(Encyclopedia) Benson, Edward White, 1829–96, archbishop of Canterbury, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was appointed (1877) the first bishop of Truro, and in 1882 he was appointed…
Senate Years of Service: 1815-1816
Party: Democratic Republican BARRY William Taylor , a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born near Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Va., February 5, 1784;…
(Encyclopedia) White, Ellen Gould (Harmon), 1827–1915, leader of the Seventh-day Adventists, b. Gorham, Maine. Converted at the age of 15 to the beliefs of the Adventists, she began to receive…
(Encyclopedia) White Nile, river, one of the chief tributaries of the Nile, E Africa. The name is sometimes used for the 600 mi (970 km) long section of the river known as the Bahr el Abiad that…
The White House, the official residence of the president, is at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC 20500. The site, covering about 18 acres, was selected by President Washington and…
BARRY William Taylor Sullivan , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Columbus, Lowndes County, Miss.,
December 10, 1821; was graduated from Yale College in 1841; studied law; was admitted…
