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Margaret of Scotland, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Margaret of Scotland, Saint, d. 1093, queen consort of Malcolm III and sister of Edgar Atheling. She was married to Malcolm c.1070. A deeply religious woman, she worked to replace the…

Saint James, Margaret Jean

(Encyclopedia) Saint James, Margaret Jean, 1937-2021, American sex-work rights advocate, b. Bellingham, Wa. Saint James married shortly after…

Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant (Wilson)

(Encyclopedia) Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant (Wilson), 1828–97, Scottish author. She was widowed at the age of 31 and subsequently supported her own three children and her brother and his family.…

Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian

(Encyclopedia) Bell, Gertrude Margaret LowthianBell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthianlōˈᵺēən [key], 1868–1926, British traveler, author, and government official, one of the builders of the modern state of…

Alexander Hamilton RICE, Congress, MA (1818-1895)

RICE, Alexander Hamilton, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Newton Lower Falls, Mass., August 30, 1818; was graduated from Union College in 1844; engaged in the manufacture of paper…

Isaac Hamilton TAYLOR, Congress, OH (1840-1936)

TAYLOR, Isaac Hamilton, a Representative from Ohio; born near New Harrisburg (later Hibbetts), Carroll County, Ohio, April 18, 1840; attended the common schools and completed an academic…

Gale Hamilton STALKER, Congress, NY (1889-1985)

STALKER, Gale Hamilton, a Representative from New York; born in Long Eddy, Sullivan County, N.Y., November 7, 1889; attended the grade and high schools, Scranton (Pa.) Business College, and…