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(Encyclopedia) Ames, Ezra, 1768–1836, American painter, b. Framingham, Mass. Early in his life he worked as a carriage painter, miniaturist, engraver, and decorator, first in Worcester, Mass., and…
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Senate Years of Service: 1863-1865Party: DemocratRICHARDSON, William Alexander, a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., January 16, 1811;…
(Encyclopedia) Ney, Elisabeth or ElisabetNey, Elisabeth or Elisabetnī [key], 1833–1907, German-American sculptor, b. Münster. After studying sculpture at Munich and Berlin, she traveled widely and…
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