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Charlottesville

(Encyclopedia) Charlottesville Charlottesville shärˈlətsvĭl [key], city (2020 pop. 46,553), seat of Albemarle co.,…

Pinckney, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Pinckney, Charles, 1757–1824, American statesman, governor of South Carolina (1789–92, 1796–98, 1806–8), b. Charleston, S.C.; cousin of Charles C. Pinckney and Thomas Pinckney. He…

Newman, Arnold Abner

(Encyclopedia) Newman, Arnold Abner, 1918–2006, American portrait photographer, b. New York City. He is known for his “environmental portraiture,” photographs that capture their sitters in…

Hilliard, Nicholas

(Encyclopedia) Hilliard, Nicholas, 1537–1619, English miniature painter, son of a goldsmith. Trained first as a jeweler, he was court painter to Elizabeth and to James I. The first true miniaturist…

O'Neill, Shane

(Encyclopedia) O'Neill, Shane, 1530?–1567, Irish chieftain. The eldest son of Con O'Neill, 1st earl of Tyrone, he carried on a bitter feud with his father after Con accepted Henry VIII's nomination…

William CHETWOOD, Congress, NJ (1771-1857)

CHETWOOD, William, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Elizabeth, N.J., June 17, 1771; was graduated from Princeton College in 1792; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1796 and…

Phineas JONES, Congress, NJ (1819-1884)

JONES, Phineas, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Spencer, Worcester County, Mass., April 18, 1819; attended the common schools; moved to Elizabeth (then called Elizabethtown), N.J.,…

Elisheba

(Encyclopedia) ElishebaElishebaēlĭshˈəbə [key] [Heb.,=worshiper of God; Elizabeth is a Greek form], in the Bible, Aaron's wife.

John Thomas DUNN, Congress, NJ (1838-1907)

DUNN, John Thomas, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Tipperary, Ireland, June 4, 1838; immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in New Jersey in 1845; completed…