(Encyclopedia) Newport, Christopher, 1565?–1617, English mariner, commander of early voyages to Virginia. He commanded a privateering expedition to the West Indies (1592) that returned to England…
WALDO, Loren Pinckney, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Canterbury, Conn., February 2, 1802; attended the common schools; taught school; engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to…
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(Encyclopedia) BermudaBermudabûrmy&oomacr;ˈdə [key], British dependency (2015 est. pop. 70,000), 21 sq mi (53 sq km), comprising some 150 coral rocks, islets, and islands (of which some 20 are…
(Encyclopedia) Etherege, Sir GeorgeEtherege, Sir Georgeĕthˈərĭj [key], 1636–1692, English dramatist. His witty, licentious comedies—The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub (1664) and She Wou'd If She…
GARTNER, Fred Christian, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 14, 1896; attended the public schools and Brown Preparatory School in Philadelphia; served as a…
LYON, Asa, a Representative from Vermont; born in Pomfret, Conn., December 31, 1763; attended the common schools; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1790; divinity student…
