(Encyclopedia) Margai, Sir MiltonMargai, Sir Miltonmärˈgī [key], 1895–1964, prime minister of Sierra Leone (1961–64). A prominent doctor, he turned to politics in 1949 and led his country to…
(Encyclopedia) Yeardley, Sir GeorgeYeardley, Sir Georgeyärdˈlē [key], c.1587–1627, British colonial governor of Virginia (1618–21, 1626–27). He was shipwrecked (1609) in the Bermudas but managed to…
(Encyclopedia) Wheatstone, Sir CharlesWheatstone, Sir Charleshwētˈstōn, –stən [key], 1802–75, English physicist and inventor. He was professor at King's College, London, from 1834. A pioneer in…
Senate Years of Service: 1873-1879; 1885-1897; 1901-1905Party: Republican; Republican; RepublicanMITCHELL, John Hipple, a Senator from Oregon; born John Mitchell Hipple in Washington County,…
(Encyclopedia) MacEwen, Sir WilliamMacEwen, Sir Williamməky&oomacr;ˈən [key], 1848–1924, Scottish surgeon. A professor of surgery at the Univ. of Glasgow, he was noted for his work on bone…
(Encyclopedia) Grant, Sir Francis, 1803–78, Scottish portrait painter. He was self-taught in painting, for which he abandoned a career in law. He began as a painter of hunting scenes (The Melton Hunt…
(Encyclopedia) Elyot, Sir ThomasElyot, Sir Thomasĕlˈyət, ĕlˈēət [key], c.1490–1546, English author. He wrote the earliest Latin-English dictionary (1538) and is remembered especially for his sensible…
(Encyclopedia) Gardiner, Sir Christopher, fl. 1630–32, figure in the early history of the Massachusetts Bay colony. When the Puritans arrived in Massachusetts Bay in 1630, they found that Gardiner…
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…
