FULKERSON, Abram, a Representative from Virginia; born in Washington County, Va., May 13, 1834; was graduated from the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington in 1857; taught school in…
Senate Years of Service: 1821-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford RepublicanDE WOLF, James, a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Bristol, R.I., March 18, 1764; during the Revolutionary…
MOON, John Austin, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., April 22, 1855; moved with his parents to Bristol, Va., in 1857 and then to Chattanooga,…
The 2016 presidential race has been anything but boring. With Donald Trump grabbing headlines on the Republican side and the tight Democratic race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, there's…
(Encyclopedia) Usk, river, c.60 mi (100 km) long, rising in the Black Mts., S Wales and flowing generally SE to Bristol Channel near Newport. The upper Usk is noted for its beauty and its excellent…
(Encyclopedia) SeekonkSeekonksēˈkŏngk [key], town (1990 pop. 13,046), Bristol co., SE Mass., at the R.I. line; settled 1636, set off from Rehoboth 1812. It is chiefly residential.
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1924Party: RepublicanCOLT, LeBaron Bradford, a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Dedham, Dedham County, Mass., June 25, 1846; attended the public schools and…
(Encyclopedia) Penn, Thomas, 1702–75, colonial proprietor of Pennsylvania, b. Bristol, England; son of William Penn. Coming to Philadelphia, he managed (1732–41) the proprietary rights he inherited…
(Encyclopedia) Lundy Isle, 3 mi (4.8 km) long, off Devon, SW England, at the mouth of the Bristol Channel. Granite was quarried there for centuries. Inhabited in prehistoric times, Lundy Isle was a…
(Encyclopedia) Attleboro Attleboro ătˈəlbərə [key], industrial city (2020 pop. 46,461), Bristol co., SE Mass., near the R.I. line; settled 1634, inc. as a city 1914. Its…
