(Encyclopedia) Snyders, FransSnyders, Fransfräns snīˈdərs [key], 1579–1657, most celebrated Flemish still-life and animal painter, b. Antwerp. He studied with Bruegel, the younger, and Hendrik van…
Texas Hunt County, Texas People QuickFactsHunt CountyTexasPopulation, 2005 estimate 82,54322,859,968Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 7.8%9.6%Population, 2000 76,59620,…
(Encyclopedia) Cameron of Lochiel, DonaldCameron of Lochiel, Donaldkămˈərən, [key]Cameron of Lochiel, Donaldlŏkh-ēlˈ [key], 1695?–1748, Scottish clan chieftain, known as the Gentle Lochiel; grandson…
(Encyclopedia) Clements, Vassar, 1928–2005, American virtuoso fiddle player, b. Kinards, S.C. Self-taught, he played with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys from 1949 to 1956. Though his roots were in…
(Encyclopedia) Grant, Sir Francis, 1803–78, Scottish portrait painter. He was self-taught in painting, for which he abandoned a career in law. He began as a painter of hunting scenes (The Melton Hunt…
Horsemanship and HuntingWashington was from boyhood passionately fond of horsemanship, and when but seventeen owned a horse. Humphreys states that "all those who have seen General Washington…
HUNT Jonathan , a Representative from Vermont; born in Vernon, Windham County, Vt.,
August 12, 1787; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1807;
studied law; was admitted to the…
HUNT Samuel , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Charlestown, Sullivan County, N.H.,
July 8, 1765; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1790 and…
Senate Years of Service: 1879-1885
Party: Democrat PENDLETON George Hunt , a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 19, 1825;
attended the local schools and…
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1954
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1892; attended the public schools and Wesleyan…
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