(Encyclopedia) Webster, John, 1580?–1634, English dramatist, b. London. Although little is known of his life, there is evidence that he worked for Philip Henslowe, collaborating with such playwrights…
MATTHEWS, Nelson Edwin, a Representative from Ohio; born in Ottawa, Putnam County, Ohio, April 14, 1852; attended the public schools; engaged in banking, mercantile, and manufacturing pursuits…
SMITH, Samuel, a Representative from Pennsylvania; birth date unknown; associate judge of Erie County, Pa., 1803-1805, when he resigned; elected as a Republican to the Ninth Congress to fill the…
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(Encyclopedia) hawthorn, any species of the genus Crataegus of the family Rosaceae (rose family), shrubs and trees widely distributed in north temperate climates and especially common in E North…
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barberrybarberrybärˈbĕrˌē [key], common name for the family Berberidaceae, and specifically for the spiny barberries (Berberis species). The family…
WEBER, Edward Ford, a Representative from Ohio; born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, July 26, 1931; attended the public schools; A.B., Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 1953; LL.B., Harvard…
director, producer, screenwriter, actorBorn: 1926Birthplace: Detroit It's hard to know how Hollywood could have survived without Corman. Hailed as “The king of the B movies,” his legacy is not so…
RITCHIE, Byron Foster, (son of James Monroe Ritchie), a Representative from Ohio; born in Grafton, Lorain County, Ohio, January 29, 1853; moved with his parents to Toledo, Ohio, in 1860; was…
ROMEIS, Jacob, a Representative from Ohio; born in Weisenbach, Bavaria, Germany, December 1, 1835; attended the village schools; immigrated in 1847 to the United States with his parents, who…
