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Christina

(Encyclopedia) ChristinaChristinakrĭstēˈnə [key], 1626–89, queen of Sweden (1632–54), daughter and successor of Gustavus II. From her father's death (1632) until 1644 she was under a regency headed…

Hendricks, Thomas Andrews

(Encyclopedia) Hendricks, Thomas Andrews, 1819–85, Vice President of the United States (1885), b. near Zanesville, Ohio. As U.S. Senator from Indiana (1863–69) he opposed radical Reconstruction. He…

Stead, Christina

(Encyclopedia) Stead, Christina, 1902–83, Australian novelist, b. Rockdale, New South Wales. She worked in the United States in the 1940s, emigrated to England in 1953, then returned to Australia in…

Christina Onassis

shipping executiveBorn: 12/11/1950Birthplace: New York, New York The only daughter of Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis, Christina Onassis's tempestuous personal life, which included four…

William HENDRICKS, Congress, IN (1782-1850)

Senate Years of Service: 1825-1829; 1829-1837Party: Adams; Anti-JacksonHENDRICKS, William, (uncle of Thomas Andrews Hendricks), a Representative and a Senator from Indiana; born in Ligonier…

Rossetti, Christina Georgina

(Encyclopedia) Rossetti, Christina GeorginaRossetti, Christina Georginarōsĕtˈē [key], 1830–94, English poet; daughter of Gabriele Rossetti and sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Publication of some of…

John Kerr HENDRICK, Congress, KY (1849-1921)

HENDRICK, John Kerr, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Caswell County, N.C., October 10, 1849; moved with his parents to Logan County and later to Todd County, Ky., attended private…