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Homer HOCH, Congress, KS (1879-1949)

HOCH, Homer, a Representative from Kansas; born in Marion, Marion County, Kans., July 4, 1879; attended the public schools and was graduated from Baker University, Baldwin, Kans., in 1902;…

Frank B. KLEPPER, Congress, MO (1864-1933)

KLEPPER, Frank B., a Representative from Missouri; born in St. John, Putnam County, Mo., June 22, 1864; moved with his parents to Mirabile, Caldwell County, Mo., where he remained for ten…

Miner Gibbs NORTON, Congress, OH (1857-1926)

NORTON, Miner Gibbs, a Representative from Ohio; born in Andover, Ashtabula County, Ohio, May 11, 1857; attended the public schools, the National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio, and Baldwin-…

William Wiseham PAINE, Congress, GA (1817-1882)

PAINE, William Wiseham, a Representative from Georgia; born in Richmond, Va., on October 10, 1817; moved with his parents to Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., in 1827; attended school in…

Ray, Man

(Encyclopedia) Ray, Man, 1890–1976, American photographer, painter, and sculptor, b. Philadelphia. Along with Marcel Duchamp, Ray was a founder of the Dada movement in New York and Paris. He is…

Beaumont, Francis

(Encyclopedia) Beaumont, FrancisBeaumont, Francisbōˈmŏnt [key], 1584?–1616, English dramatist. Born of a distinguished family, he studied at Oxford and the Inner Temple. His literary reputation is…

sumptuary laws

(Encyclopedia) sumptuary lawssumptuary lawssŭmpˈch&oomacr;ĕˌrē [key], regulations based on social, religious, or moral grounds directed against overindulgence of luxury in diet and drink and…

Bagot, Sir Charles

(Encyclopedia) Bagot, Sir CharlesBagot, Sir Charlesbăgˈət [key], 1781–1843, British diplomat. As minister to the United States (1815–20) he negotiated the Rush-Bagot Convention, which limited…

Walter FORWARD, Congress, PA (1786-1852)

FORWARD, Walter, (brother of Chauncey Forward), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in East Granby, Conn., January 24, 1786; attended the common schools; moved with his father to Aurora,…