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Prince William Sound

(Encyclopedia) Prince William Sound, large, irregular, islanded inlet of the Gulf of Alaska, S Alaska, E of the Kenai peninsula. It has many bays and good harbors; the large Columbia Glacier flows…

Saionji, Kimmochi, Prince

(Encyclopedia) Saionji, Kimmochi, PrinceSaionji, Kimmochi, Princekēmōˈchē sīōnˈjē [key], 1850–1940, Japanese statesman. He took part in the Meiji restoration, then spent 10 years in France, absorbing…

Troubetzkoy, Paul, Prince

(Encyclopedia) Troubetzkoy, Paul, PrinceTroubetzkoy, Paul, Princetr&oomacr;bĕtskoiˈ, tr&oomacr;bĕtsˈkoi, Rus. tr&oomacr;byĭtskoiˈ [key], 1866–1938, Russian sculptor, b. Italy. The son of…

Souvanna Phouma, Prince

(Encyclopedia) Souvanna Phouma, PrinceSouvanna Phouma, Princes&oomacr;väˈnä f&oomacr;ˈmä [key], 1901–84, government official of Laos. Of royal descent, he was trained as an engineer. From…

BUTLER, William, Congress, SC (1759-1821)

BUTLER, William, (father of William Butler [1790-1850] and Andrew Pickens Butler and grandfather of Matthew Calbraith Butler), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Prince William…

Charles Henry PRINCE, Congress, GA (1837-1912)

PRINCE, Charles Henry, a Representative from Georgia; born in Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, May 9, 1837; attended local schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; appointed postmaster in 1861…