(Encyclopedia) Woodbury. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 10,904), seat of Gloucester co., SW N.J., in the Philadelphia–Camden metropolitan area; settled 1683, inc. as a city 1871. It is a trade and…
BURTON, Robert, (uncle of Hutchins Gordon Burton), a Delegate from North Carolina; born near Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Va., October 20, 1747; attended private schools; moved to Granville…
(Carl Adolf Von Sydow)actor, directorBorn: 4/10/1929Birthplace: Lund, Sweden Versatile character actor equally at home in Hollywood films, like Conan the Barbarian (1981), on TV as in Kojak: The…
(Encyclopedia) Cook, Thomas, 1808–92, English travel agent. In Leicester in 1841 he founded a travel agency under his name. The idea of the guided tour met with quick success, and by 1852 Cook had…
(Encyclopedia) Ford, Paul LeicesterFord, Paul Leicesterlĕsˈtər [key], 1865–1902, American historian and novelist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. His father, Gordon L. Ford, then possessed probably the best…
(Encyclopedia) Wolseley, Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st ViscountWolseley, Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscountw&oobreve;lzˈlē [key], 1833–1913, British field marshal. He fought in Burma (present-day…
TENNEY, Samuel, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Byfield, Mass., November 27, 1748; attended Dummer Academy, Byfield, Mass.; was graduated from Harvard College in 1772; taught…
LIVELY, Robert Maclin, a Representative from Texas; born in Fayetteville, Washington County, Ark., on January 6, 1855; moved to Texas in 1864 with his parents, who settled in Smith County;…
MAGRUDER, Patrick, a Representative from Maryland; born at âLocust Grove,â near Rockville, Montgomery County, Md., in 1768; attended Princeton College a short time; studied law; was…
(Brian Warner)rock musicianBorn: 1/5/1969Birthplace: Canton, Ohio With such album titles as Smells Like Children (1995) and Antichrist Superstar (1996), with stage outfits and makeup that call to…
