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Warburton, William

(Encyclopedia) Warburton, William, 1698–1779, English bishop and author. Ordained in 1727 and serving successively in several rectories, he became chaplain to Frederick Louis, prince of Wales, in…

Orcagna

(Encyclopedia) OrcagnaOrcagnaōrkäˈnyä [key] or ArcagnoloArcagnoloärkäˈnyōlō [key], c.1308–1368, Florentine painter, sculptor, and architect, whose original name was Andrea di Cione. He was one of the…

De Witt CLINTON, Congress, NY (1769-1828)

Senate Years of Service: 1802-1803Party: Democratic RepublicanCLINTON, De Witt, (half brother of James Graham Clinton, nephew of George Clinton[1739-1812] and brother of George Clinton [1771-…

Watson Carvosso SQUIRE, Congress, WA (1838-1926)

Senate Years of Service: 1889-1897Party: RepublicanSQUIRE, Watson Carvosso, a Senator from Washington; born in Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, N.Y., May 18, 1838; attended the public schools,…

Sanusi

(Encyclopedia) Sanusi or SenussiSanusiboth: sən&oomacr;ˈsĭ [key], Arabic Sanusiyya, a political-religious organization in Libya and Sudan founded in Mecca in 1837 by Muhammad bin Ali al-Sanusi (…

Procopius

(Encyclopedia) ProcopiusProcopiusprōkōˈpēəs [key], d. 565?, Byzantine historian, b. Caesarea in Palestine. He accompanied Belisarius on his campaigns as his secretary, and later he commanded the…

Mark, Gospel according to

(Encyclopedia) Mark, Gospel according to, 2d book of the New Testament. The shortest of the four Gospels and probably the earliest, it is usually thought to have been composed shortly before the…

Judah Philip BENJAMIN, Congress, LA (1811-1884)

Senate Years of Service: 1853-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1861Party: Whig; Opposition; DemocratBENJAMIN, Judah Philip, a Senator from Louisiana; born on the Island of St. Croix, Danish West Indies (…