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Remington, Eliphalet
(Encyclopedia)Remington, Eliphalet ĭlĭfˈəlĭt [key], 1793–1861, American inventor, gunsmith, and arms manufacturer, b. Suffield, Conn. Trained in blacksmithing, he turned to gunsmithing at an early age. With ...Remington, Philo
(Encyclopedia)Remington, Philo: see under Remington, Eliphalet. ...Eliphalet
(Encyclopedia)Eliphalet ēlĭfˈəlĕt [key], in the Bible, name of two sons of David. Alternate forms are Eliphelet and Elpalet. ...Remington, Frederic
(Encyclopedia)Remington, Frederic, 1861–1909, American painter, sculptor, illustrator, and writer, b. Canton, N.Y., studied at the Yale School of Fine Arts and the Art Students League. His subjects, drawn largely...Dyer, Eliphalet
(Encyclopedia)Dyer, Eliphalet əlĭfˈəlĭtˌ [key], 1721–1807, American jurist, b. Windham, Conn. After serving in the state legislature for several years, Dyer took part in the French and Indian Wars and later...Nott, Eliphalet
(Encyclopedia)Nott, Eliphalet ĭlĭfˈəlĭt [key], 1773–1866, American educator, inventor, and clergyman, b. Ashford, Conn. In 1804, Nott became president of Union College, a post he held for 62 years; he initia...Elpalet
(Encyclopedia)Elpalet ĕlpāˈlĕt [key], son of David: see Eliphalet. ...Eliphelet
(Encyclopedia)Eliphelet ēlĭfˈəlĕt [key], in the Bible. 1, 2 The same as Eliphalet. 3 Companion of Ezra. 4 One of David's mighty men. An alternate form is Eliphal. 5 Benjamite. 6 One who had married a foreign w...Ogdensburg
(Encyclopedia)Ogdensburg, city (1990 pop. 13,521), St. Lawrence co., N N.Y., on the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the Oswegatchie, in a resort area, opposite Prescott, Ont. (with which it is connected by an in...Russell, Charles Marion
(Encyclopedia)Russell, Charles Marion, 1864–1926, American painter, b. Oak Hill, Mo. He was one of the two greatest and most popular painters of the American West (the other was Frederic Remington). A stalwart in...Browse by Subject
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