PARRISH, Isaac, a Representative from Ohio; born near St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, in March 1804; resided in Cambridge, Guernsey County; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
(Alicia Christian Foster)actress, director, producerBorn: 11/19/1962Birthplace: Los Angeles Academy Award-winning actress, director and producer whose career in show business began when she…
(Belle Silverman)operatic sopranoBorn: 5/25/1929Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Animated coloratura widely regarded as America's greatest soprano. She has appeared as the heroine in more than 50…
(Encyclopedia) John II (John Comnenus)John IIkŏmnēˈnəs [key], 1088–1143, Byzantine emperor (1118–43), son and successor of Alexius I. He was crowned despite the intrigues of his sister, Anna Comnena…
(Encyclopedia) Fiske, Minnie Maddern, 1865–1932, American actress, b. New Orleans. Born of a family of actors, she spent her childhood on the stage. In 1890 she married Harrison Grey Fiske, editor of…
(Encyclopedia) Nasby, Petroleum V., pseud. of David Ross Locke, 1833–88, American journalist and satirist, b. Vestal, N.Y. Locke was editor of the Findlay, Ohio, Jeffersonian when he first became…
(Encyclopedia) Legaré, Hugh SwintonLegaré, Hugh Swintonləgrēˈ [key], 1797–1843, American lawyer and public official, b. Charleston, S.C. He was admitted to the bar in 1822, served in the South…
(Encyclopedia) Shelby, Isaac, 1750–1826, American frontiersman, b. Washington co. (then part of Frederick co.), Md. Around 1773 he settled in the Holston River country in what is now E Tennessee. In…
(Encyclopedia) Sackville, Lionel Sackville-West, 2d Baron, 1827–1908, British diplomat. He served in numerous diplomatic posts before being appointed (1881) ambassador to the United States. He helped…
McGLENNON, Cornelius Augustine, a Representative from New Jersey; born in East Newark, N.J., December 10, 1878; attended Holy Cross School, Harrison, N.J., and St. Francis Xavierâs High…
