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John James ALLEN, Congress, VA (1797-1871)

ALLEN, John James, (brother of Robert Allen), a Representative from Virginia; born in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va., September 25, 1797; attended Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., in 1811…

Ali, Muhammad

(Encyclopedia) Ali, MuhammadAli, Muhammadməhămˈəd älēˈ [key], 1942–2016, American boxer, b. Louisville, Ky. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, he was a 1960 Olympic gold medalist. Shortly after upsetting…

John Allen COLLIER, Congress, NY (1787-1873)

COLLIER, John Allen, (great-grandfather of Edwin Arthur Hall), a Representative from New York; born in Litchfield, Conn., November 13, 1787; attended Yale College in 1803; studied law in the…

Allen, Hervey

(Encyclopedia) Allen, Hervey, 1889–1949, American novelist and poet, b. Pittsburgh, grad. Univ. of Pittsburgh, 1915. After service in World War I, he taught English in Charleston, S.C., where, in…

Allen John FURLOW, Congress, MN (1890-1954)

FURLOW, Allen John, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., November 9, 1890; attended the public schools; was graduated from Rochester High School in 1910;…

John Allen STERLING, Congress, IL (1857-1918)

STERLING, John Allen, (brother of Thomas Sterling), a Representative from Illinois; born near Le Roy, McLean County, Ill., February 1, 1857; attended the public schools, and was graduated from…

Muhammad, Elijah

(Encyclopedia) Muhammad, Elijah, 1897–1975, American black-nationalist and religious leader, b. near Sandersville, Ga. Originally named Elijah Poole, he left home at 16 and worked at various jobs. In…

Johnson, Allen

(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Allen, 1870–1931, American historian, b. Lowell, Mass. He was professor of history at Iowa (now Grinnell) College (1898–1905), Bowdoin College (1905–10), and Yale (1910–26).…

John Beard ALLEN, Congress, WA (1845-1903)

Senate Years of Service: 1889-1893Party: RepublicanALLEN, John Beard, a Delegate from the Territory of Washington and a Senator from Washington; born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind…

Dost Muhammad

(Encyclopedia) Dost MuhammadDost Muhammaddōst m&oomacr;hämˈmäd [key], 1793–1863, emir of Afghanistan. He and his family struggled to get the emirate for years before he finally succeeded in…