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Samuel TENNEY, Congress, NH (1748-1816)

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…

Robert Maclin LIVELY, Congress, TX (1855-1929)

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;…

Patrick MAGRUDER, Congress, MD (1768-1819)

MAGRUDER, Patrick, a Representative from Maryland; born at “Locust Grove,” near Rockville, Montgomery County, Md., in 1768; attended Princeton College a short time; studied law; was…

Newgate

(Encyclopedia) NewgateNewgateny&oomacr;ˈgĭt [key], former prison in the City of London, England, originally in the gatehouse of the principal west gate of London. Dating from the 12th cent. and…

Mackay, John William

(Encyclopedia) Mackay, John WilliamMackay, John Williammăkˈē [key], 1831–1902, American financier, b. Dublin, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1840. In 1859 he joined the rush to Nevada…

McLuhan, Marshall

(Encyclopedia) McLuhan, Marshall (Herbert Marshall McLuhan), 1911–80, Canadian communications theorist and educator, b. Edmonton, Alta. He taught at the Univ. of Toronto (1946–80) and at other…

Mark UDALL, Congress, CO (1950)

Senate Years of Service: 2009-Party: DemocratUDALL, Mark, (son of Morris K. Udall; cousin of Thomas Udall; nephew of Stewart Lee Udall; cousin of Gordon H. Smith), a Senator and a…

Robert Ashton EVERETT, Congress, TN (1915-1969)

EVERETT, Robert Ashton, a Representative from Tennessee; born on a farm near Union City, Obion County, Tenn., February 24, 1915; attended the public schools in Obion County; was graduated from…

Selected Activists and Reformers

Sojourner Truth See also Martin Luther King, Jr., Biography Martin Luther King, Jr., Timeline African-American Religious Leaders Civil Rights Leaders Civil Rights Movement…

Thomas UDALL, Congress, NM (1948)

Senate Years of Service: 2009-Party: DemocratUDALL, Thomas, (son of Stewart Lee Udall; nephew of Morris K. Udall; cousin of Mark Udall; cousin of Gordon H. Smith), a Senator and a…