(Encyclopedia) Mar, John Erskine, 1st (or 6th) earl of, d. 1572, regent of Scotland. As Lord Erskine he was keeper of Edinburgh and Stirling castles, a source of much political strength. In the…
(Encyclopedia) Randolph, Thomas, 1523–90, English diplomat. He was graduated from Oxford (1545) and served as principal of Broadgates Hall (later Pembroke College), Oxford, until forced because of…
(Encyclopedia) taboo or tabutabooboth: tăb&oomacr;ˈ, tə– [key], prohibition of an act or the use of an object or word under pain of punishment. Originally a Polynesian word, taboo can apply to…
(Encyclopedia) Tsien, Roger Yonchien, 1952–2016, American biochemist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1977. Tsien was a researcher at Cambridge (1977–81) and a professor at the Univ. of California…
Senate Years of Service: 1976-1987Party: DemocratZORINSKY, Edward, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebr., November 11, 1928; attended the public schools; attended the…
BUSBEY, Fred Ernst, a Representative from Illinois; born in Tuscola, Douglas County, Ill., February 8, 1895; attended the public schools, Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., and…
CAINE, John Thomas, a Delegate from the Territory of Utah; born in the parish of Kirk Patrick, Isle of Man, January 8, 1829; attended the common schools in Douglas, Isle of Man; immigrated to…
MASON, John Calvin, a Representative from Kentucky; born near Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky., August 4, 1802; attended country and city schools in Montgomery County and Mount Sterling…
HALLECK, Charles Abraham, a Representative from Indiana; born in Demotte, Jasper County, Ind., August 22, 1900; attended the public schools; during the First World War served in the Infantry…
DOTY, James Duane, (cousin of Morgan Lewis Martin), a Delegate and a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., November 5, 1799; attended the common schools;…
