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Wrexham

(Encyclopedia) WrexhamWrexhamrĕkˈsəm [key], Welsh Wrescam, town (1981 pop. 39,929) and county borough, 193 sq mi (499 sq km), NE Wales. It lies in the coal field of N Wales. Wrexham's industries…

Glamorganshire

(Encyclopedia) Glamorganshire, former county, Wales: see Glamorgan.

Cardiganshire

(Encyclopedia) Cardiganshire, former county, W Wales: see Ceredigion.

Noah Morgan MASON, Congress, IL (1882-1965)

MASON, Noah Morgan, a Representative from Illinois; born in Glamorganshire, Wales, July 19, 1882; immigrated to the United States in 1888 with his parents, who settled in La Salle, Ill.;…

William Aubrey THOMAS, Congress, OH (1866-1951)

THOMAS, William Aubrey, a Representative from Ohio; born in Y Bynea, near Llanelly, Wales, June 7, 1866; immigrated to the United States in 1868 with his parents, who settled in Niles, Ohio;…

Josiah Duane HICKS, Congress, PA (1844-1923)

HICKS, Josiah Duane, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Machen, Wales, August 1, 1844; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Chester County, Pa., in 1847,…

Frazier, Joe

(Encyclopedia) Frazier, Joe (William Joseph Frazier), 1944–2011, African-American boxer, b. Beaufort, S.C. Known for a brawling style and devastating left hook, “Smokin' Joe” won Olympic gold in 1964…

Anderson, John Bayard

(Encyclopedia) Anderson, John Bayard, 1922–2017, U.S. politician, b. Rockford, Ill., grad. Univ. of Illinois (B.A. 1939, J.D. 1946), Harvard law school (LL.M. 1949). After serving in the army (1943–…

Brown, Harold

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Harold, 1927–2019, American nuclear physicist and government official, b. New York City, Ph.D. Columbia, 1949. He joined (1952) the staff of the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory (…