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Hayne, Paul Hamilton

(Encyclopedia) Hayne, Paul Hamilton, 1830–86, American poet, b. Charleston, S.C., grad. Charleston College. Considered the last of the Southern literary cavaliers, he wrote a book of nature poetry (…

Arnold, Frances Hamilton

(Encyclopedia) Arnold, Frances Hamilton, 1956–, American chemical engineer, b. Edgewood, Pa., Ph.D. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1985. Arnold has been a professor at the California Institute of…

Smith, Hamilton Othanel

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Hamilton Othanel, 1931–, American biologist, b. New York City, M.D. Johns Hopkins, 1956. A professor at the Univ. of Michigan and Johns Hopkins, Smith worked with Daniel Nathans…

Stephens, Alexander Hamilton

(Encyclopedia) Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812–83, American political leader, Confederate vice president (1861–65), b. Taliaferro co. (then part of Wilkes co.), Ga. He was admitted to the bar in…

Lee Herbert HAMILTON, Congress, IN (1931)

HAMILTON, Lee Herbert, a Representative from Indiana; born in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Fla., April 20, 1931; attended the public schools of Evansville, Ind.; graduated from De Pauw…

Aaron Burr vs. Alexander Hamilton

The Question: Which former vice president shot the Secretary of the Treasury in a duel? The Answer: Thomas Jefferson's vice president Aaron…

Hamilton, John Hamilton, 1st marquess of

(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, John Hamilton, 1st marquess of, 1532–1604, Scottish nobleman; second son of James Hamilton, 2d earl of Arran. He was in his earlier years hostile to Mary Queen of Scots, but…

Steny Hamilton HOYER, Congress, MD (1939)

HOYER, Steny Hamilton, a Representative from Maryland; born in New York City, N.Y., on June 14, 1939; graduated from Suitland High School, Suitland, Md., 1957; B.S., University of Maryland, College…