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GRIFFIN, John King, a Representative from South Carolina; born near Clinton, Laurens County, S.C., August 13, 1789; pursued an academic course; engaged as a planter; served in the State house…
(Encyclopedia) NabonidusNabonidusnăbənīˈdəs [key], d. 538? b.c., last king of the Chaldaean dynasty of Babylonia. He was not of Nebuchadnezzar's family, and it is possible that he usurped the throne…
(Encyclopedia) King, Ernest Joseph, 1878–1956, American admiral, commander in chief of the U.S. fleet (1941–45), b. Lorain, Ohio. A graduate of Annapolis, he distinguished himself in many branches of…
KING, George Gordon, a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Newport, R.I., June 9, 1807; pursued classical studies in Newport and in Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.; was graduated from…
BRAMBLETT, Ernest King, a Representative from California; born in Fresno, Calif., April 25, 1901; attended the public schools; was graduated from Stanford University in 1925; took graduate…
POLK, Rufus King, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Columbia, Maury County, Tenn., August 23, 1866; attended Webbâs Academy, Culleoka, Tenn.; was graduated from Lehigh University,…
GIBSON, James King, a Representative from Virginia; born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., February 18, 1812; attended the common schools; moved to Huntsville, Limestone County, Ala., in…
KING, Carleton James, a Representative from New York; born in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., June 15, 1904; attended the public schools; graduated from Union University, Albany Law School 1926; was…
