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Jacob Henry BROMWELL, Congress, OH (1848-1924)

BROMWELL, Jacob Henry, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 11, 1848; resided during his boyhood in Newport, Ky.; attended the public schools of Cincinnati and was…

Wright, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Wright, Henry, 1878–1936, American landscape architect and community planner, b. Lawrence, Kans., studied architecture at the Univ. of Pennsylvania. He was widely recognized as a…

Wheaton, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Wheaton, Henry, 1785–1848, American jurist and diplomat, b. Providence, R.I., grad. Rhode Island College (now Brown), 1802. After translating the Code Napoléon into English, he…

Manning, Henry Edward

(Encyclopedia) Manning, Henry Edward, 1808–92, English churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Ordained a Catholic priest, Manning became a celebrated confessor, an ardent advocate of…

Henry, Mary Kay

(Encyclopedia) Henry, Mary Kay, 1958–, American labor leader, b. Detroit, B.A. Michigan State Univ., 1979. She began working with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in 1979, focusing on…

Huntington, Henry Edwards

(Encyclopedia) Huntington, Henry Edwards, 1850–1927, American financier, b. Oneonta, N.Y. He was prominent in railroad and other enterprises. Until the death of his uncle, Collis P. Huntington, the…