(Encyclopedia) Ripley, Robert LeRoy, 1890–1949, American cartoonist, b. Santa Rosa, Calif., as Leroy Robert Ripley. The creator of the Believe It or Not! newspaper cartoon, Ripley began his career at…
(Encyclopedia) Ripley, George, 1802–80, American literary critic and author, b. Greenfield, Mass. After graduating from Harvard Divinity School in 1826, he entered the Unitarian ministry. He was one…
(Encyclopedia) Fitzsimmons, Robert L., 1863–1918, British boxer, b. Cornwall, England. Fitzsimmons began fighting professionally in Australia and New Zealand before going to the United States in 1890…
RIPLEY, James Wheelock, (brother of Eleazar Wheelock Ripley), a Representative from Maine; born in Hanover, N.H., March 12, 1786; attended the common schools and Fryeburg (Maine) Academy;…
RIPLEY, Eleazar Wheelock, (brother of James Wheelock Ripley), a Representative from Louisiana; born in Hanover, N.H., April 15, 1782; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in…
RIPLEY, Thomas C., a Representative from New York; born in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, N.Y, on January 2, 1807; received a limited schooling; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
BROWN, William Ripley, a Representative from Kansas; born in Buffalo, N.Y., July 16, 1840; was prepared for college in Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., and was graduated from Union…
CHANDLER, Joseph Ripley, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Kingston, Mass., August 22, 1792; attended the common schools; engaged in commercial work in Boston; moved to Philadelphia…
WOOD, Bradford Ripley, a Representative from New York; born in Westport, Conn., September 3, 1800; attended the common schools and was graduated from Union College at Schenectady, N.Y., in…
