THOMASON, Robert Ewing, a Representative from Texas; born in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tenn., May 30, 1879; moved to Gainesville, Cooke County, Tex., with his parents in 1880; attended the…
LINTHICUM, John Charles, a Representative from Maryland; born near Baltimore, in the locality now known as Linthicum Heights, Anne Arundel County, Md., November 26, 1867; attended the public…
LUCE, Clare Boothe, (stepdaughter of Albert E. Austin), a Representative from Connecticut; born in New York City, on March 10, 1903; graduated from St. Maryâs School, Garden City, Long…
(Encyclopedia) canon, in Christianity, in the Roman Catholic Church, decrees of church councils are usually called canons; since the Council of Trent the expression has been especially reserved to…
(Encyclopedia) Boxer Uprising, 1898–1900, antiforeign movement in China, culminating in a desperate uprising against Westerners and Western influence.
By the end of the 19th cent. the Western powers…
Johannadesigner of the first Texas flagBorn: 2/19/1818Birthplace: Crawford County, Ga. In 1835, Georgia raised a battalion to fight in Texas, which had issued an appeal for help in gaining…
BLANTON, Thomas Lindsay, a Representative from Texas; born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., October 25, 1872; educated in the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the…
Senate Years of Service: 1886-1887Party: RepublicanCHENEY, Person Colby, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Holderness (now Ashland), N.H., February 25, 1828; attended academies in…
MARTIN, Augustus Newton, a Representative from Indiana; born near Whitestown, Butler County, Pa., March 23, 1847; attended the common schools and Witherspoon Institute, Butler, Pa., and was…
