MILLER, John Gaines, a Representative from Missouri; born in Danville, Ky., November 29, 1812; attended the common schools and was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky.; studied law and…
ANDREWS, Thomas Hiram, a Representative from Maine; born in Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass., March 22, 1953; graduated from Oliver Ames High School, North Easton, Mass., 1971; B.A., Bowdoin…
DICKEY, John, (father of Oliver James Dickey), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa., June 23, 1794; completed preparatory studies; appointed…
(Encyclopedia) Ludlow, Edmund, 1617?–1692, English parliamentarian and regicide. He commanded a regiment of cavalry in the English civil war and served on the court that condemned King Charles I,…
(Encyclopedia) Fleetwood, Charles, 1618?–1692, English parliamentary general. He fought under Oliver Cromwell in many battles of the English civil war and later (1650) in Scotland. He became (1651) a…
(Encyclopedia) Ames, Oakes, 1804–73, American manufacturer, railroad promoter, and politician, b. Easton, Mass. With his brother Oliver he managed the family's well-known shovel factory at Easton.…
(Encyclopedia) Downing, Sir George, 1623–84, English diplomat. A nephew of Gov. John Winthrop of Massachusetts, he was educated at Harvard. He returned (1646) to England, joined the parliamentarians…
