CARMICHAEL, William, (granduncle of Richard Bennett Carmichael), a Delegate from Maryland; born at âRound Top,â in Queen Annes County, Md., near Chestertown, Md., birth date unknown;…
MOFFATT, Seth Crittenden, a Representative from Michigan; born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., August 10, 1841; attended the common schools; was graduated from the law department of…
PICKLE, James Jarrell (Jake), a Representative from Texas; born in Big Spring, Howard County, Tex., October 11, 1913; educated in the public schools of Big Spring, Tex.; B.A., University of…
REEVES, Henry Augustus, a Representative from New York; born in Sag Harbor, N.Y., December 7, 1832; attended private schools in Sag Harbor, the Southampton Academy, the University of Michigan…
SHARP, William Graves, a Representative from Ohio; born in Mount Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio, March 14, 1859; moved with his parents to Elyria, Ohio; was graduated from the public schools and…
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Asian loan words in English by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Hawaiian hula luau ukelele, from words meaning "flea jumping." Tahitian tattoo, introduced to the English-speaking world by Capt.…
(Encyclopedia) Cotton, John, 1584–1652, Puritan clergyman in England and Massachusetts, b. Derbyshire, educated at Cambridge. Imbued with Puritan doctrines, he won many followers during his 20 years…
(Encyclopedia) Chippendale, ThomasChippendale, Thomaschĭpˈəndālˌ [key], 1718–79, celebrated English cabinetmaker. His designs were so widely followed that a whole general category of 18th-century…
