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Rizzio, David

(Encyclopedia) Rizzio, DavidRizzio, Davidrĭtˈsēō [key], 1533?–1566, favorite of Mary Queen of Scots. He was a Piedmontese musician (also called Riccio) who arrived (1561) in Scotland with the…

John Joseph MITCHELL, Congress, MA (1873-1925)

MITCHELL, John Joseph, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Marlboro, Middlesex County, Mass., May 9, 1873; attended the public schools, Boston College, and the Albany Law School; was…

Packard, David

(Encyclopedia) Packard, David, 1912–96, American business executive, b. Pueblo, Colo., grad. Stanford (B.A., 1934; M.S., 1939). He and classmate William R. Hewlett opened a garage-based business,…

Porter, David

(Encyclopedia) Porter, David, 1780–1843, American naval officer, b. Boston. Appointed a midshipman in 1798, he served in the West Indies and in the war with Tripoli. In 1803 his ship, the…

John Ridley MITCHELL, Congress, TN (1877-1962)

MITCHELL, John Ridley, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Livingston, Overton County, Tenn., September 26, 1877; attended the public schools; was graduated from Peabody College of…

James Mitchell ASHLEY, Congress, OH (1824-1896)

ASHLEY, James Mitchell, (great-grandfather of Thomas William Ludlow Ashley), a Representative from Ohio; born near Pittsburgh, Pa., November 14, 1824; instructed himself in elementary subjects…