BAYLY, Thomas Henry, (son of Thomas Monteagle Bayly), a Representative from Virginia; born at âMount Custis,â the family estate, near Drummondtown, Accomac County, Va., December 11, 1810;…
(Encyclopedia) Purcell, HenryPurcell, Henrypûrˈsəl [key], c.1659–1695, English composer and organist. Often considered England's finest native composer, Purcell combined a great gift for lyrical…
(Encyclopedia) Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan Byatt)Byatt, A. S.bīˈət [key], 1936–, British novelist; sister of Margaret Drabble. Educated at Cambridge, Bryn Mawr College, Pa., and Oxford, she is a…
HIMES, James A., a Representative from Connecticut; born in Lima, Peru, July 5, 1966; A. B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1988; M. Phil., Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1990;…
(Encyclopedia) Foyt, A. J. (Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr.), 1935–, American auto-racing driver, b. Houston. Foyt was the first person to win the Indianapolis 500 race four times (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977).…
(Encyclopedia) Giannini, A. P. (Amadeo Peter Giannini)Giannini, A. P.ämädĕˈō, jänēˈnē [key], 1870–1949, American banker and financier, b. San Jose, Calif. The son of Italian immigrants, he joined his…
BARCIA, James A., a Representative from Michigan; born in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., February 25, 1952; B.A., Saginaw Valley State College, University Center, Mich., 1974; staff assistant to…
(Encyclopedia) Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward Housman)Housman, A. E.housˈmən [key], 1859–1936, English poet and scholar, whose verse exerted a strong influence on later poets. He left Oxford without a…
(Encyclopedia) Liebling, A. J. (Abbott Joseph Liebling), 1904–63, American journalist, b. New York City. He left Dartmouth, attended the Columbia School of Journalism, and wrote for the Providence, R…
(Encyclopedia) Ammons, A. R. (Archie Randolph Ammons), 1926–2001, American poet, b. Whiteville, N.C., grad. Wake Forest College (1949). He began writing poetry while serving in the Navy during World…
