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Robert WRIGHT, Congress, MD (1752-1826)

Senate Years of Service: 1801-1806Party: Democratic RepublicanWRIGHT, Robert, (cousin of Turbutt Wright), a Senator and a Representative from Maryland; born at “Narborough,” near…

Tenison, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Tenison, ThomasTenison, Thomastĕnˈĭsən [key], 1636–1715, English churchman, archbishop of Canterbury (1695–1715). In 1680 he became rector of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London; there he…

Roelas, Juan de las

(Encyclopedia) Roelas or Ruelas, Juan de lasRoelas or Ruelas, Juan de lashwän dā läs rōāˈläs, r&oomacr;āˈläs [key], c.1558–1625, Spanish painter of the school of Seville. He is sometimes called…

Clarence, Lionel, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Clarence, Lionel, duke of, 1338–68, third son of Edward III of England. His marriage (1352) to Elizabeth de Burgh gained him the title and lands of the earl of Ulster. Governor of…

Francis II, duke of Brittany

(Encyclopedia) Francis II, 1435–88, duke of Brittany. He succeeded (1458) his uncle Arthur III. In his struggle with the French crown for the independence of his duchy, Francis entered (1465) the…

Howard, Catherine

(Encyclopedia) Howard, Catherine, 1521?–1542, fifth queen consort of Henry VIII of England. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and the niece of the powerful Thomas Howard, 3d duke of Norfolk…

Karan, Donna

(Encyclopedia) Karan, Donna, 1948–, American fashion designer, b. Forest Hills, N.Y., as Donna Faske. Daughter of a tailor and a garment saleswoman, she started to design clothes as a teenager and…

Summer Movies

Other Noteworthy Releases: A fine way to beat the heat and be entertained Beyond SilenceGerman director Caroline Link's debut is a touching, engaging exploration of the relationship between deaf…

Cranmer, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Cranmer, ThomasCranmer, Thomaskrănˈmər [key], 1489–1556, English churchman under Henry VIII; archbishop of Canterbury. A lecturer at Jesus College, Cambridge, he is said to have come…

Joshua SENEY, Congress, MD (1756-1798)

SENEY, Joshua, a Delegate and a Representative from Maryland; born near Church Hill, Queen Annes County, Md., March 4, 1756; attended the common schools; graduated from the University of…