(Encyclopedia) Wistar, CasparWistar, Casparwĭsˈtər [key], 1761–1818, American physician, b. Philadelphia, M.D. Univ. of Edinburgh, 1786; grandson of Caspar Wistar (1696–1752), early Pennsylvania…
BINGHAM, Henry Harrison, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 4, 1841; was graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa., in 1862 and from the law…
Senate Years of Service: 1884-1885Party: RepublicanSHEFFIELD, William Paine, (father of William Paine Sheffield [1857-1919]), a Representative and a Senator from Rhode Island; born in New…
Senate Years of Service: 1884-1885 Party: Republican SHEFFIELD, William Paine, (father of William Paine Sheffield [1857-1919]), a Representative and a Senator from Rhode Island; born in New…
by Mark D. Hughes photos by Carol M. Highsmith Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States and home to many of the country's most famous and recognizable landmarks. Follow this…
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(Encyclopedia) Nicholson, Jack, 1937–, American film actor, b. Neptune, N.J. After appearing in a series of low-budget movies for some 10 years, he scored his first success with Easy Rider (1969).…
