actressBorn: 10/28/1967Birthplace: Smyrna, Georgia Academy Award-winning film actress known for her Southern charm and her commercially successful romantic comedies, which include Pretty Woman (…
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Mather, 1761–1831, American portrait and historical painter, b. Boston. He studied under Benjamin West in London and continued to work in England. His portraits include those of…
(Encyclopedia) Birrell, AugustineBirrell, Augustinebĭrˈəl [key], 1850–1933, English essayist and public official. As chief secretary for Ireland (1907–16) his failure to end the plotting that…
LOCKHART, James Alexander, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Anson County, N.C., June 2, 1850; attended the common schools; was graduated from Trinity College, Durham, N.C., in…
McMILLAN, John Alexander, III (Alex), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Charlotte, N.C., May 9, 1932; graduated from Woodberry Forest School, Orange, Va., 1950; B.A., University of…
ALEXANDER, Nathaniel, (cousin of Evan Shelby Alexander), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Concord, Mecklenburg County, N.C., March 5, 1756; attended the common schools; was…
DAVIDSON, William, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., on September 12, 1778; completed preparatory studies; moved with his parents to North Carolina in early youth…
RUTH, Earl Baker, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Spencer, Rowan County, N.C., February 7, 1916; graduated from Central High School, Charlotte, N.C., 1934; A.B., University of…
GAINES, William Embre, a Representative from Virginia; born near Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Va., August 30, 1844; attended the common schools; during the Civil War enlisted as a…
McMILLAN, John Alexander, III (Alex), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Charlotte, N.C., May 9, 1932; graduated from Woodberry Forest School, Orange, Va., 1950; B.A., University of…
