(Encyclopedia) Smith, Robert, 1757–1842, U.S. government official, b. Lancaster, Pa. Admitted to the bar in 1786, he practiced law in Baltimore before serving in the Maryland state senate (1793–95)…
ELLIOTT, Richard Nash, a Representative from Indiana; born near Connersville, Fayette County, Ind., April 25, 1873; attended the common schools; taught school three years; studied law; was…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Sydney, 1771–1845, English clergyman, writer, and wit, ordained in the Church of England in 1794. In 1798 he went as a tutor to Edinburgh, where he studied medicine,…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Lillian, 1897–1966, American writer and social critic, b. Jasper, Fla. She was a social worker in Georgia for several years. Her best-selling novel Strange Fruit (1944) is set…
actor; musicianBorn: 9/25/1968Birthplace: Philadelphia Smith got his start in show business as half of the Grammy Award-winning rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. An auspicious acting…
ELLIOTT, William, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C., September 3, 1838; attended Beaufort College and Harvard University; studied law at the…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Adam, 1723–90, Scottish economist, educated at Glasgow and Oxford. He became professor of moral philosophy at the Univ. of Glasgow in 1752, and while teaching there wrote his…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Goldwin, 1823–1910, English educator, historian, and journalist. Educated at Oxford, he took a prominent part in executing reforms at the university and became (1858) professor…
ELLIOTT, Mortimer Fitzland, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Cherry Flats, near Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pa., September 24, 1839; attended the common schools, Wellsboro Academy, and…
SPROUL, Elliott Wilford, a Representative from Illinois; born in Apohaqui, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada, December 28, 1856; attended the public schools; moved to Boston, Mass., in 1879…
