(Encyclopedia) rush, name for tall, grasslike plants of various families, many of which have hollow stems. The true rushes belong to the family Juncaceae, one of the oldest families of plants,…
(Encyclopedia) Hugh of Saint Victor, 1096–1141, French or German philosopher and theologian, a canon regular of the monastery of St. Victor, Paris, from c.1115. In 1133 he was made head of the…
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MILLER, George Paul, a Representative from California; born in San Francisco, Calif., January 15, 1891; attended public and private schools; was graduated from St. Maryâs (Calif.) College in…
MORRIS, Lewis Richard, (nephew of Gouverneur Morris and Lewis Morris), a Representative from Vermont; born in Scarsdale, N.Y., November 2, 1760; attended the common schools; moved to…
NEGLEY, James Scott, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in East Liberty, Allegheny County, Pa., December 22, 1826; attended the village schools and was graduated from the Western…
ANDERSON, William Coleman, a Representative from Tennessee; born at Tusculum, near Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn., July 10, 1853; attended a rural school; was graduated from Tusculum…
ATKINSON, Richard Merrill, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., February 6, 1894; attended the public schools; was graduated from Wallace University…
AUSTIN, Albert Elmer, (stepfather of Clare Boothe Luce), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Medway, Norfolk County, Mass., November 15, 1877; attended the public schools and was…
BEREUTER, Douglas Kent, a Representative from Nebraska; born in York, York County, Nebr., October 6, 1939; attended St. Paulâs Lutheran School, Utica, Nebr.; graduated from Utica High School…
