MUHLENBERG, Henry Augustus Philip, (father of Henry Augustus Muhlenberg and nephew of John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg and of Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg), a Representative from…
Senate Years of Service: 1801-1809Party: FederalistWHITE, Samuel, a Senator from Delaware; born near Dover, Mispillion Hundred, Kent County, Del., in December 1770; attended Cokesbury College…
FARQUHAR, John Hanson, a Representative from Indiana; born in Union Bridge, Carroll County, Md., December 20, 1818; attended the public schools; moved to Indiana with his parents, who settled…
(Encyclopedia) EberhardEberhardāˈbərhärtˌ [key], d. 939, duke of Franconia; brother of the German king, Conrad I, whom he succeeded as duke. The first to rebel against the centralizing policy of Holy…
(Encyclopedia) Arles, kingdom of, was formed in 933, when Rudolf II, king of Transjurane Burgundy, united the kingdom of Provence or Cisjurane Burgundy to his lands and established his capital at…
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…
actress, musicianBorn: 5/25/1975Birthplace: South Orange, New Jersey Lead singer of the hip-hop group The Fugees, Hill has also made a name for herself as an actress. The Fugees won a Grammy for…
Senate Years of Service: 1992-2011Party: DemocratDORGAN, Byron Leslie, a Representative and a Senator from North Dakota; born in Dickinson, Stark County, N. Dak., May 14, 1942; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1933-1934Party: DemocratERICKSON, John Edward, a Senator from Montana; born in Stoughton, Dane County, Wis., March 14, 1863; moved with his parents to Eureka,…
(Encyclopedia) Nonesuch Press, private press founded in London in 1922 by Francis Meynell and David Garnett. Unlike most private presses, Nonesuch designs the books it publishes on its own small…
