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(Encyclopedia) Marie Caroline, 1752–1814, queen of Naples, consort of Ferdinand IV (later Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies), daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa, and sister of…
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(Encyclopedia) Jessup, Philip Caryl, 1897–1986, American authority on international law, b. New York City, grad. Hamilton College, 1919, LL.B. Yale, 1924, Ph.D. Columbia, 1927. He was admitted (1925…
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Senate Years of Service: 1901-1907Party: RepublicanMILLARD, Joseph Hopkins, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Hamilton, Province of Ontario, Canada, April 20, 1836; moved to Iowa with his…
BIGELOW, Herbert Seely, a Representative from Ohio; born in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Ind., January 4, 1870; attended the public schools, and Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio; was graduated from…
BOYD, Linn, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Nashville, Tenn., November 22, 1800; pursued preparatory studies; moved with his parents to New Design, Trigg County, Ky.; engaged in…
