(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, George John, 1933–, U.S. public official, b. Waterville, Maine. An attorney in private and government practice in the 1960s and 1970s, he was a protege of Senator Edmund…
MORGAN, William Mitchell, a Representative from Ohio; born in Brownsville, Licking County, Ohio, August 1, 1870; attended the public schools; pursued various occupations until 1898, when he…
(Encyclopedia) Gregg, William, 1800–1867, American industrialist, known as the “father of Southern cotton manufacture,” b. Monongalia co., Va. (now W.Va.). He devoted his life to building up Southern…
TV news correspondent After growing up in New York City, Mitchell earned a BA in English literature from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1967 Mitchell became a reporter for KYW Radio and TV in…
astronomerBorn: 1818 Maria Mitchell, the nation's first professional woman astronomer, grew up on the Massachusetts whaling island of Nantucket, where ships steered by movement of the stars. She…
(Roberta Joan Anderson)folk singer, guitaristBorn: 11/7/1943Birthplace: Alberta, Canada Grammy Award-winning folk singer and guitarist known for her cutting, powerful lyrics and her vocal range.…
writer, directorBorn: 4/21/1963Birthplace: El Paso, Texas After a transient childhood moving every two years with his career army dad and family, Mitchell graduated from Northwestern University and…
MITCHELL, Anderson, a Representative from North Carolina; born on a farm near Milton, Caswell County, N.C., June 13, 1800; attended Binghamâs School, Orange County, N.C., and was graduated…
(Encyclopedia) Depew, Chauncey MitchellDepew, Chauncey Mitchelldĭpy&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1834–1928, American orator, politician, and railroad president, b. Peekskill, N.Y. Admitted to the bar in 1856…
(Encyclopedia) Coxetter, Louis MitchellCoxetter, Louis Mitchellkŏkˈsətər [key], 1818–73, Confederate privateersman and blockade-runner, b. Nova Scotia. He settled in Charleston, S.C., and in the…
