SOMERS, Andrew Lawrence, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 21, 1895; attended St. Teresaâs Academy in Brooklyn, Brooklyn College Preparatory School, Manhattan…
MAILLIARD, William Somers, a Representative from California; born in Belvedere, Marin County, Calif., June 10, 1917; attended elementary and secondary schools in the San Francisco Bay area,…
business executive, philanthropistBorn: 1/22/1850Birthplace: Cecil County, Md. With little formal education, he established himself as a St. Louis businessman first in manufacturing, then real…
(Encyclopedia) Newport, Christopher, 1565?–1617, English mariner, commander of early voyages to Virginia. He commanded a privateering expedition to the West Indies (1592) that returned to England…
WALDO, Loren Pinckney, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Canterbury, Conn., February 2, 1802; attended the common schools; taught school; engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to…
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(Encyclopedia) Wolf-Ferrari, ErmannoWolf-Ferrari, Ermannoārmänˈnō vôlf-fār-räˈrē [key], 1876–1948, German-Italian composer, b. Venice, studied in Germany. Most of his 12 operas, which adapted the…
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