Senate Years of Service: 1825-1828Party: AdamsHARRISON, William Henry, (son of Benjamin Harrison [1726-1791], father of John Scott Harrison, brother of Carter Bassett Harrison, grandfather of…
Senate Years of Service: 1825-1828 Party: Adams HARRISON, William Henry, (son of Benjamin Harrison [1726-1791], father of John Scott Harrison, brother of Carter Bassett Harrison,…
(Encyclopedia) NarvikNarviknärˈvĭk [key], city (1995 pop. 18,899), Nordland co., N Norway, an ice-free port on the Ofotfjord opposite the Lofoten Islands. It was founded (1887) as the Atlantic port…
(Encyclopedia) Shays, DanielShays, Danielshāz [key], c.1747–1825, American soldier and insurrectionist, b. probably in Hopkinton, Mass. A farmer from W Massachusetts, he fought the British in the…
(Encyclopedia) Dolan, Timothy Michael, 1950–, American Roman Catholic cardinal, b. St. Louis, Mo. Educated at Cardinal Glennon College, the Pontifical American College in Rome, and the Catholic…
(Encyclopedia) Pangalos, TheodorePangalos, Theodorepängˈgälôs [key], 1878–1952, Greek general and politician. He was instrumental in the overthrow (1922) of King Constantine I and initially supported…
(Encyclopedia) Franchet d'Esperey, Louis Félix Marie FrançoisFranchet d'Esperey, Louis Félix Marie Françoislwē fālēksˈ märēˈ fräNswäˈ fräNshāˈ dāpərāˈ [key], 1856–1942, marshal of France. He…
