the public schools, Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., and…

John Thomas CAINE, Congress, UT (1829-1911)

CAINE, John Thomas, a Delegate from the Territory of Utah; born in the parish of Kirk Patrick, Isle of Man, January 8, 1829; attended the common schools in Douglas, Isle of Man; immigrated to…