CAPERTON, Hugh, (father of Allen Taylor Caperton), a Representative from Virginia; born in Greenbrier County, Va. (now West Virginia), April 17, 1781; was a planter and also engaged in…
MOONEY, William Crittenden, a Representative from Ohio; born in Beallsville, Monroe County, Ohio, June 15, 1855; attended the public schools and Ohio Wesleyan College at Delaware; engaged in…
(Encyclopedia) Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832–1913, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Fort Monroe, Va.; eldest son of Robert E. Lee. He served in the Corps of Engineers until May…
(Encyclopedia) LeticiaLeticialātēˈsēä [key], town (1993 pop. 17,758), capital of Amazonas commissary, SE Colombia, on the upper Amazon. The Leticia region, a narrow strip of land extending S of the…
(Encyclopedia) Brackenridge, Henry Marie, 1786–1871, American writer, b. Pittsburgh; son of Hugh Henry Brackenridge. Admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1806, he moved to St. Louis, where he was a…
(Encyclopedia) Norfolk, Thomas Howard, 4th duke of, 1536–72, English nobleman, son of Henry Howard, earl of Surrey. He succeeded his grandfather, the 3d duke, in 1554. He was favored by Queen…
(Encyclopedia) bluestocking, derisive term originally applied to certain 18th-century women with pronounced literary interests. During the 1750s, Elizabeth Vesey held evening parties, at which the…
STORM, John Brutzman, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Hamilton Township, Monroe County, Pa., September 19, 1838; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Dickinson…
Senate Years of Service: 1948-1948Party: DemocratFEAZEL, William Crosson, a Senator from Louisiana; born near Farmerville, Union Parish, La., June 10, 1895; attended the public schools;…
SELYE, Lewis, a Representative from New York; born in Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y., July 11, 1803; attended the common schools; learned the blacksmith trade; moved to Rochester, N.Y., in…
