(Encyclopedia) Russell, Charles Edward, 1860–1941, American author, b. Davenport, Iowa. He was a prominent newspaper editor (1894–1902) in New York and Chicago. A member of the Socialist party before…
(Encyclopedia) Elliott, Charles Loring, 1812–68, American painter, b. Scipio, Cayuga co., N.Y.; pupil of John Trumbull and John Quidor. His portraits number over 700. His principal works include the…
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Ernest Charles, 1819–69, English radical, lawyer, journalist, and poet. He was a prominent leader of the more militant wing of the Chartists (see Chartism). After imprisonment…
(Encyclopedia) Daubigny, Charles-FrançoisDaubigny, Charles-Françoisshärl-fräNswäˈ dōbēnyēˈ [key], 1817–78, French landscape painter. He went to Italy early in life and later studied in Paris with…
(Encyclopedia) Dumouriez, Charles FrançoisDumouriez, Charles Françoisshärl fräNswäˈ düm&oomacr;-rēāˈ [key], 1739–1823, French general in the French Revolutionary Wars. After fighting in the Seven…
(Encyclopedia) Wingate, Orde CharlesWingate, Orde Charlesôrd [key], 1903–44, British general. He served with the Sudan defense force (1928–33) and on special duty in Palestine (1936–39). It was in…
Senate Years of Service: 1907-1913; 1915-1929Party: Republican; RepublicanCURTIS, Charles, a Representative and a Senator from Kansas and a Vice President of the United States; born in Topeka…
(Encyclopedia) Charles, river, c.60 mi (97 km) long, rising in E Mass. and flowing generally NE to Boston Bay; it separates Boston from Cambridge. Extensive development to the riverfront includes the…
(Encyclopedia) Alkan, Charles Henri ValentinAlkan, Charles Henri Valentinshärl äNrēˈ väläNtăNˈ ălkăNˈ [key], 1813–88, French pianist and composer; his original surname was Morhange. He was a pianist…
KNAPP, Charles, (father of Charles Junius Knapp), a Representative from New York; born in Colchester, Delaware County, N.Y., October 8, 1797; educated at home and later attended the common…
