(Encyclopedia) WalloonsWalloonswŏl&oomacr;nzˈ [key], group of people living in S Belgium who traditionally spoke a dialect of French called Walloon, but who today for the most part speak standard…
(Encyclopedia) Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816–94, American politician and Union general in the Civil War, b. Waltham, Mass. After serving in the Massachusetts legislature (1849–53), Banks entered…
GOODLATTE, Robert William, a Representative from Virginia; born in Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass., September 22, 1952; B.A., Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, 1974; J.D., Washington and Lee…
CLOVER, Benjamin Hutchinson, a Representative from Kansas; born near Jefferson, Franklin County, Ohio, December 22, 1837; attended the common schools; moved to Kansas in 1871 and located in…
KING, Henry, (brother of Thomas Butler King and uncle of John Floyd King), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Palmer, Hampden County, Mass., July 6, 1790; pursued classical studies;…
BRISBIN, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Sherburne, Chenango County, N.Y., July 13, 1818; taught school; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in…
WOLFENDEN, James, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Cardington, Delaware County, Pa., on July 25, 1889; attended the public schools, the Friendsâ Central School, and Penn Charter…
TROTTI, Samuel Wilds, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Barnwell, S.C., July 18, 1810; attended the common schools; was graduated from South Carolina College (now University of…
EVANS, David Walter, a Representative from Indiana; born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind., August 17, 1946; attended public schools in Shoals, Ind.; A.B., Indiana University, 1967;…
(Encyclopedia) Sumner, Charles, 1811–74, U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1851–74), b. Boston. He attended (1831–33) and was later a lecturer at Harvard law school, was admitted (1834) to the bar,…
