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Boyd, Louise Arner

(Encyclopedia) Boyd, Louise Arner, 1887–1972, American arctic explorer, b. San Rafael, Calif. She led a series of scientific explorations on the east coast of Greenland. The expedition of 1933,…

William Fletcher SAPP, Congress, IA (1824-1890)

SAPP, William Fletcher, (nephew of William R. Sapp), a Representative from Iowa; born in Danville, Knox County, Ohio, November 20, 1824; attended the public schools and Martinsburg Academy;…

Fletcher B. SWANK, Congress, OK (1875-1950)

SWANK, Fletcher B., a Representative from Oklahoma; born near Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa, April 24, 1875; moved with his parents to Beef Creek, Indian Territory, in 1888; attended an…

John Fletcher DRIGGS, Congress, MI (1813-1877)

DRIGGS, John Fletcher, a Representative from Michigan; born in Kinderhook, N.Y., March 8, 1813; completed preparatory studies; moved with his parents to Tarrytown, N.Y., in 1825; moved to New…

Aaron Fletcher STEVENS, Congress, NH (1819-1887)

STEVENS, Aaron Fletcher, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H., August 9, 1819; attended Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N.H., and Crosby’s Nashua…

John Fletcher LACEY, Congress, IA (1841-1913)

LACEY, John Fletcher, a Representative from Iowa; born in New Martinsville, Va. (now West Virginia), May 30, 1841; moved to Iowa in 1855 with his parents, who settled in Oskaloosa; attended…

Cox, Louise Howland King

(Encyclopedia) Cox, Louise Howland King, 1865–1945, American painter, b. San Francisco. She studied at the National Academy of Design and at the Art Students League, New York, under Kenyon Cox. whom…