BROWNE Thomas McLelland , a Representative from Indiana; born in New Paris, Preble County, Ohio, April 19, 1829; moved to Indiana in January 1844; attended the common schools; moved to Winchester,…
BROWN Charles , a Representative from Pennsylvania;
born in Philadelphia, Pa., September 23, 1797;
attended the public schools;
in early boyhood moved with his father to Cumberland County, N.J.,…
Creator of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the entire "Peanuts" gang by Beth Rowen Charles Schulz and Snoopy at the premiere of "Peanuts Gallery" at Carnegie Hall. (Source/AP) Related Links Charles…
(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…
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A slant of sun on dull brown walls,
A forgotten sky of bashful blue.
Toward God a mighty hymn,
A song of collisions and cries,
Rumbling wheels, hoof-beats, bells,
Welcomes, farewells, love-…
PATTERSON Gilbert Brown , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Maxton, Robeson
County, N.C., May 29, 1863; attended Shoe Heel Academy, Shoe Heel (now Maxton),
N.C., and the Lurinburg (N…
READ William Brown , a Representative from Kentucky;
born in Hardin County, near Hodgenville, Ky., December 14, 1817;
completed preparatory studies;
studied law;
was admitted to the bar and…
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