(Encyclopedia) Napoleon, Louis, 1800–1881, African American abolitionist. He lived in a community of free blacks in Staten Island, N.Y., working as a porter and furniture polisher while secretly…
(Encyclopedia) McLane, Louis, 1786–1857, American statesman, b. Smyrna, Del. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1817–27) and in the Senate (1827–29), resigning to become minister to…
BOEHLERT, Sherwood Louis, a Representative from New York; born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., September 28, 1936; B.A., Utica College, Utica, N.Y., 1961; United States Army, 1956-1958; staff…
(Encyclopedia) Louis period styles, 1610–1793, succession of modes of interior decoration and architecture that established France as a leading influence in the decorative arts.
The restraint of…
MONAST, Louis, a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Marieville de Monior, Iberville, Province of Quebec, Canada, July 1, 1863; in the spring of 1865 immigrated to the United States with…
MAZZOLI, Romano Louis, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 2, 1932; attended private schools in Louisville; B.S., University of Notre Dame,…
Senate Years of Service: 2007-Party: DemocratCARDIN, Benjamin Louis, a Senator and a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., October 5, 1943; attended public schools; graduated…
(Encyclopedia) Jolliet or Joliet, LouisJolliet or Joliet, Louisboth: jōˈlēĕtˌ, jōˌlēĕtˈ, Fr. lwē zhôlyāˈ [key], 1645–1700, French explorer, joint discoverer with Jacques Marquette of the upper…
(Encyclopedia) Lumière, Louis JeanLumière, Louis Jeanlwē zhäN lümyĕrˈ [key], 1864–1948, and Auguste LumièreLumière, Louis Jeanōgüstˈ [key], 1862–1954, French inventors, brothers. They invented the…
