HANDLEY, William Anderson, a Representative from Alabama; born at Liberty Hill, near Franklin, Heard County, Ga., December 15, 1834; moved to Alabama; attended the public schools; moved to…
HARALSON, Hugh Anderson, a Representative from Georgia; born near Penfield, Greene County, Ga., November 13, 1805; attended the common schools and was also instructed by private tutors; was…
GALLO, Dean Anderson, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Hackensack, N.J., November 23, 1935; attended public schools; realtor; president, Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council, 1970;…
PILE, William Anderson, a Representative from Missouri; born near Indianapolis, Ind., February 11, 1829; completed preparatory studies; studied theology and became a minister in the Methodist…
ANDERSON, Richard Clough, Jr., a Representative from Kentucky; born at âSoldiersâ Retreat,â near Louisville, Ky., August 4, 1788; attended private schools; was graduated from William and…
(Encyclopedia) Fort Sumter, fortification, built 1829–60, on a shoal at the entrance to the harbor of Charleston, S.C., and named for Gen. Thomas Sumter; scene of the opening engagement of the Civil…
(Encyclopedia) Hewitt, Abram StevensHewitt, Abram Stevenshy&oomacr;ˈĭt [key], 1822–1903, American industrialist and political leader, b. Haverstraw, N.Y. He became a lawyer, and friendship with a…
(Encyclopedia) Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3d earl of, 1671–1713, English philosopher. The philosopher John Locke, adviser to the 1st earl, his grandfather, was in charge of Shaftesbury's…
