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Harry CAGE, Congress, MS (1859)

CAGE, Harry, a Representative from Mississippi; born at Cages Bend of the Cumberland River, Sumner County, Tenn., birth date unknown; moved to Wilkinson County, Miss., in early youth; studied…

Best-Selling Children's Books, 2002

Source: Publishers Weekly.HardcoverThe Prayer of Jabez for Kids, Bruce Wilkinson and Melody CarlsonThe Prayer of Jabez for Little Ones, Bruce Wilkinson and Melody Carlson; illustrated by Alexi…

Jefferson DAVIS, Congress, MS (1808-1889)

Senate Years of Service: 1847-1851; 1857-1861Party: Democrat; DemocratDAVIS, Jefferson, (son-in-law of President Zachary Taylor), a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born in what…

Bourne, Hugh

(Encyclopedia) Bourne, HughBourne, Hughb&oobreve;rn [key], 1772–1852, English founder of the sect of Primitive Methodists. In 1799 he joined the Wesleyan Methodists and became a preacher. In 1807…

William HAILE, Congress, MS (1797-1837)

HAILE, William, a Representative from Mississippi; born in 1797; moved to Mississippi and settled in Woodville, Wilkinson County; member of the State house of representatives in 1826; elected…

Fischer, Ernst Otto

(Encyclopedia) Fischer, Ernst Otto, 1918–2007, German chemist, Ph.D. Technical Univ. of Munich (TUM), 1952. Fischer was a professor at TUM (1954–57) and the Univ. of Munich (1957–64). He returned to…

Patriotic Music for Independence Day

The best songs for your 4th of July picnic by Mark Zurlo Related Links Fourth of July by the Numbers Facts on Fireworks History of Fourth of July Celebrations…

Henry Smith VAN EATON, Congress, MS (1826-1898)

VAN EATON, Henry Smith, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 14, 1826; was graduated from Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill., in…

Lovelace, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Lovelace, Richard, 1618–1657?, one of the English Cavalier poets. He was the son of a Kentish knight and was educated at Oxford. In 1642 he was briefly imprisoned for having presented…