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Lewis Kirby ROCKEFELLER, Congress, NY (1875-1948)

ROCKEFELLER, Lewis Kirby, a Representative from New York; born in Schenectady, N.Y., November 25, 1875; attended the public schools; was graduated from New York State College, Albany, N.Y., in…

John Strode BARBOUR, Congress, VA (1790-1855)

BARBOUR, John Strode, (father of John Strode Barbour, Jr., cousin of James Barbour and Philip Pendleton Barbour), a Representative from Virginia; born at “Fleetwood,” near Brandy Station,…

John Sloss HOBART, Congress, NY (1738-1805)

Senate Years of Service: 1798-1798Party: FederalistHOBART, John Sloss, a Delegate and a Senator from New York; born in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn., May 6, 1738; graduated from Yale…

King Charles III of England

Source: AP Images/Dan Kitwood The Queen is dead, long live the King. This phrase has been used for centuries to signify the unbroken continuation of the British Monarchy. The death of Queen…

Moriscos

(Encyclopedia) MoriscosMoriscosmôrĭsˈkōz [key] [Span.,=Moorish], Moors converted to Christianity after the Christian reconquest (11th–15th cent.) of Spain. The Moors who had become subjects of…

Antipater, Macedonian general

(Encyclopedia) AntipaterAntipaterăntĭpˈətər [key], d. 319 b.c., Macedonian general. He was one of the ablest and most trusted lieutenants of Philip II and was a friend and supporter of Alexander the…

Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of, 1389–1435, English nobleman; third son of Henry IV of England and brother of Henry V. At the death (1422) of his brother and succession of his 9-…

Ptolemy V

(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy V (Ptolemy Epiphanes)Ptolemy Vtŏlˈəmē [key]Ptolemy Vĭpĭfˈənēz [key], d. 180 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (205–180 b.c.), of the Macedonian dynasty, son of Ptolemy IV. He…

Aeschines

(Encyclopedia) AeschinesAeschinesĕˈskĭnēz [key], c.390–314? b.c., Athenian orator, rival of Demosthenes. Aeschines rose from humble circumstances and became powerful in politics because of his…