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Stoddert, Benjamin

(Encyclopedia) Stoddert, Benjamin, 1751–1813, U.S. government official, b. Charles County, Md. Joining the Continental Army as a captain at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, he attained the…

Foxborough

(Encyclopedia) Foxborough or Foxboro, town (2020 pop. 6,296), Norfolk co., SE Mass.; settled 1704, inc. 1778. During the…

The Russian Revolution

1917 - The October Revolution       Revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky In April, 1917, Lenin and other revolutionaries returned to Russia…

Stephen Row BRADLEY, Congress, VT (1754-1830)

Senate Years of Service: 1791-1795; 1801-1813Party: Anti-Administration; Democratic RepublicanBRADLEY, Stephen Row, (father of William Czar Bradley), a Senator from Vermont; born in…

Pierce BUTLER, Congress, SC (1744-1822)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1796; 1802-1804 Party: Pro-Administration; Anti-Administration; Democratic Republican; Democratic Republican BUTLER, Pierce, a Delegate and a Senator from South…

Arthur ST. CLAIR, Congress, PA (1734-1818)

ST. CLAIR, Arthur, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, March 23, 1734 (old style); attended the University of Edinburgh and studied medicine; purchased a…

Fleurus

(Encyclopedia) Fleurus Fleurus flörüsˈ [key], town, Hainaut prov., S Belgium. It is a coal-mining and…

Biddle, Clement

(Encyclopedia) Biddle, Clement, 1740–1814, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Philadelphia. Early in the war, he helped organize the “Quaker Blues,” a company of volunteers. He later served as deputy…

Robert WEAKLEY, Congress, TN (1764-1845)

WEAKLEY, Robert, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Halifax County, Va., July 20, 1764; attended Princeton (N.J.) schools; joined the Revolutionary Army at the age of sixteen and served…

John LANGDON, Congress, NH (1741-1819)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1793; 1793-1795; 1795-1801Party: Pro-Administration; Anti-Administration; Democratic RepublicanLANGDON, John, (brother of Woodbury Langdon), a Delegate and a…