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Who founded the Jehovah's Witnesses?

The Question: Who was the man who founded the Jehovah's Witnesses religion? The Answer: Charles Taze Russell and his associates founded the International…

MIDDLETON, Henry, Congress, SC (1770-1846)

MIDDLETON, Henry, (son of Arthur Middleton and grandson of Henry Middleton [1717-1784]), a Representative from South Carolina; born in London, England, September 28, 1770; his parents, then…

James Wylie HUFFMAN, Congress, OH (1894-1980)

Senate Years of Service: 1945-1946Party: DemocratHUFFMAN, James Wylie, a Senator from Ohio; born in Chandlersville, Muskingum County, Ohio, September 13, 1894; attended the public schools;…

James Earl MAJOR, Congress, IL (1887-1972)

MAJOR, James Earl, a Representative from Illinois; born in Donellson, Montgomery County, Ill., January 5, 1887; attended the common and high schools of his native city; was graduated from…

Rye House Plot

(Encyclopedia) Rye House Plot, 1683, conspiracy to assassinate Charles II of England and his brother James, duke of York (later James II), as they passed by Rumbold's Rye House in Hertfordshire on…

Sontag, Henriette

(Encyclopedia) Sontag, HenrietteSontag, Henriettehĕnrēĕtˈə zônˈtäk [key], later Contessa RossiSontag, Henriettekôntĕsˈsä rôsˈsē [key], 1806–54, German operatic soprano, studied at the Prague…

Spencer, George John Spencer, 2d Earl

(Encyclopedia) Spencer, George John Spencer, 2d Earl, 1758–1834, British public official. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1780 but in 1783 inherited the earldom. In 1794, William Pitt…