Senate Years of Service: 1907-1912Party: DemocratTAYLOR, Robert Love, (son of Nathaniel Green Taylor and brother of Alfred Alexander Taylor), a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee;…
musician; author; visual artistBorn: 12/30/1946Birthplace: Chicago Best known for her influential albums of the 1970s, including Horses (1975) and Easter (1978), Smith is also a performance artist…
(Encyclopedia) Broecker, Wallace SmithBroecker, Wallace Smithbrōkˈər [key], 1931–2019, American geophysicist, b. Chicago, Ph.D. Columbia, 1958. He was a member of Columbia's faculty from 1959. In the…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Samuel Francis, 1808–95, American Baptist clergyman and poet, b. Boston. He is remembered as the author of the national hymn “America,” written while he was a student at Andover…
British newsagentBorn: 1792 He got his start selling newspapers in his father's business in 1812 with his brother Henry Edward. They moved beyond their father's Strand shop using railways and fast…
mountain climber Born: 1850Birthplace: Providence, R.I. Annie Smith Peck had a distinguished academic career, including a master's degree from the University of Michigan and advanced study in…
lead singer of the Dave Clark FiveDied: February 28, 2008 (London, England) Best Known as: former lead singer of the Dave Clark Five Mike Smith was the lead…
(William Henry Smith, Jr.)newsagent, bookseller, statesman Born: 1825Birthplace: London, England He entered the family's bookselling business, becoming his father's partner in 1846. He worked to…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Sir William, 1813–93, English editor and lexicographer. He was editor of the Quarterly Review from 1867 until his death and also edited reference works esteemed for their…
TAYLOR, Nathaniel Green, (father of Alfred Alexander Taylor and Robert Love Taylor), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Happy Valley, Carter County, Tenn., December 29, 1819; was…
