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no-fault insurance

(Encyclopedia) no-fault insurance, type of indemnity plan, usually applied to automobile coverage, in which those injured in an accident receive direct payment from the company with which they…

Robert BURNS, Congress, NH (1792-1866)

BURNS, Robert, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Hudson, Hillsboro County, N.H., December 12, 1792; moved with his parents in childhood to Rumney, Grafton County; studied medicine…

James Hutchins JOHNSON, Congress, NH (1802-1887)

JOHNSON, James Hutchins, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Bath, Grafton County, N.H., June 3, 1802; attended the public schools; owned and operated a lumber mill; deputy sheriff of…

Tygart

(Encyclopedia) TygartTygarttīˈgərt [key], river, c.160 mi (260 km) long, rising in E West Virginia and flowing north to join the West Fork and form the Monongahela at Fairmont. Tygart River Dam (…

Thomas WHIPPLE, Jr., Congress, NH (1787-1835)

WHIPPLE, Thomas, Jr., a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H., in 1787; completed preparatory studies; moved to Warren, N.H., in 1811; studied medicine in…

Illinois, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important…

James Monroe RITCHIE, Congress, OH (1829-1918)

RITCHIE, James Monroe, (father of Byron Foster Ritchie), a Representative from Ohio; born in Dunfermline, Scotland, July 28, 1829; immigrated to the United States in 1832 with his parents, who…

Evarts Worcester FARR, Congress, NH (1840-1880)

FARR, Evarts Worcester, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Littleton, Grafton County, N.H., October 10, 1840; attended the common schools and Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.; during…

Cyrus Adams SULLOWAY, Congress, NH (1839-1917)

SULLOWAY, Cyrus Adams, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Grafton, Grafton County, N.H., June 8, 1839; attended the common schools, Colby Academy, and Kimball Academy; studied law in…

PAGE, John, Congress, NH (1787-1865)

Senate Years of Service: 1836-1837 Party: Jacksonian PAGE, John, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H., May 21, 1787; attended the public schools; engaged in…