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James Bennett McCREARY, Congress, KY (1838-1918)

Senate Years of Service: 1903-1909Party: DemocratMcCREARY, James Bennett, a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Richmond, Madison County, Ky., July 8, 1838; attended the common…

Johnson Newlon CAMDEN, Congress, WV (1828-1908)

Senate Years of Service: 1881-1887; 1893-1895Party: Democrat; DemocratCAMDEN, Johnson Newlon, (father of Johnson Newlon Camden, Jr.), a Senator from West Virginia; born in Collins Settlement,…

John Baker HOLLISTER, Congress, OH (1890-1979)

HOLLISTER, John Baker, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 7, 1890; attended the public schools and St. Paul’s School, Concord, N.H.; was graduated from Yale…

Popular Kids' Names

The top boys' and girls' names, from 1900-2015 by Elaine Rho Related Links Most Common Names of Twins Most Common Names of Twin Girls Most Common Names of Twin Boys Most Popular…

Grantham

(Encyclopedia) Grantham Grantham grănˈtəm, –thəm [key], town, in the Parts of Kesteven, Lincolnshire, E central…

Yarmouth, town, England

(Encyclopedia) Yarmouth. 1 Town, Isle of Wight, S England. It is a small port and resort. The castle there was built by Henry VIII. 2 Officially Great Yarmouth, city (1991 pop. 54,777) and district,…

Rudolf I

(Encyclopedia) Rudolf I or Rudolf of HapsburgRudolf Ir&oomacr;ˈdŏlf [key], 1218–91, German king (1273–91), first king of the Hapsburg dynasty. Rudolf's election as king ended the interregnum (…

Fish, New York family

(Encyclopedia) Fish, family long prominent in New York politics. Nicholas Fish, 1758–1833, b. New York City. He studied law before serving ably as a major in a New York regiment throughout the…