(Encyclopedia) VitóriaVitóriavētôˈrēə [key], city (1996 pop. 263,708), capital of Espírito Santo state, E Brazil, on an island in Espírito Santo Bay of the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of Brazil's chief…
(Encyclopedia) mining, extraction of solid mineral resources from the earth. These resources include ores, which contain commercially valuable amounts of metals, such as iron and aluminum; precious…
Senate Years of Service: 1875-1881Party: DemocratRANDOLPH, Theodore Fitz, (son of James Fitz Randolph), a Senator from New Jersey; born in Mansfield, Tioga County, Pa., June 24, 1826; attended…
BERNARD, John Toussaint, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Bastia, Island of Corsica, France, March 6, 1893; in 1907 immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in…
GARRETT, Finis James, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Ore Springs, Weakley County, Tenn., August 26, 1875; attended the common schools and Clinton (Ky.) College; graduated from…
HAYES, Everis Anson, a Representative from California; born in Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wis., March 10, 1855; attended the public schools; was graduated from the Waterloo High School in…
BLACK, James Augustus, a Representative from South Carolina; born on his fatherâs plantation in Ninety Six District, near Abbeville, S.C., in 1793; attended the common schools on his fatherâ…
Senate Years of Service: 1921-1923Party: RepublicanNICHOLSON, Samuel Danford, a Senator from Colorado; born in Springfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada, February 22, 1859; attended the public…
(Encyclopedia) Port Hope, town (1991 pop. 11,505), SE Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario, E of Toronto. It has a large plant for refining uranium ore and is a summer resort.
