(Encyclopedia) Stewart, Potter, 1915–85, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1958–81), b. Jackson, Mich. After receiving (1941) his law degree from Yale, he was admitted to the Ohio bar. He…
(Encyclopedia) Whittaker, Charles Evans, 1901–73, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1957–62), b. Troy, Kans. He received his law degree from the Univ. of Kansas City in 1924 and practiced…
(Encyclopedia) ZebulunZebulunzĕbˈy&oomacr;lən [key], in the Bible, son of Jacob and Leah, eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. Its allotment was in N Palestine W of Mt. Carmel.…
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Elaine Chao Akaka, Daniel Kahikina, U.S. senator Boggs, Grace Lee, activist Cayetano, Benjamin J., governor of Hawaii Chang, Ming E., business leader, rear admiral (retired) Chao,…
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(Encyclopedia) Ibn KhalikanIbn Khalikanĭbn khăˈlēkăn [key] or Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Barmaki al-Irbili ash-Shafii, 1211–82, Arabic biographer, b. in Erbil, Iraq. Ibn Khallikan lived and served as a…
(Encyclopedia) Harmon, Judson, 1846–1927, U.S. Attorney General and governor of Ohio, b. Newton, Ohio. He was a lawyer and a judge in Cincinnati for many years and served (1895–97) ably as U.S.…
