JACKSON, David, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Newtown-Limavady, County Londonderry, Ireland, about 1730; immigrated to the United States and settled in Edenton, Chester County, Pa.;…
(Encyclopedia) Saint Michael's Mount, pyramid-shaped rocky islet, 21 acres (8.5 hectares), Cornwall, SW England, in Mounts Bay; it rises to more than 200 ft (61 m). A natural causeway connects it at…
(Encyclopedia) Egbert, d. 839, king of Wessex (802–39). His name also appears as Ecgberht. He was descended from Cerdic and was apparently an unsuccessful aspirant for the crown of Wessex against…
(Encyclopedia) Hudson, Henry Norman, 1814–86, American essayist, b. Cornwall, Vt., grad. Middlebury College, 1840. During the Civil War he served as chaplain with Gen. B. F. Butler. He later…
NELSON, Thomas, Jr., (father of Hugh Nelson), a Delegate from Virginia; born in Yorktown, Va., on December 26, 1738; attended private schools and was graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge…
BARNETT, William, a Representative from Georgia; born in Amherst County, Va., March 4, 1761; moved to Georgia with his father, who settled in Columbia County; at the outbreak of the…
BIRDSEYE, Victory, a Representative from New York; born in Cornwall, Conn., December 25, 1782; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in…
GOLD, Thomas Ruggles, a Representative from New York; born in Cornwall, Conn., November 4, 1764; pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Yale College in 1786; studied law; was…
GOODE, Patrick Gaines, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cornwall parish, Charlotte County, Va., May 10, 1798; moved with his parents early in life to Wayne County, Ohio; attended Xenia (…
HEATON, Robert Douglas, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Raven Run, Schuylkill County, Pa., July 1, 1873; moved to Ashland, Pa., with his parents in 1886; attended the common…
