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Charles, William

(Encyclopedia) Charles, William, 1776–1820, American cartoonist, etcher, and engraver, b. Edinburgh, Scotland. He probably came to the United States to avoid prosecution for his satirical drawings.…

Elizabeth Edwards Biography

wife of John EdwardsBorn: 7/3/1949Birthplace: Jacksonville, Fla.Died: 12/7/2010 (Chapel Hill, N.C. ) Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former senator and presidential…

meditation

(Encyclopedia) meditation, religious discipline in which the mind is focused on a single point of reference. It may be a means of invoking divine grace, as in the contemplation by Christian mystics…

Philoxenus

(Encyclopedia) PhiloxenusPhiloxenusfĭlŏkˈsənəs [key], c.436–c.380 b.c., Greek dithyrambic poet, b. Cythera. Having fallen out of grace with the emperor Dionysius, he was imprisoned in Syracuse. There…

Porter James McCUMBER, Congress, ND (1858-1933)

Senate Years of Service: 1899-1923Party: RepublicanMcCUMBER, Porter James, a Senator from North Dakota; born in Crete, Will County, Ill., February 3, 1858; moved with his parents to Rochester…

James John DAVIS, Congress, PA (1873-1947)

Senate Years of Service: 1930-1945Party: RepublicanDAVIS, James John, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Tredegar, South Wales, October 27, 1873; immigrated to the United States in 1881 with…

Thomas STERLING, Congress, SD (1851-1930)

Senate Years of Service: 1913-1925Party: RepublicanSTERLING, Thomas, (brother of John Allen Sterling), a Senator from South Dakota; born near Amanda, Fairfield County, Ohio, February 21, 1851…

Howard SUTHERLAND, Congress, WV (1865-1950)

Senate Years of Service: 1917-1923Party: RepublicanSUTHERLAND, Howard, a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born near Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Mo., September 8, 1865; attended…