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Gorchakov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich, Prince

(Encyclopedia) Gorchakov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich, PrinceGorchakov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich, Princeəlyĭksänˈdər mēkhīˈləvĭch, gərchəkôfˈ [key], 1798–1883, Russian diplomat. After serving (1854–56) as…

Bagration, Piotr Ivanovich, Prince

(Encyclopedia) Bagration, Piotr Ivanovich, PrinceBagration, Piotr Ivanovich, Princepyôˈtər ēväˈnəvyĭch bägrätēōnˈ [key], 1765–1812, Russian general in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He…

Walter BOWIE, Congress, MD (1748-1810)

BOWIE, Walter, (granduncle of Thomas Fielder Bowie), a Representative from Maryland; born in Mattaponi, near Nottingham, Prince Georges County, Md., in 1748; attended Rev. John Eversfield’s…

Gorchakov, Mikhail Dmitreyevich, Prince

(Encyclopedia) Gorchakov, Mikhail Dmitreyevich, PrinceGorchakov, Mikhail Dmitreyevich, Princemēkhəyēlˈ dəmēˈtrēəvĭch [key]Gorchakov, Mikhail Dmitreyevich, Prince gərchəkôfˈ [key], 1793–1861, Russian…

Prince Albert National Park

(Encyclopedia) Prince Albert National Park, 1,496 sq mi (3,875 sq km), central Sask., Canada, NW of Prince Albert, in a forested area; est. 1927. The numerous streams and lakes afford excellent…

Addison Taylor SMITH, Congress, ID (1862-1956)

SMITH, Addison Taylor, a Representative from Idaho; born near Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, September 5, 1862; attended the public schools of Cambridge, Ohio; was graduated from the…