(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Charles William, pseud. Ralph Connor, 1860–1937, Canadian clergyman and novelist. His popular stories were based on his experience as a Presbyterian missionary in the lumber…
(Encyclopedia) Meade, George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Cádiz, Spain. Graduated from West Point in 1835, he resigned from the army the next year and became a civil…
(Encyclopedia) Menzies, Sir Robert GordonMenzies, Sir Robert Gordonmĕnˈzēz [key], 1894–1978, Australian statesman. A barrister, Menzies was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1934…
(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Judah Leon, 1830–92, Russian-Hebrew novelist and poet, b. Vilna. As teacher and writer he was one of the leaders in the renaissance of a progressive culture among the Jews (see…
(Encyclopedia) Lang, Cosmo Gordon, 1864–1945, English churchman, archbishop of York (1908–28), archbishop of Canterbury (1928–42), b. Aberdeen, Scotland. From 1901 to 1908, while suffragan bishop of…
Jeff GordonBorn: Aug. 4, 1971Auto racer NASCAR Rookie of Year (1993); 4-time Winston Cup champion (1995,97,98,2001); won inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994; in 1997, at 25 became youngest winner…
(Encyclopedia) Childe, Vere Gordon, 1892–1957, British archaeologist, b. Australia. An Oxford graduate, he taught at the Univ. of Edinburgh (1927–46) and the Univ. of London (1946–56). He gained…
ROBINSON George Dexter , a Representative from Massachusetts;
born in Lexington, Mass., January 20, 1834;
attended Lexington Academy and Hopkins Classical School, Cambridge, Mass., and was…
Liddy, G. Gordon
(Encyclopedia) Liddy, G. Gordon
(George Gordon Battle Liddy), 1930-2021, American political operative and
conservative commentator, b. Brooklyn, N.Y…
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