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Whitgift, John

(Encyclopedia) Whitgift, JohnWhitgift, Johnhwĭtˈgĭft [key], 1530?–1604, archbishop of Canterbury. He was a fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. As vice chancellor (1573) he had a leading part in revising…

Ahmad al-Mansur

(Encyclopedia) Ahmad al-MansurAhmad al-Mansuräˈməd äl-mäns&oomacr;rˈ, Arabic äkhmädˈ [key] [al-Mansur,=the victorious], d. 1603, emir of Morocco (1578–1603). Proclaimed ruler after his brother's…

Boudinot, Elias

(Encyclopedia) Boudinot, EliasBoudinot, Eliasb&oomacr;ˈdĭnŏt [key], 1740–1821, political leader in the American Revolution, b. Philadelphia. A lawyer of Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J., he…

George McInvale GRANT, Congress, AL (1897-1982)

GRANT, George McInvale, a Representative from Alabama; born in Louisville, Barbour County, Ala., July 11, 1897; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the…

James MANNING, Congress, RI (1738-1791)

MANNING, James, a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J., October 22, 1738; attended Hopewell Academy and was graduated from the College of New Jersey (now…

BUCHANAN, Frank, Congress, PA (1902-1951)

BUCHANAN, Frank, (husband of Vera Daerr Buchanan), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pa., December 1, 1902; attended the public schools and was graduated…

Abraham CLARK, Congress, NJ (1726-1794)

CLARK, Abraham, a Delegate and a Representative from New Jersey; born near Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J., February 15, 1726; attended private schools; studied law but never practiced;…

John Hopkins CLARKE, Congress, RI (1789-1870)

Senate Years of Service: 1847-1853Party: WhigCLARKE, John Hopkins, a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Elizabeth, N.J., April 1, 1789; moved to Providence, R.I., where he studied under a…