Senate Years of Service: 1827-1833Party: Adams; Anti-JacksonianFOOT, Samuel Augustus, a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Cheshire, Conn., November 8, 1780; graduated from…
(Encyclopedia) Milton, John, 1608–74, English poet, b. London, one of the greatest poets of the English language.
Milton's theology, although in the Protestant tradition, is extremely…
(Encyclopedia) negligence, in law, especially tort law, the breach of an obligation (duty) to act with care, or the failure to act as a reasonable and prudent person would under similar circumstances…
(Encyclopedia) Epstein, Sir JacobEpstein, Sir Jacobĕpˈstīn [key], 1880–1959, sculptor, b. New York City. He studied with Rodin in Paris and later worked chiefly in England. In revolt against the…
(Encyclopedia) Old Red Sandstone, series of red and brown sandstones, conglomerates, and shales deposited in Wales and Scotland and in England near the Welsh and Scottish borders in the Devonian…
TAYLOR, John W., a Representative from New York; born in Charlton, N.Y., March 26, 1784; received his early education at home; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1803;…
Senate Years of Service: 1818-1824Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanEDWARDS, Ninian, (son of Benjamin Edwards), a Senator from Illinois; born at âMount Pleasant,â…
Senate Years of Service: 1813-1817; 1819-1823Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanBROWN, James, (brother of John Brown of Virginia and Kentucky (1757-1837), cousin of John…
Senate Years of Service: 1818-1824; 1844-1849Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay Republican; WhigJOHNSON, Henry, a Senator and a Representative from Louisiana; born in Virginia September…
