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Huggins, Miller James

(Encyclopedia) Huggins, Miller James, 1878–1929, American baseball player and manager, b. Cincinnati. The diminutive “Mighty Mite” was a scrappy second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds (1904–9) and St…

Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of, 1593–1641, English statesman. Regularly elected to Parliament from 1614 on, he became one of the critics of George Villiers, 1st duke of…

Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2d marquess of

(Encyclopedia) Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2d marquess ofRockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2d marquess ofrŏkˈĭng-əm [key], 1730–82, British statesman. In the early years of the reign of…

Penelope Ann Miller

actressBorn: 1/13/1964Birthplace: Los Angeles Miller's performance in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues (1988; she had previously appeared in the Broadway play) won critical attention, leading to a variety…

Miller, Sir Jonathan Wolfe

(Encyclopedia) Miller, Sir Jonathan Wolfe, 1934–2019, English director, actor, writer, and physician; during his long career in the performing arts, he at times devoted himself to medicine. Miller…

Zell Bryan MILLER, Congress, GA (1932)

Senate Years of Service: 2000-2005Party: DemocratMILLER, Zell Bryan, a Senator from Georgia; born in Young Harris, Georgia, on February 24, 1932; graduated Young Harris College 1951; served in…

Jesse MILLER, Congress, PA (1800-1850)

MILLER, Jesse, (father of William Henry Miller), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Landisburg, Perry County, Pa., in 1800; attended the common schools; first clerk to county…

Brad MILLER, Congress, NC (1953)

MILLER, Brad, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Fayetteville, N.C., on May 19, 1953; B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1975; M.S., London School of Economics,…