(Encyclopedia) Trevor-Roper, Hugh Redwald, Baron Dacre of GlantonTrevor-Roper, Hugh Redwald, Baron Dacre of Glantondāˈkə [key], 1914–2003, British historian, b. Glanton, Northumberland. He was…
(Encyclopedia) Trevithick, RichardTrevithick, Richardtrĕvˈĭthĭk [key], 1771–1833, British engineer and inventor, b. Cornwall. He is known as the father of locomotive power because of his invention (…
DOWD, Clement, a Representative from North Carolina; born at Richland Creek, near Carthage, Moore County, N.C., August 27, 1832; attended the common schools; was graduated from the University…
(Encyclopedia) Montfort, Simon de, earl of Leicester, 1208?–1265, leader of the baronial revolt against Henry III of England.
By 1258 Simon was an active member of the baronial opposition that…
(Encyclopedia) Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, 3d earl ofSouthampton, Henry Wriothesley, 3d earl ofrŏtˈslē [key], 1573–1624, English nobleman and patron of letters. He succeeded to his title in 1581…
SANFORD, Jonah, (great-grandfather of Rollin Brewster Sanford), a Representative from New York; born in Cornwall, Vt., November 30, 1790; attended the district schools; moved to Hopkinton, N.Y…
SLADE, William, a Representative from Vermont; born in Cornwall, Vt., May 9, 1786; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Middlebury (Vt.) College in 1807; studied law; was…
PALMER, Beriah, a Representative from New York; born in Bristol County, Mass., in 1740; attended the common schools; moved to Cornwall, Orange County, N.Y., in 1769; studied law; was admitted…
(Encyclopedia) guidance and counseling, concept that institutions, especially schools, should promote the efficient and happy lives of individuals by helping them adjust to social realities. The…
LONG, Edward Henry Carroll, a Representative from Maryland; born in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md., September 28, 1808; attended the common schools and was graduated from Yale College in…
