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Gissing, George

(Encyclopedia) Gissing, GeorgeGissing, Georgegĭsˈĭng [key], 1857–1903, English novelist. His promising future as a scholar was curtailed by his expulsion from Owens College (later the Univ. of…

Onions, C. T.

(Encyclopedia) Onions, C. T. (Charles Talbut Onions), 1873–1965, English philologist, lexicographer, author, and editor. After a post with British Naval Intelligence in World War I, he held a…

William Marshall THOMAS, Congress, CA (1941)

THOMAS, William Marshall, a Representative from California; born in Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho, December 6, 1941; A.A., Santa Ana Community College, 1961; B.A., San Francisco State…

Fred MARSHALL, Congress, MN (1906-1985)

MARSHALL, Fred, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Union Grove Township, near Grove City, Meeker County, Minn., March 13, 1906; graduated from Paynesville (Minn.) High School; engaged in…

George Moore PRITCHARD, Congress, NC (1886-1955)

PRITCHARD, George Moore, (son of Jeter Connelly Pritchard), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Mars Hill in Madison County, N.C., January 4, 1886; attended the public schools of…

Vancouver, George

(Encyclopedia) Vancouver, George, 1757–98, English navigator and explorer. He sailed on Capt. James Cook's second and third voyages. After 1780 he served under Admiral George Rodney in the West…

Ripley, George

(Encyclopedia) Ripley, George, 1802–80, American literary critic and author, b. Greenfield, Mass. After graduating from Harvard Divinity School in 1826, he entered the Unitarian ministry. He was one…

Eastman, George

(Encyclopedia) Eastman, George, 1854–1932, American inventor, industrialist, and philanthropist, b. Waterville, N.Y. By mass production of his photographic inventions, Eastman enormously stimulated…

George CABOT, Congress, MA (1752-1823)

Senate Years of Service: 1791-1795; 1795-1796Party: Pro-Administration; FederalistCABOT, George, (great-grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge, great-great-great-grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr…