(Encyclopedia) Thomas, Seth, 1785–1859, American clock manufacturer, b. Wolcott, Conn. In 1812 he sold his partnership in a clock business established by Eli Terry and set up a factory to make metal-…
(Encyclopedia) Seth, Andrew (Andrew Seth Pringle-Pattison), 1856–1931, Scottish philosopher, b. Edinburgh. He was professor of philosophy at University College, Cardiff (1883–87), and then professor…
(Encyclopedia) Seth, in the Bible, son of Adam and Eve, father of Enosh. In the chronology in the Gospel of St. Luke, Seth is an ancestor of Jesus. The Nag Hammadi codices preserve revelatory…
(Maier Suchowljansky)mobsterBorn: 7/4/1902Birthplace: Grodno, Russia Best known as Charles “Lucky” Luciano's right hand man and the financial mastermind behind the mob, Lansky was the most powerful…
(Encyclopedia) Warner, Seth, 1743–84, hero of the American Revolution, b. Roxbury, Conn. One of the group who, under Ethan Allen, resisted the New York claim to the New Hampshire Grants (now Vermont…
(Encyclopedia) Low, Seth, 1850–1916, American political reformer and college president, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Columbia, 1870. He entered his father's tea and silk importing firm, but became…
(Encyclopedia) Huntington, Lucius Seth, 1827–86, Canadian politician, b. Quebec prov. A lawyer, he served in the Legislative Assembly and in its successor, the House of Commons, from 1861 to 1882. In…
LONDON, Meyer, a Representative from New York; born in Kalvaria, Russia, December 29, 1871; attended a primary school and also received private instruction, principally in languages;…
WAKEMAN, Seth, a Representative from New York; born in Franklin, Vt., January 15, 1811; attended the common schools; moved to Batavia, N.Y., where he studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
