(Encyclopedia) Prynne, WilliamPrynne, Williamprĭn [key], 1600–1669, English political figure and Puritan pamphleteer. Beginning his attacks on Arminian doctrine in 1627, he soon earned the enmity of…
(Encyclopedia) Rimmer, William, 1816–79, American sculptor and writer, b. Liverpool, England. He was brought up in the United States and after working as a cobbler in Brockton, Mass., at the age of…
TAYLOR, John Lampkin, a Representative from Ohio; born in Stafford County, near Fredericksburg, Va., March 7, 1805; completed preparatory studies; studied law in Washington, D.C.; was admitted…
EDWARDS, Benjamin, (father of Ninian Edwards), a Representative from Maryland; born in Stafford County, Va., August 12, 1753; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural and…
PECK, Erasmus Darwin, a Representative from Ohio; born in Stafford, Conn., September 16, 1808; attended the common schools of Munson, Mass., and was graduated from the medical department of…
LEONARD, Moses Gage, a Representative from New York; born in Stafford, Conn., July 10, 1809; attended the public schools; moved to New York City; city alderman and judge of the city court 1840…
WILLIAMS, William, a Representative from Indiana; born near Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., May 11, 1821; attended the common schools and received a very limited education; studied law; was…
Senate Years of Service: 1792-1795 Party: Anti-Administration EDWARDS, John, a Senator from Kentucky; born in Stafford County, Va., in 1748; attended the common schools; moved to Fayette…
OLNEY, Richard, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Milton, Stafford County, N.H., January 5, 1871; attended the public schools and Leicester Academy; was graduated from Brown…
rock band Glaswegian rock quartet Travis gained popularity as part of the late '90s “back-to-basics” movement in British pop triggered by rival Oasis' dominance of record charts worldwide. Beatles…
