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Henry FRICK, Congress, PA (1795-1844)

FRICK, Henry, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Northumberland, Pa., March 17, 1795; attended the public schools; apprenticed to a printer in Philadelphia; served in the War of 1812…

Mark RICHARDS, Congress, VT (1760-1844)

RICHARDS, Mark, a Representative from Vermont; born in Waterbury, Conn., July 15, 1760; received a limited schooling; enlisted during the Revolutionary War in 1776; settled in Boston after the…

Frank GUINTA, Congress, NH (1970)

GUINTA, Frank, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Edison, Middlesex County, N.J., September 26, 1970; graduated from Canterbury School, New Milford, Conn., 1989; B.A., Assumption…

Brad Pitt

(William Bradley Pitt)actorBorn: 12/18/1963Birthplace: Shawnee, Oklahoma After graduating from college, Brad Pitt told his family he was going west to attend art school. In reality, Pitt was…

epitaph

(Encyclopedia) epitaph, strictly, an inscription on a tomb; by extension, a statement, usually in verse, commemorating the dead. The earliest such inscriptions are those found on Egyptian sarcophagi…

pamphlet

(Encyclopedia) pamphlet, short unbound or paper-bound book of from 64 to 96 pages. The pamphlet gained popularity as an instrument of religious or political controversy, giving the author and reader…

Buckinghamshire

(Encyclopedia) Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire bŭkˈĭng-əmshĭr [key], Buckingham, or Bucks, county (2020 est…

Alonzo NUTE, Congress, NH (1826-1892)

NUTE, Alonzo, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Milton, Strafford County, N.H., February 12, 1826; attended the common schools; moved to Natick, Mass., in 1842; returned to New…

Henry Benton SAYLER, Congress, IN (1836-1900)

SAYLER, Henry Benton, (cousin of Milton Sayler), a Representative from Indiana; born in Montgomery County, Ohio, March 31, 1836; moved to Clinton County, Ind.; attended the common schools of…

Edward BURNETT, Congress, MA (1849-1925)

BURNETT, Edward, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., March 16, 1849; attended St. Paul’s School; was graduated from St. Mark’s School, Southboro, Mass., in 1867 and…