Senate Years of Service: 1804-1815Party: Democratic RepublicanGILES, William Branch, a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born near Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Va., August 12,…
(Encyclopedia) RomanovRomanovrōˈmənŏf, Rus. rəmäˈnəf [key], ruling dynasty of Russia from 1613 to 1917. The name Romanov was adopted in the 16th cent. by a family of boyars (great nobles) that traced…
Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Delaware Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, Wilbur Louis 1884-1937 ALLEE, James Frank 1857-1938 ALLEN…
(Encyclopedia) Fabergé, Peter CarlFabergé, Peter Carlfäbĕrzhāˈ [key], 1846–1920, Russian goldsmith and jeweler, b. St. Petersburg. Sometimes described as a latter-day Cellini, he was descended from…
(Encyclopedia) Goremykin, Ivan LonginovichGoremykin, Ivan Longinovichēvänˈ lən-gēˈnəvĭch gəryĭmĭˈkĭn [key], 1839–1917, Russian statesman. A conservative, he was (1895–99) interior minister under Czar…
(Encyclopedia) Latimer, HughLatimer, Hughlătˈəmər [key], 1485?–1555, English bishop and Protestant martyr. Latimer was educated at Cambridge, entered the church, and came under the influence of the…
(Encyclopedia) Peter Damian, SaintPeter Damian, Saintdāˈmēən [key], Ital. Pietro Damiani, 1007?–1072, Italian reformer, Doctor of the Church, b. Ravenna. He became a Camaldolese monk at Fonte-…
Senate Years of Service: 1803-1815; 1822-1833 Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican/Jacksonian SMITH, Samuel, a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Carlisle, Pa…
England's longest-ruling monarch by David Johnson Related Links The Victorian Era in LiteratureBritish Royal Family TreeHow To Get Your Own Royal TitleKingdoms and Monarchs of the…
