Harold Bluetooth, king of Denmark (935–c. 985)Sweyn, king of Denmark (986–1014)Harthacanute, king of Denmark (1035–42) and of the English (1040–42)Canute the Saint, king (1080–86) and patron saint…
LUTHER, William Paul, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minn., June 27, 1945; graduated from Fergus Falls High School, Fergus Falls, Minn., 1963; B.S.,…
WILSON, Ephraim King, (father of Ephraim King Wilson [1821-1891]), a Representative from Maryland; born near Snow Hill, Somerset (now Worcester) County, Md., September 15, 1771; received…
(Encyclopedia) McDonagh, MartinMcDonagh, Martinməkdŭnˈə [key], 1970–, Anglo-Irish playwright, b. London to Irish parents. During summer visits he became acquainted with W Ireland, and without any…
Ancient Persia: KingsCambyses, two kings of the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia (c. 600–500 B.C.)Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, founder of the greatness of the Achaemenids and of the Persian Empire…
Senate Years of Service: 1917-1941Party: DemocratKING, William Henry, (father of David S. King), a Representative and a Senator from Utah; born in Fillmore, Millard County, Utah, June 3, 1863…
KING, James Gore, (son of Rufus King and brother of John Alsop King), a Representative from New Jersey; born in New York City May 8, 1791; pursued classical studies in England and France;…
BADGER, Luther, a Representative from New York; born in Partridgefield (now Peru), Mass., April 10, 1785; moved with his father to New York in 1786; attended Hamilton College in 1807; studied…