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Berry, Charles Ferdinand, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Berry, Charles Ferdinand, duc deBerry, Charles Ferdinand, duc deshärl fĕrdēnäNˈ, dük [key]Berry, Charles Ferdinand, duc de də bĕrēˈ [key], 1778–1820, younger son of Charles, comte d'…

George Leonard BERRY, Congress, TN (1882-1948)

Senate Years of Service: 1937-1938Party: DemocratBERRY, George Leonard, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Lee Valley, Hawkins County, Tenn., September 12, 1882; attended the common schools;…

Earp, Wyatt Berry Stapp

(Encyclopedia) Earp, Wyatt Berry StappEarp, Wyatt Berry Stappûrp [key], 1848–1929, law officer, gambler, and gunfighter of the American West, b. Monmouth, Ill. After serving as police officer in…

Campbell Polson BERRY, Congress, CA (1834-1901)

BERRY, Campbell Polson, (cousin of James Henderson Berry), a Representative from California; born in Jackson County, Ala., November 7, 1834; moved to Arkansas in 1841 with his parents, who…

Robert Marion BERRY, Congress, AR (1942)

BERRY, Robert Marion, a Representative from Arkansas; born in Stuttgart, Arkansas County, Ark., August 27, 1942; graduated from DeWitt High School, DeWitt, Ark.; B.S., University of Arkansas…

Albert Nyanza

(Encyclopedia) Albert Nyanza, E Africa: see Albert, Lake.

John BERRY, Congress, OH (1833-1879)

BERRY, John, a Representative from Ohio; born near Carey, in that portion of Crawford County which is now Wyandot County, Ohio, April 26, 1833; attended the public schools, and Ohio Wesleyan…

Berry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse de

(Encyclopedia) Berry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse deBerry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse dekärôlēnˈ fĕrdēnäNd lwēz, düshĕsˈ də bĕrēˈ [key], 1798–1870, wife of the French prince,…

Albert, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Albert, Lake, or Albert NyanzaAlbert Nyanzanīănˈzə, nyänˈzä [key], 2,064 sq mi (5,346 sq km), on the Congo (Kinshasa)–Uganda border, E central Africa. The lake is c.100 mi (160 km)…

Charles Albert

(Encyclopedia) Charles Albert, 1798–1849, king of Sardinia (1831–49, see Savoy, house of). Because he had not been entirely unsympathetic to the revolutionary movement of 1821 in Sardinia, Charles…