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Simon GUGGENHEIM, Congress, CO (1867-1941)

Senate Years of Service: 1907-1913Party: RepublicanGUGGENHEIM, Simon, a Senator from Colorado; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 30, 1867; attended the public schools of Philadelphia and…

James GUTHRIE, Congress, KY (1792-1869)

Senate Years of Service: 1865-1868Party: DemocratGUTHRIE, James, a Senator from Kentucky; born near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., December 5, 1792; attended McAllister’s Academy, Bardstown…

John Fitch KINNEY, Congress, UT (1816-1902)

KINNEY, John Fitch, a Delegate from the Territory of Utah; born in New Haven, Oswego County, N.Y., April 2, 1816; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1837…

MERIWETHER, David, Congress, KY (1800-1893)

Senate Years of Service: 1852-1852 Party: Democrat MERIWETHER, David, a Senator from Kentucky; born in Louisa County, Va., October 30, 1800; moved with his parents to Jefferson County, Ky.,…

Douglas, George

(Encyclopedia) Douglas, George, pseud. of George Douglas Brown, 1869–1902, English novelist, b. Scotland. His reputation rests on his single novel, The House with the Green Shutters (1901), a somber…

mimic thrush

(Encyclopedia) mimic thrush, common name for members of the Mimidae, a family of exclusively American birds, allied to the wrens and thrushes, that includes the mockingbird, the catbird, and the…

Venturi, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Venturi, Robert, 1925–2018, American architect and architectural theorist, b. Philadelphia, grad. Princeton (B.A., 1947; M.F.A., 1950). An important and highly influential theorist,…

John James McDANNOLD, Congress, IL (1851-1904)

McDANNOLD, John James, a Representative from Illinois; born in Mount Sterling, Brown County, Ill., August 29, 1851; attended the common schools and a private school in Quincy; was graduated…

Inaugural Ball History

Having a Ball at the Inauguration Behind the scenes of the presidential party by David Johnson Governmental plans and political agendas are not the only things that change with…