WALKER, James Alexander, (great grandfather of Manley C. Butler), a Representative from Virginia; born near Mount Meridian, Augusta County, Va., August 27, 1832; attended private schools, and…
WISE, Henry Alexander, (father of John Sergeant Wise and Richard Alsop Wise and uncle of George Douglas Wise), a Representative from Virginia; born in Drummondtown, Accomack County, Va.,…
McCLERNAND, John Alexander, a Representative from Illinois; born in Breckinridge County, Ky., on May 30, 1812; moved with his parents to Shawneetown, Ill., in 1813; attended the village…
Senate Years of Service: 1816-1819Party: FederalistHANSON, Alexander Contee, (grandson of John Hanson), a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Annapolis, Md., February 27, 1786…
Senate Years of Service: 1897-1903 Party: Populist HARRIS, William Alexander, (son of William Alexander Harris [1805-1864]), a Representative and a Senator from Kansas; born near Luray,…
(Encyclopedia) Alexander, 1893–1920, king of the Hellenes (1917–20), second son of Constantine I. After his father's forced abdication, he succeeded to the Greek throne with the support of the Allies…
BOYD, Alexander, a Representative from New York; born in Albany, N.Y., September 14, 1764; moved to Middleburg, Schoharie County, N.Y., and engaged in agricultural pursuits; elected as a…
(Encyclopedia) Reed, James Alexander, 1861–1944, American political leader, b. near Mansfield, Ohio. He moved to Iowa and was admitted (1885) to the bar, practicing there and later in Missouri. He…
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803–92, American architect, b. New York City. He was the partner of Ithiel Town of New Haven, with whom he designed many important buildings in both the…
(Encyclopedia) De Croo, Alexander, 1975–, Belgian political leader. He worked for the Boston Consulting Group (1999–2006) and his own management consulting firm (2006–9) before entering politics. The…
