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Grey, Sir Edward

(Encyclopedia) Grey, Sir Edward: see Grey of Fallodon, Edward Grey, 1st Viscount.

Stanley, Edward Henry

(Encyclopedia) Stanley, Edward Henry: see Derby, Edward Henry Stanley, 15th earl of.

Savage, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Savage, Edward, 1761–1817, American portrait painter and engraver. He was probably self-taught, although he may have studied with Benjamin West during a brief visit to London. He at…

Burleson, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Burleson, Edward, 1798–1851, pioneer of Texas, b. Buncombe co., N.C. After living in Tennessee and serving under Andrew Jackson in the war against the Creek (1813–14), he moved to…

Calvert, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Calvert, Edward, 1799–1883, English painter and engraver. A great admirer of William Blake, Calvert, along with several of his contemporaries, formed a group around Blake called the…

Walter Kennedy

Born: June 8, 1912Basketball 2nd NBA commissioner (1963-75), league doubled in size to 18 teams during his tenure.Died: June 26, 1977

John M. S. CAUSIN, Congress, MD (1811-1861)

CAUSIN, John M. S., a Representative from Maryland; born in St. Marys County, Md., in 1811; studied law; was admitted to the bar in Prince Georges County about 1836; returned to St. Marys…

Chamberlin, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Chamberlin, Edward, 1866–1967, American economist, b. LaConner, Wash. He taught economics at Harvard (1937–67) and made significant contributions to microeconomics, particularly on…

Moran, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Moran, EdwardMoran, Edwardmərănˈ [key], 1829–1901, American painter of marine and historical subjects, b. England. He came to the United States with his family in 1844. In 1899 he…

Edward the Martyr

(Encyclopedia) Edward the Martyr, c.962–978, king of the English (975–78), son of Edgar by his first wife. Despite the opposition of some of the nobles, Edward succeeded his father to the throne and…