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Michael Allen (Mac) COLLINS, Congress, GA (1944)

COLLINS, Michael Allen (Mac), a Representative from Georgia; born in Jackson, Butts County, Ga., October 15, 1944; attended public schools; Georgia National Guard, 1964-1970; business owner;…

Peter III, czar of Russia

(Encyclopedia) Peter III, 1728–62, czar of Russia (1762), son of Charles Frederick, dispossessed duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and of Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great. He succeeded to the…

Allen Towner TREADWAY, Congress, MA (1867-1947)

TREADWAY, Allen Towner, a Representative from Massachusetts; was born in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass., on September 16, 1867; attended the public schools, and was graduated from…

Carey Allen TRIMBLE, Congress, OH (1813-1887)

TRIMBLE, Carey Allen, a Representative from Ohio; born in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, September 13, 1813; attended Pestalostian School in Philadelphia, Pa., and Stubb’s Classical…

Mansfield, Sir Peter

(Encyclopedia) Mansfield, Sir Peter, 1933–2017, British physicist, Ph.D. Queen Mary College, London, 1962. He was a professor at the Univ. of Nottingham from 1964 to 1994. In 2003 Mansfield shared…

Leo Elwood ALLEN, Congress, IL (1898-1973)

ALLEN, Leo Elwood, a Representative from Illinois; born in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess County, Ill., October 5, 1898; attended the public schools; during the First World War served as a sergeant in…

Edward Allen WARREN, Congress, AR (1818-1875)

WARREN, Edward Allen, a Representative from Arkansas; born near Eutaw, Green County, Ala., May 2, 1818; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1843 and…

Chilton Allen WHITE, Congress, OH (1826-1900)

WHITE, Chilton Allen, a Representative from Ohio; born in Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio, February 6, 1826; attended the public schools; taught school; served in the Mexican War with Company G…