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John Toussaint BERNARD, Congress, MN (1893-1983)

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…

James Augustus BLACK, Congress, SC (1793-1848)

BLACK, James Augustus, a Representative from South Carolina; born on his father’s plantation in Ninety Six District, near Abbeville, S.C., in 1793; attended the common schools on his fatherâ…

Theodore Fitz RANDOLPH, Congress, NJ (1826-1883)

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…

Finis James GARRETT, Congress, TN (1875-1956)

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…

Everis Anson HAYES, Congress, CA (1855-1942)

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…

Port Hope

(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.

Schefferville

(Encyclopedia) Schefferville, town (1991 pop. 303), E central Que., Canada, on the Labrador border. With the closure of the Iron Ore Co. in 1983, the town shut down almost completely.

molybdenum

(Encyclopedia) molybdenummolybdenumməlĭbˈdənəm [key] [Gr.,=leadlike], metallic chemical element; symbol Mo; at. no. 42; at. wt. 95.96; m.p. about 2,617℃; b.p. about 4,612℃; sp. gr. 10.22 at 20℃;…

Whyalla

(Encyclopedia) Whyalla, city (1991 pop. 21,828), South Australia state, S Australia, on Spencer Gulf. The city has shipbuilding and iron and steel industries. Iron ore and iron and steel products are…