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Tumulty, Joseph Patrick
(Encyclopedia)Tumulty, Joseph Patrick, 1879β1954, American politician, b. Jersey City, N.J. After his admission to the bar, he practiced law in Jersey City (1902β8) and served in the New Jersey assembly (1907β...Douglas, Archibald, 6th earl of Angus
(Encyclopedia)Douglas, Archibald, 6th earl of Angus, 1489β1557, Scottish nobleman; grandson of Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of Douglas. His marriage (1514) to Margaret Tudor alienated the Scottish noblemen and cau...Beach Boys, The
(Encyclopedia)Beach Boys, The, American rock music band formed in 1961 by brothers Brian Wilson, 1942β, Dennis Wilson, 1944β83, and Carl ...Thatcher, Margaret Hilda Roberts Thatcher, Baroness
(Encyclopedia)Thatcher, Margaret Hilda Roberts Thatcher, Baroness, 1925β2013, British political leader. Great Britain's first woman prime minister, nicknamed the βIron Ladyβ for her uncompromising political s...Colby, Bainbridge
(Encyclopedia)Colby, Bainbridge, 1869β1950, U.S. lawyer and public official, b. St. Louis. Upon graduation (1891) from Columbia law school, he began law practice in New York City and became active in Republican p...North, Christopher
(Encyclopedia)North, Christopher: see John Wilson. ...House, Edward Mandell
(Encyclopedia)House, Edward Mandell, 1858β1938, American political figure, adviser to President Wilson, b. Houston. Active in Texas politics, he was (1882β92) campaign manager and adviser to Gov. James Hogg and...Lansing, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Lansing, Robert, 1864β1928, U.S. Secretary of State (1915β20), b. Watertown, N.Y. An authority in the field of international law, he founded the American Journal of International Law in 1907 and r...Baker, Ray Stannard
(Encyclopedia)Baker, Ray Stannard, pseud. David Grayson, 1870β1946, American author, b. Lansing, Mich., grad. Michigan State College (now Michigan State Univ.), 1889. At first a Chicago newspaper reporter, he joi...Fox sisters
(Encyclopedia)Fox sisters, family of American spiritualists including Margaret, 1836β93, Leah, 1814β90, and Catherine, 1841β92. In 1848, Margaret and Catherine claimed to hear mysterious rappings in their Arc...Browse by Subject
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