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Luther Wright MOTT, Congress, NY (1874-1923)

MOTT, Luther Wright, a Representative from New York; born in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., November 30, 1874; attended the public schools and was graduated from Harvard University in 1896;…

Luther Cullen CARTER, Congress, NY (1805-1875)

CARTER, Luther Cullen, a Representative from New York; born in Bethel, Maine, February 25, 1805; moved to New York City and engaged in mercantile pursuits; member of the Board of Education of…

Amis, Martin

(Encyclopedia) Amis, Martin Amis, Martin āˈmĭs [key], 1949–2023, English novelist; son of Kingsley Amis. The younger Amis, who turned from literary journalism to fiction, invites…

Lucier, Alvin Augustus, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Lucier, Alvin Augustus, Jr., 1931-2021, American experimental composer, b. Nashua, N.H., Yale Univ. (B.A., 1954), Brandeis Univ. (M.A…

Bell, Derrick Albert, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Bell, Derrick Albert, Jr., 1930–2011, American lawyer, legal scholar, and educator, b. Pittsburgh, Pa., grad. Duquesne Univ. (A.B., 1952), Univ. of Pittsburgh Law School (LL.B., 1957…

Powell, Lewis Franklin, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Powell, Lewis Franklin, Jr., 1907–98, American lawyer, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1971–87), b. Suffolk, Va. He studied law at Washington and Lee Univ. and was…

Haig, Alexander Meigs, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Haig, Alexander Meigs, Jr., 1924–2010, American general and public official, U.S. secretary of state (1981–82), b. Philadelphia, grad. West Point, 1947. He served in Korea (1950–51)…

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