LOWNDES, Lloyd, Jr., a Representative from Maryland; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va. (now West Virginia), February 21, 1845; attended the common schools; was graduated from Allegheny…
HOWARD, Benjamin, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Lexington, Ky. (then a part of Virginia), in 1760; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…
(Encyclopedia) Quids, in U.S. political history, an extreme states' rights group of Jeffersonian Republicans led by John Randolph of Virginia. Feeling that Thomas Jefferson and James Madison had…
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, William Barton, 1804–82, American geologist and educator, b. Philadelphia, grad. William and Mary, 1822. He was professor of geology at William and Mary (1828–35) and at the…
(Encyclopedia) Fairfax of Cameron, Thomas Fairfax, 6th Baron, 1693–1781, proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia, b. England. He inherited the Northern Neck, comprising the land between the…
NCAA Preview 2001 A closer look at this year's March Madness by Gerry Brown The NCAA Tournament one-upped itself this year. The traditional field of 64 is now one team larger. With…
(Encyclopedia) Culpeper, Thomas Culpeper, 2d BaronCulpeper, Thomas Culpeper, 2d Baronkŭlˈpĕpˌər [key], 1635–89, English colonial governor of Virginia. In 1673, with the earl of Arlington, he was…
(Encyclopedia) Pendleton, Edmund, 1721–1803, American jurist and political leader in the American Revolution, b. Caroline co., Va. He began law practice in 1741 and was elected (1752) to the Virginia…
AYRES, William Hanes, a Representative from Ohio; born in Eagle Rock, Botetourt County, Va., February 5, 1916; moved with his parents to West Virginia and later to Lorain County, Ohio;…
BARD, David, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at âCarrollâs Delight,â Adams County, Pa., in 1744; was graduated from Princeton College, New Jersey, in 1773; studied theology and…
