DONNELL, Richard Spaight, (grandson of Richard Dobbs Spaight), a Representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, N.C., September 20, 1820; attended New Bern Academy and Yale College; was…
HABERSHAM, Richard Wylly, (nephew of John Habersham and Joseph Habersham), a Representative from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., in December 1786; attended private schools, and was graduated…
CALL, Richard Keith, (uncle of Wilkinson Call), a Delegate from the Territory of Florida; born near Petersburg, Va., October 24, 1792; attended the common schools and Mount Pleasant Academy;…
(Encyclopedia) Heck, Richard Fred, 1931–2015, American chemist, b. Springfield, Mass., Ph.D. Univ. of California, Los Angeles, 1954. Heck was a researcher at the Hercules Corporation in Wilmington,…
(Encyclopedia) Bellomont, Richard Coote, earl ofBellomont, Richard Coote, earl ofbĕlˈəmŏntˌ [key], 1636–1701, colonial governor of New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, b. Ireland. He arrived (…
(Encyclopedia) Linklater, Richard Stuart, 1960–, American screenwriter, director, and actor, b. Houston. He dropped out of college and worked on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, then moved to Austin…
Senate Years of Service: 1836-1839; 1841-1845Party: Anti-Jacksonian; WhigBAYARD, Richard Henry, (son of James Asheton Bayard, Sr., brother of James Asheton Bayard, Jr., and grandson of Richard…
BLAND, Richard Parks, a Representative from Missouri; born near Hartford, Ohio County, Ky., August 19, 1835; received an academic education; moved to Missouri in 1855, thence to California,…
RICHARDS, James Prioleau, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Liberty Hill, Kershaw County, S.C., August 31, 1894; attended the county schools and Clemson College, Clemson, S.C.;…
THOMAS, Richard, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in West Whiteland, Pa., December 30, 1744; educated at home by private teachers; served in the Revolutionary Army as colonel of the…
