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Willis Arnold GORMAN, Congress, IN (1816-1876)

GORMAN, Willis Arnold, a Representative from Indiana; born near Flemingsburg, Ky., January 12, 1816; pursued an academic course; moved to Bloomington, Ind., in 1835; was graduated from the law…

Elmer James RYAN, Congress, MN (1907-1958)

RYAN, Elmer James, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Rosemount, Dakota County, Minn., May 26, 1907; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the University…

Wendell Richard ANDERSON, Congress, MN (1933)

Senate Years of Service: 1976-1978Party: DemocratANDERSON, Wendell Richard, a Senator from Minnesota; born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 1, 1933; educated in the public schools…

Clement, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Clement, in Philippians, one of Paul's coworkers. He is traditionally identified with St. Clement of Rome, the likely author of a letter written from there to the Corinthian church in…

Onesimus

(Encyclopedia) OnesimusOnesimusōnĕsˈĭməs [key], in the New Testament, runaway slave about whom Paul wrote the epistle to Philemon.

Piłsudski, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Piłsudski, JosephPiłsudski, Josephpĭls&oobreve;dˈskē [key], Pol. Józef PiłsudskiPiłsudski, Josephy&oomacr;ˈzĕf pēlˌs&oomacr;tˈskē [key], 1867–1935, Polish general and…

Joanne Woodward

actressBorn: 2/27/1930Birthplace: Thomasville, Georgia Academy Award-winning actress whose films include The Three Faces of Eve (1957) and The Glass Menagerie (1987), which was directed by her…

Lystra

(Encyclopedia) LystraLystralĭsˈtrə [key], ancient city of Lycaonia, S Asia Minor, in present Turkey. The Acts of the Apostles reports that it was visited by Paul and Barnabas. An ancient altar found…

Revere

(Encyclopedia) Revere, city (1990 pop. 42,786), Suffolk co., E Mass., a residential suburb of Boston, on Massachusetts Bay; settled c.1630, set off from Chelsea and named for Paul Revere 1871, inc.…