McGREW, James Clark, a Representative from West Virginia; born near Brandonville, Monongalia County, Va. (now West Virginia), September 14, 1813; attended the common schools; engaged in…
KENDALL, Samuel Austin, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pa., November 1, 1859; attended the public schools and was a student for some time at…
CRARY, Isaac Edwin, a Representative from Michigan; born in Preston, New London County, Conn., October 2, 1804; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Trinity College, Hartford,…
DORSEY, George Washington Emery, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Loudoun County, Va., January 25, 1842; moved with his parents to Preston County, Va. (now West Virginia), in 1856;…
WHITTLESEY, Frederick, (cousin of Elisha Whittlesey and Thomas Tucker Whittlesey), a Representative from New York; born in New Preston, Conn., June 12, 1799; pursued academic studies; was…
HAGANS, John Marshall, a Representative from West Virginia; born in Brandonville, Preston County, Va. (now West Virginia), August 13, 1838; attended the public schools; studied law at Harvard…
HANDY, Levin Irving, (nephew of William Campbell Preston Breckenridge), a Representative from Delaware; born in Berlin, Worcester County, Md., December 24, 1861; attended the public schools in…
(Encyclopedia) Albert II, 1958–, prince of Monaco (2005–), grad. Amherst College (B.A., 1981). A member of the long-ruling Grimaldi family, he is the son of Prince Rainier III, upon whose death he…
(Encyclopedia) Jerrold, Douglas WilliamJerrold, Douglas Williamjĕrˈəld [key], 1803–57, English humorist and playwright. His plays Blackeyed Susan (1829) and Time Works Wonders (1845) were highly…
ALLEN, John James, (brother of Robert Allen), a Representative from Virginia; born in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va., September 25, 1797; attended Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., in 1811…
