WILSON James , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm in Ayrshire, Scotland,
August 16, 1835; immigrated to the United States in 1852 with his parents, who
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(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, Charles Edward, 1720–88, claimant to the British throne, b. Rome. First son of James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender), he was known as Bonnie Prince Charlie…
(Encyclopedia) Macdonald, Flora, 1722–90, Scottish Jacobite heroine. She aided Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, to escape to France after the defeat of the Jacobites at Culloden…
(Encyclopedia) Delaney, ShelaghDelaney, Shelaghshēˈlə [key], 1939–, English playwright, b. Salford, Lancashire. Her first play, written when she was only 17, was A Taste of Honey (1958), about a…
TAYLOR Alexander Wilson , a Representative from Pennsylvania;
born in Indiana, Indiana County, Pa., March 22, 1815;
pursued classical studies;
attended the Indiana Academy and Jefferson College,…
WILSON Edgar Campbell , a Representative from Virginia; born in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Va. (now
West Virginia), October 18, 1800; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was…
WILSON Ephraim King , a Representative from Maryland; born near Snow Hill, Somerset (now
Worcester) County, Md., September 15, 1771; received instruction in private schools and was
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