(Encyclopedia) CassandraCassandrakəsănˈdrə [key], in Greek legend, Trojan princess, daughter of Priam and Hecuba. She was given the power of prophecy by Apollo, but because she would not accept him…
DWIGHT, Jeremiah Wilbur, (father of John Wilbur Dwight), a Representative from New York; born in Cincinnatus, Cortland County, N.Y., April 17, 1819; moved with his parents in 1830 to Caroline…
Senate Years of Service: 1821-1823; 1823-1824Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford RepublicanWARE, Nicholas, a Senator from Georgia; born in Caroline County, Va., in 1769; moved with his…
HAWES, Richard, (brother of Albert Gallatin Hawes, nephew of Aylett Hawes, and cousin of Aylett Hawes Buckner), a Representative from Kentucky; born near Bowling Green, Caroline County, Va.,…
(Encyclopedia) JulianaJulianaj&oomacr;ˌlē-ănˈə [key], 1909–2004, queen of the Netherlands (1948–80). She succeeded on the abdication of her mother, Queen Wilhelmina. A popular monarch, she…