(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Colin, Baron Clyde, 1792–1863, British general. He commanded troops in China (1842–46) and India (1847–54) and in the famous victory at Balaklava (1854) in the Crimean War.…
INGERSOLL, Colin Macrae, (son of Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll), a Representative from Connecticut; born in New Haven, Conn., March 11, 1819; pursued academic studies and later attended Trinity…
McKEE, George Colin, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Joliet, Ill., October 2, 1837; attended Knox College and Lombard College, both at Galesburg, Ill.; studied law; was admitted to…
(Encyclopedia) Colins, Colin, or Colyn, AlexanderColins, Colin, or Colyn, AlexanderälĕksäNˈdrə kôlăNˈ [key], c.1527–1612, Flemish sculptor. He brought European court mannerism to Germany, where he…
MARKS, Marc Lincoln, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Farrell, Mercer County, Pa., February 12, 1927; attended the elementary schools of Farrell; graduated from Sharon (Pa.) High…
rock group To many, Jane's Addiction epitomized the alternative rock scene that developed during the mid-1980s. Merging elements of punk and metal among other styles, the band's first release,…
JARRETT, Benjamin, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Sharon, Mercer County, Pa., July 18, 1881; attended the public schools of Wheatland, Pa.; worked as a telegraph operator and…
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(Encyclopedia) Rice, Condoleezza, 1954–, U.S. government official and educator, b. Birmingham, Ala. A political scientist who has specialized in Russian and E European studies, Rice has been a…
