(Encyclopedia) Meredith, George, 1828–1909, English novelist and poet. One of the great English novelists, Meredith wrote complex, often comic yet highly cerebral works that contain striking…
THATCHER, George, a Delegate and a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Yarmouth, in the county of Barnstable, Mass., April 12, 1754; prepared for college by a private instructor; was…
Senate Years of Service: 1850-1855; 1855-1857Party: Whig; OppositionPRATT, Thomas George, a Senator from Maryland; born in Georgetown, Md. (now a part of Washington, D.C.), February 18, 1804;…
Senate Years of Service: 1845-1849Party: DemocratWESTCOTT, James Diament, Jr., a Senator from Florida; born in Alexandria, Va., May 10, 1802; moved to New Jersey, where he received a liberal…
Senate Years of Service: 1873-1877Party: RepublicanBOUTWELL, George Sewel, a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Brookline, Mass., January 28, 1818; attended the public…
