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Beauport

(Encyclopedia) Beauport Beauport bōpôrˈ [key], city, S Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It is a suburb of…

Dorval

(Encyclopedia) Dorval Dorval dôrvälˈ [key], city, S Que., Canada, on the south shore of Montreal island and on…

Caughnawaga

(Encyclopedia) CaughnawagaCaughnawagakäˈnəwäˌgə [key], community and Native American reserve, S Que., Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River opposite Lachine. It was founded (1676) as a refuge for…

Mount Vernon, estate, United States

(Encyclopedia) Mount Vernon, NE Va., overlooking the Potomac River near Alexandria, S of Washington, D.C.; home of George Washington from 1747 until his death in 1799. The land was patented in 1674,…

Sully, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Sully, Thomas, 1783–1872, American painter, b. England. Having come to the United States as a child, he first studied with his brother Lawrence, a miniaturist, and later for a brief…

George Roland MALBY, Congress, NY (1857-1912)

MALBY, George Roland, a Representative from New York; born in Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., September 16, 1857; attended Canton Union School and St. Lawrence University, Canton, N.Y.;…

Charles MATTHEWS, Congress, PA (1856-1932)

MATTHEWS, Charles, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pa., October 15, 1856; attended the public schools until fourteen years of age; later employed in…

Bishop PERKINS, Congress, NY (1787-1866)

PERKINS, Bishop, a Representative from New York; born in Becket, Berkshire County, Mass., September 5, 1787; attended private school at East Granville, Mass., and was graduated from Williams…

Leslie W. RUSSELL, Congress, NY (1840-1903)

RUSSELL, Leslie W., a Representative from New York; born in Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., April 15, 1840; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1861 and…

John FINE, Congress, NY (1794-1867)

FINE, John, a Representative from New York; born in New York City August 26, 1794; received private instructions; was graduated from Columbia College at New York City in 1809; studied law in…