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GAY, Edward James, Congress, LA (1878-1952)

Senate Years of Service: 1918-1921 Party: Democrat GAY, Edward James, (grandson of Edward James Gay [1816-1889]), a Senator from Louisiana; born on Union Plantation, Iberville Parish, La.,…

Edward James LIVERNASH, Congress, CA (1866-1938)

LIVERNASH, Edward James, (subsequently Edward James de Nivernais), a Representative from California; born in Lower Calveritas, a California mining camp, near San Andreas, February 14, 1866;…

Edward Everts BROWNE, Congress, WI (1868-1945)

BROWNE, Edward Everts, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Waupaca, Waupaca County, Wis., February 16, 1868; attended the public schools and Waupaca High School; was graduated from the…

Edward Winthrop GRAY, Congress, NJ (1870-1942)

GRAY, Edward Winthrop, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., August 18, 1870; attended the public schools; newspaper reporter in New York City 1894-1896; owner and…

Henry II, king of England

(Encyclopedia) Henry II, 1133–89, king of England (1154–89), son of Matilda, queen of England, and Geoffrey IV, count of Anjou. He was the founder of the Angevin, or Plantagenet, line in England and…

Billie Jean King

Born: Nov. 22, 1943Tennis women's rights pioneer; Wimbledon singles champ 6 times; U.S. champ 4 times; first woman athlete to earn $100,000 in one year (1971); beat 55-year-old Bobby Riggs 6-4,6-3,…

Prince Edward Island National Park

(Encyclopedia) Prince Edward Island National Park, 7 sq mi (18 sq km), NW P.E.I., Canada, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; est. 1937. It extends 25 mi (40 km) along the coast and contains sand dunes,…