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CAMPBELL, Alexander, Congress, OH (1779-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1809-1813 Party: Democratic Republican CAMPBELL, Alexander, a Senator from Ohio; born in Frederick County, Va., in 1779; moved with his parents to east Tennessee and…

McClure, Alexander Kelly

(Encyclopedia) McClure, Alexander Kelly, 1828–1909, American journalist and political leader, b. Perry co., Pa. He edited and published the Juniata Sentinel of Mifflintown, Pa., before acquiring and…

MacDowell, Edward Alexander

(Encyclopedia) MacDowell, Edward Alexander, 1860–1908, American composer, b. New York City. He studied at the conservatories in Paris and Frankfurt and taught (1881–82) at the Darmstadt Conservatory…

Stewart, Alexander Turney

(Encyclopedia) Stewart, Alexander Turney, 1803–76, American merchant, b. Lisburn, Co. Antrim, Ireland. Arriving in New York c.1820, he started in business in 1823 by selling Irish laces. In 1846 he…

Simon, Herbert Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Simon, Herbert Alexander, 1916–2001, American social scientist and economist, b. Milwaukee, grad. Univ. of Chicago (B.A., 1936, Ph.D., 1943). A professor of computer science and…

Humboldt, Alexander, Freiherr von

(Encyclopedia) Humboldt, Alexander, Freiherr vonHumboldt, Alexander, Freiherr vonhŭmˈbōlt, Ger. älĕksänˈdər frīˈhĕr fən h&oobreve;mˈbôlt [key], 1769–1859, German naturalist, inventor, explorer,…

John Alexander SEARING, Congress, NY (1805-1876)

SEARING, John Alexander, a Representative from New York; born in North Hempstead, N.Y., May 14, 1805; completed preparatory studies; sheriff of Queens County, N.Y., 1843-1846; member of the…

William Alexander SMITH, Congress, NC (1828-1888)

SMITH, William Alexander, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Warren County, N.C., January 9, 1828; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State…