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John GAILLARD, Congress, SC (1765-1826)

Senate Years of Service: 1804-1823; 1823-1825; 1825-1826Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; JacksonianGAILLARD, John, (uncle of Theodore Gaillard Hunt), a Senator from South…

Zodiac Signs of the Presidents

The Question: What zodiac sign have the most presidents been born under? The Answer: It is a tie. There have been five Scorpio (Oct.…

Leo V, Byzantine emperor

(Encyclopedia) Leo V (Leo the Armenian), d. 820, Byzantine emperor (813–20), successor of Michael I. A former general, Leo successfully defended (813) Constantinople against the Bulgars and concluded…

Longworth, Nicholas

(Encyclopedia) Longworth, Nicholas, 1869–1931, American legislator, b. Cincinnati. A lawyer, he practiced in Cincinnati, where his family had long been prominent. He served (1899–1903) in the Ohio…

Kondouriotis, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Kondouriotis, PaulKondouriotis, Paulkônd&oomacr;ryôˈtĭs [key], 1857–1935, Greek admiral and statesman. He became a national hero through his victories over the Turkish fleet in the…

Bruce BARTON, Congress, NY (1886-1967)

BARTON, Bruce, a Representative from New York; born in Robbins, Scott County, Tenn., August 5, 1886; educated in the public schools of Ohio, Massachusetts, and Illinois; graduated from Amherst…

Robert Walker TAYLER, Congress, OH (1852-1910)

TAYLER, Robert Walker, a Representative from Ohio; born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, November 26, 1852; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Western Reserve College,…

Archibald BULLOCH, Congress, GA (17301777)

BULLOCH, Archibald, (father of William Bellinger Bulloch and great-great-grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt), a Delegate from Georgia; born in Charleston, S.C., about 1730; completed…