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Isaac REED, Congress, ME (1809-1887)

REED, Isaac, a Representative from Maine; born in Waldoboro, Maine, August 22, 1809; prepared for college at Bloomfield Academy, but by preference became a merchant-ship builder; also engaged…

Isaac CLEMENTS, Congress, IL (1837-1909)

CLEMENTS, Isaac, a Representative from Illinois; born near Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., March 31, 1837; attended the common schools; was graduated from the Indiana Asbury College (now De…

Isaac PARKER, Congress, MA (1768-1830)

PARKER, Isaac, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., June 17, 1768; attended the common schools and was graduated from Harvard University in 1786; studied law; was…

Sacy, Antoine Isaac, Baron Silvestre de

(Encyclopedia) Sacy, Antoine Isaac, Baron Silvestre deSacy, Antoine Isaac, Baron Silvestre deäNtwänˈ ēzäkˈ bärôNˈ sēlvĕˈstrə də säsēˈ [key], 1758–1838, French Orientalist. Sacy's works on Arabic were…

Isaac SIEGEL, Congress, NY (1880-1947)

SIEGEL, Isaac, a Representative from New York; born in New York City April 12, 1880; attended the public schools and pursued a supplementary course of study in New York City; was graduated…

Isaac SOUTHARD, Congress, NJ (1783-1850)

SOUTHARD, Isaac, (son of Henry Southard and brother of Samuel Lewis Southard), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, N.J., August 30, 1783; educated at the…

Hamilton, Lee Herbert

(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Lee Herbert, 1931–, U.S. politician, b. Daytona Beach, Fla. A lawyer (J.D. Indiana Univ., 1956), he left private practice after winning a seat in the U.S. House of…

Isaac TOUCEY, Congress, CT (1792-1869)

Senate Years of Service: 1852-1857Party: DemocratTOUCEY, Isaac, a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Newtown, Fairfield County, Conn., November 15, 1792; pursued classical…

Rice, Jerry Lee

(Encyclopedia) Rice, Jerry Lee, 1962–, American football player, b. Crawford, Miss. Winning national attention while at the otherwise obscure Mississippi Valley State College, Itta Bena, Miss., Rice…

Bollinger, Lee C.

(Encyclopedia) Bollinger, Lee C., 1947–, American educator, b. Santa Rosa, Calif., grad. Univ. of Oregon (B.A.), Columbia (M.A.; LL.B.). He joined the faculty of the Univ. of Michigan Law School in…