McCOMB, Eleazer, a Delegate from Delaware; born August 11, 1740; served in the Revolutionary War as captain of militia; appointed privy councilor in 1779; Member of the Continental Congress,…
ROSS, George, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in New Castle, Del., May 10, 1730; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1750 and commenced practice in…
WATSON, Henry Winfield, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bucks County, Pa., June 24, 1856; educated in private schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced…
LEGARDA Y TUASON, Benito, a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands; born in Manila, Philippine Islands, September 27, 1853; attended the Jesuitsâ College and St. Tomas University…
ORTIZ, Solomon Porfirio, a Representative from Texas; born in Robstown, Nueces County, Tex., June 3, 1938; attended Robstown High School, Robstown, Tex.; attended Del Mar College, Corpus Christi…
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, August, 1945–2005, American playwright and poet, b. Pittsburgh as Frederick August Kittel, Jr. Largely self-educated, Wilson first attracted wide critical attention with his…
(Encyclopedia) Isla, José Francisco deIsla, José Francisco dehōsāˈ fränthēˈskō dā ēˈslä [key], 1703–81, Spanish Jesuit preacher and writer. Enormously precocious, he took his law degree at 11. Isla's…
(Encyclopedia) Giocondo, Fra GiovanniGiocondo, Fra Giovannifrä jōvänˈnē jōkônˈdō [key], c.1435–1515, Italian architect, engineer, and antiquary. A Franciscan friar, he was accomplished in philosophy…
(Encyclopedia) Gioia or Gioja, MelchiorreGioia or Gioja, Melchiorreboth: mālkyôrˈrā jōˈyä [key], 1767–1829, Italian economist and political theorist. An early advocate of the unification of Italy, he…
(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Maria GowenBrooks, Maria Gowengouˈən [key], 1795?–1845, American poet, b. Medford, Mass. Her first collection of verse, Judith, Esther, and Other Poems (1820), was praised by…
