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(Encyclopedia) Barnard, Frederick Augustus Porter, 1809–89, American educator and mathematician, b. Sheffield, Mass., grad. Yale, 1828. After tutoring at Yale and teaching in institutions for the…
Senate Years of Service: 1833-1837
Party: Anti-Jacksonian PORTER Alexander , a Senator from Louisiana; born in County Donegal, Ireland, June 24, 1785;
immigrated to the United States in 1801 with…
Nyree Dawn PorterAge: 61 actress who, in the late 1960s, starred as Irene in the BBC's 26-part adaptation of John Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga.Died: London, April 9, 2001Hal Haig PriesteM -…
(Encyclopedia) Clinton, Bill (William Jefferson Clinton), 1946–, 42d President of the United States (1993–2001), b. Hope, Ark. His father died before he was born, and he was originally named William…
PORTER Peter Buell , a Representative from New York; born in Salisbury, Conn., August 14, 1773; was
graduated from Yale College in 1791; studied law in Litchfield, Conn.; was admitted to the…
Senate Years of Service: 1899-1923
Party: Republican McCUMBER Porter James , a Senator from North Dakota; born in Crete, Will County, Ill., February 3, 1858;
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