(Encyclopedia) Wigmore, John Henry, 1863–1943, American legal educator, b. San Francisco, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1883; M.A. and LL.B., 1887). He taught (1889–92) Anglo-American law at Keio-Gijuku Univ…
(Encyclopedia) Kaiser, Henry John, 1882–1967, American industrialist, b. Sprout Brook, N.Y. He organized his first construction company in 1913, soon entered the road-paving business, and by 1930 was…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Henry John Stephen, 1826–83, British mathematician. He was a lecturer in mathematics (1850–73) and, from 1860 to 1883, Savilian professor of geometry at Oxford. He is especially…
Senate Years of Service: 1789-1795; 1795-1797 Party: Pro-Administration; Federalist HENRY, John, a Delegate and a Senator from Maryland; born at ‘Weston,’ on the Nanticoke River, near Vienna…
(Encyclopedia) Newbolt, Sir Henry John, 1862–1938, English poet and historian. He is best remembered for his vigorous and imperialistic poems of the sea, collections of which include Admirals All (…
(Encyclopedia) Hammond, John Henry, 1910–87, American record producer; blues, jazz, and rock promoter; and music critic, b. New York City. A member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family, he entered the…
(Encyclopedia) Brand, Sir John Henry, or Jan Hendrik BrandJan Hendrik Brandyän hĕnˈdrək bränt [key], 1823–88, South African politician, president of the Orange Free State, b. Capetown. He was called…
Senate Years of Service: 1818-1821; 1821-1829Party: Democratic Republican; Jackson Republican; JacksonianEATON, John Henry, a Senator from Tennessee; born near Scotland Neck, Halifax County, N…
HENRY, John Flournoy, a Representative from Kentucky; born at Henrys Mill, Scott County, Ky., on January 17, 1793; attended Georgetown Academy, Kentucky, and Jefferson Medical College,…
