(Encyclopedia) Bilbo, Theodore Gilmore, 1877–1947, U.S. senator (1935–47), b. near Poplarville, Pearl River co., Miss. After study at the Univ. of Nashville (1897–1900) and Vanderbilt Univ. law…
A bar of iron with fetters annexed to it, by which mutinous sailors are linked together. The word is derived from Bilba'o, in Spain, where they were first made. Some of the bilboes taken…
A rapier or sword. So called from Bilba'o, in Spain, once famous for its finely-tempered blades. Falstaff says to Ford: “I suffered the pangs of three several deaths; first, an intolerable…
Senate Years of Service: 1935-1947
Party: Democrat BILBO Theodore Gilmore , a Senator from Mississippi; born on a farm near Poplarville, Pearl River County,
Miss., October 13, 1877; attended the…
Linguist / Writer
Born: 3 January 1891
Died: 2 September 1973 (Natural causes)
Birthplace: Bloemfontein, South Africa
Best known as: The author of The Lord of the Rings
Name at birth: John…
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