Senate Years of Service: 1891-1897; 1901-1907Party: Republican; DemocratDUBOIS, Fred Thomas, a Delegate and a Senator from Idaho; born in Palestine, Crawford County, Ill., May 29, 1851;…
Senate Years of Service: 1911-1923Party: DemocratPOMERENE, Atlee, a Senator from Ohio; born in Berlin, Holmes County, Ohio, December 6, 1863; attended the common schools and Vermillion…
(Encyclopedia) Grétry, André Ernest ModesteGrétry, André Ernest ModesteäNdrāˈ ĕrnĕstˈ môdĕstˈ grātrēˈ [key], 1741–1813, French operatic composer. Enormously prolific and successful in his lifetime,…
(Encyclopedia) Malbone, Edward GreeneMalbone, Edward Greenemălbōnˈ [key], 1777–1807, American portrait painter and miniaturist, b. Newport, R.I. After painting portraits in Providence and Boston, he…
(Encyclopedia) Arminius, JacobusArminius, Jacobusjəkōˈbəs [key]Arminius, Jacobus ärmĭnˈēəs [key], 1560–1609, Dutch Reformed theologian, whose original name was Jacob Harmensen. He studied at Leiden,…
(Encyclopedia) sacramental, in the Roman Catholic Church, aid to devotion that is not a sacrament. Sacramentals are commonly divided into six classes: prayer, anointing, eating, confession, giving,…
(Encyclopedia) Lowry, Malcolm (Clarence Malcolm Lowry)Lowry, Malcolmlouˈrē [key], 1909–57, English novelist, b. New Brighton, Wirral. Lowry is widely recognized as an important writer who effectively…
(Encyclopedia) RemonstrantsRemonstrantsrĕmŏnˈstrənts [key], Dutch Protestants, adherents to the ideas of Jacobus Arminius, whose doctrines after his death (1609) were called Arminianism. They were…
Senate Years of Service: 1924-1933Party: RepublicanBINGHAM, Hiram, (father of Jonathan Brewster Bingham), a Senator from Connecticut; born in Honolulu, Hawaii, November 19, 1875; educated at…
Senate Years of Service: 1911-1922Party: RepublicanKENYON, William Squire, a Senator from Iowa; born in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, June 10, 1869; moved to Iowa in 1870 and attended the…
