ABERCROMBIE, Neil, a Representative from Hawaii; born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., June 26, 1938; graduated from Williamsville High School, Williamsville, N.Y.; B.A., Union College, Schenectady, N…
Senate Years of Service: 1931-1937Party: DemocratCOOLIDGE, Marcus Allen, (son of Frederick Spaulding Coolidge), a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Westminster, Worcester County, Mass.,…
WOLCOTT, Jesse Paine, a Representative from Michigan; born in Gardner, Worcester County, Mass., March 3, 1893; attended the common and high schools at Gardner, Mass., and the Detroit (Mich.)…
(Encyclopedia) De la Rue, WarrenDe la Rue, Warrendĕlˈər&oomacr;, dĕlər&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1815–89, British scientist and inventor. Especially noted as an astronomer, he was a pioneer in…
(Encyclopedia) Crompton, Samuel, 1753–1827, English inventor of the mule spinner, or muslin wheel, an important step in the development of fine cotton spinning. Working as a young man in a spinning…
(Encyclopedia) Hollerith, HermanHollerith, Hermanhōˈlərĭth [key], 1860–1929, American inventor, b. Buffalo, N.Y. After graduating from Columbia Univ. (B.S., 1879), he worked on the U.S. Census of…
(Encyclopedia) NoyonNoyonnwäyôNˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 14,628), Oise dept., N France. It has foundries, metalworks, and machine, clothing, and food-processing industries. In 768 at Noyon,…
(Encyclopedia) Aschaffenburg Aschaffenburg äshäˈfənb&oobreve;rk [key], city, Bavaria, S central Germany, on the Main River. Its manufactures include clothing, machine…
