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Thomas Wharton PHILLIPS, Congress, PA (1835-1912)

PHILLIPS, Thomas Wharton, (father of Thomas Wharton Phillips, Jr.), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Mount Jackson in that section of Beaver County now included in Lawrence County…

Jonas Phillips PHOENIX, Congress, NY (1788-1859)

PHOENIX, Jonas Phillips, a Representative from New York; born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., January 14, 1788; received a limited schooling; became a merchant in New York City; alderman…

Anne, British princess

(Encyclopedia) Anne (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise), 1950–, British princess, only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh. She was educated at Benenden School. In 1973 she…

Wollstonecraft, Mary

(Encyclopedia) Wollstonecraft, MaryWollstonecraft, Maryw&oobreve;lˈstənkräft, –krăft [key], 1759–97, English author and feminist, b. London. She was an early proponent of educational equality…

Andover

(Encyclopedia) Andover Andover ănˈdōvər [key], town (2020 pop. 36,569), Essex co., NE Mass.; inc. 1646. Chiefly a textile producer in the 19th cent., Andover now makes…

Jex-Blake, Sophia

(Encyclopedia) Jex-Blake, Sophia, 1840–1912, English physician, active in opening the medical profession to women in England. A graduate of Queen's College, London, she began (1866) her medical…