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John Worth KERN, Congress, IN (1849-1917)

Senate Years of Service: 1911-1917Party: DemocratKERN, John Worth, a Senator from Indiana; born in Alto, Howard County, Ind., December 20, 1849; attended the common schools and the normal…

George Frisbie HOAR, Congress, MA (1826-1904)

Senate Years of Service: 1877-1904Party: RepublicanHOAR, George Frisbie, (grandson of Roger Sherman, son of Samuel Hoar, brother of Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, father of Rockwood Hoar, and uncle…

Charles Linza McNARY, Congress, OR (1874-1944)

Senate Years of Service: 1917-1944Party: Republican; RepublicanMcNARY, Charles Linza, a Senator from Oregon; born on a farm near Salem, Marion County, Oreg., June 12, 1874; attended the public…

Nancarrow, Conlon

(Encyclopedia) Nancarrow, Conlon, 1912–1997, American-Mexican composer, best known for his works for the player piano, b. Texarkana, Ark., studied Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and with…

Clement VI, pope

(Encyclopedia) Clement VI, 1291–1352, pope (1342–52), a Frenchman named Pierre Roger; successor of Benedict XII. His court was at Avignon. He had been archbishop of Sens, archbishop of Rouen, and…

postimpressionism

(Encyclopedia) postimpressionism, term coined by Roger Fry to refer to the work of a number of French painters active at the end of the 19th cent. who, although they developed their varied styles…