CALDERHEAD William Alexander , a Representative from Kansas; born on a farm near New Lexington,
Perry County, Ohio, September 26, 1844; received private schooling and also
attended the common…
Senate Years of Service: 1866-1871
Party: Republican CATTELL Alexander Gilmore , a Senator from New Jersey; born in Salem, N.J., February 12, 1816; received an academic education; engaged in…
BOARMAN, Alexander (Aleck), a Representative from Louisiana; born in Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Miss., December 10, 1839; lost his parents in infancy and was raised by relatives in Shreveport,…
DOCKERY Alexander Monroe , a Representative from Missouri; born near Gallatin, Daviess County,
Mo., February 11, 1845; attended the common schools and Macon Academy, Macon,
Mo.; studied medicine;…
Senate Years of Service: 1897-1903
Party: Populist HARRIS William Alexander , a Representative and a Senator from Kansas; born near Luray, Loudoun County, Va., October 29, 1841; attended the common…
(Encyclopedia) Kent, George Edward Alexander Edmund, duke of, 1902–42, fourth son of George V of Great Britain. He traveled extensively as “salesman of the empire.” A member of the Royal Air Force…
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(Encyclopedia) Schuller, Gunther Alexander, 1925–2015, American composer and conductor, b. Queens, N.Y. He studied French horn and flute, becoming principal hornist with the Cincinnati Symphony (1943…
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