(Encyclopedia) Hardy, Thomas, 1840–1928, English novelist and poet, b. near Dorchester, one of the great English writers of the 19th cent.
The son of a stonemason, he derived a love of music from his…
(Encyclopedia) De Quincey, ThomasDe Quincey, Thomasdə kwĭnˈsē [key], 1785–1859, English essayist. In 1802 he ran away from school and tramped about the country, eventually settling in London. His…
SPALDING, Thomas, a Representative from Georgia; born in Frederica, St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Ga., March 26, 1774; attended the common schools of Georgia and Florida and a private…
(Encyclopedia) Gray, Thomas, 1716–71, English poet. He was educated at Eton and Peterhouse, Cambridge. In 1739 he began a grand tour of the Continent with Horace Walpole. They quarreled in Italy, and…
CONNOLLY, Gerald E. (Gerry), a Representative from Virginia; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 30, 1950; B. A., Maryknoll College, Glen Ellyn, Ill., 1971; M. P. A., Harvard…
DEUTCH, Theodore E. (Ted), a Representative from Florida; born in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pa., May 7, 1966; B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1988; J.D., University of Michigan…
SHUSTER, E. G. (Bud), (father of William Shuster), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Glassport, Allegheny County, Pa., January 23, 1932; B.S., University of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1954; M.B…
SHUSTER, E. G. (Bud), (father of William Shuster), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Glassport, Allegheny County, Pa., January 23, 1932; B.S., University of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1954; M.…
(Encyclopedia) Dewey, Thomas Edmund, 1902–71, American political figure, governor (1943–55) of New York, b. Owosso, Mich. Admitted (1925) to the bar, Dewey practiced law and in 1931 became chief…
(Encyclopedia) Heflin, James Thomas, 1869–1951, U.S. politician, b. Randolph co., Ala. He was admitted (1893) to the bar and in 1920 entered the U.S. Senate where he was known at first as “Cotton Tom…
