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Alfred Evan REAMES, Congress, OR (1870-1943)

Senate Years of Service: 1938-1938Party: DemocratREAMES, Alfred Evan, a Senator from Oregon; born in Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oreg., February 5, 1870; attended the public schools, the…

Gruenther, Alfred Maximilian

(Encyclopedia) Gruenther, Alfred Maximilian, 1899–1983, U.S. general, b. Platte Center, Nebr. A brilliant staff officer, during World War II he was deputy chief of staff to Dwight D. Eisenhower in…

Ewing, Sir James Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Ewing, Sir James AlfredEwing, Sir James Alfredy&oomacr;ˈĭng [key], 1855–1935, Scottish engineer and physicist. As professor at Tokyo (1878–83), Dundee (1883–90), and Cambridge (…

Alfred MILNES, Congress, MI (1844-1916)

MILNES, Alfred, a Representative from Michigan; born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, May 28, 1844; immigrated to the United States in 1854 with his parents, who settled in Newton, Jasper…

Chanzy, Antoine Eugène Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Chanzy, Antoine Eugène AlfredChanzy, Antoine Eugène AlfredäNtwänˈ özhĕnˈ älfrĕdˈ shäNzēˈ [key], 1823–83, French general. After service in Algeria, Italy, and Syria, he was refused a…

Fouillée, Alfred Jules Emile

(Encyclopedia) Fouillée, Alfred Jules EmileFouillée, Alfred Jules Emileälfrĕdˈ zhül āmēlˈ f&oomacr;yāˈ [key], 1838–1912, self-educated French philosopher and sociologist. Until 1875, when he…

Kissinger, Henry Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Kissinger, Henry Alfred Kissinger, Henry Alfred kĭsˈənjər [key], 1923–2023, American political…

Terry, Alfred Howe

(Encyclopedia) Terry, Alfred Howe, 1827–90, American general, b. Hartford, Conn. A lawyer, he led a regiment of Connecticut volunteers at the first battle of Bull Run in the Civil War. Made a…

Ayer, Sir Alfred Jules

(Encyclopedia) Ayer, Sir Alfred JulesAyer, Sir Alfred Julesāˈər, âr [key], 1910–89, British philosopher, b. London, grad. Oxford, 1932. From 1933 to 1944 he was lecturer and research fellow at Oxford…

Alfred Marpole WALDRON, Congress, PA (1865-1952)

WALDRON, Alfred Marpole, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., September 21, 1865; educated in the public schools of Philadelphia; engaged in the insurance business;…