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Butterfield, John

(Encyclopedia) Butterfield, John, 1801–69, American stagecoach proprietor and expressman, b. near Albany, N.Y. Beginning as a stage driver out of Albany, he rose to ownership of a large network of…

Butterfield, William

(Encyclopedia) Butterfield, William, 1814–1900, English Gothic-revival architect. Favored by the Ecclesiological Society for his Puginlike correctness in recalling Gothic forms, Butterfield rose to…

Martin BUTTERFIELD, Congress, NY (1790-1866)

BUTTERFIELD, Martin, a Representative from New York; born in Westmoreland, N.H., December 8, 1790; attended the common schools; moved to Palmyra, Wayne County, N.Y., in 1828 and engaged in the…

Elizabeth Taylor

(Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor)actressBorn: 2/27/1932Birthplace: London, England Academy Award-winning film and television actress known for both her beauty and her seven marriages. Her films include…

William IRVINE, Congress, PA (1741-1804)

IRVINE, William, a Delegate and a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in County Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland, on November 3, 1741; pursued classical studies and was graduated from the Dublin…

Hickok, Wild Bill

(Encyclopedia) Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837–76, American frontier marshal, b. Troy Grove, near Ottawa, Ill., as James Butler Hickok. He took part in the Kansas struggle preceding the Civil War, was a…

IRVINE, William, Congress, PA (1741-1804)

IRVINE, William, a Delegate and a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in County Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland, on November 3, 1741; pursued classical studies and was graduated from the Dublin…