(Encyclopedia) Romney, George WilckenRomney, George Wilckenrŏmˈnē [key], 1907–95, U.S. public official, b. Mexico, of American parents. He worked (1920–30) as a Senate staff tariff specialist and…
(Encyclopedia) Etherege, Sir GeorgeEtherege, Sir Georgeĕthˈərĭj [key], 1636–1692, English dramatist. His witty, licentious comedies—The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub (1664) and She Wou'd If She…
TERRELL James C. , a Representative from Georgia;
born in Franklin County, Ga., November 7, 1806;
studied law;
was admitted to the bar by an act of the legislature and practiced in Carnesville,…
(Encyclopedia) Bond, George Phillips, 1825–65, American astronomer, b. near Boston, grad. Harvard, 1845. He became the assistant of his father, William Cranch Bond, and in 1859 succeeded him as…
WELLER Gerald C. (Jerry) , a Representative from Illinois; born in Streator, La Salle County,
Ill., July 7, 1957; graduated from Dwight High School, Ill., 1975; attended
Joliet Junior College,…
DAVIS, Geoffrey C. (Geoff), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 26, 1958; attended public schools, West Pittsburgh, Pa.; B.S., U.S. Military Academy, West…
DAVIS Geoffrey C. (Geoff) , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
October 26, 1958; attended public schools, West Pittsburgh, Pa.; B.S., U.S.
Military Academy, West…
RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. (Dutch), a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., on January 31, 1946; attended Baltimore City College, Baltimore, Md.; attended University of Maryland, College…
OTTER C. L. (Butch) , a Representative from Idaho; born in Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho,
May 3, 1942; B.A., College of Idaho (now Alberston College of Idaho), Caldwell,
Idaho, 1967; Idaho Army…
(Encyclopedia) Grierson, Sir George AbrahamGrierson, Sir George Abrahamgrĭrˈsən [key], 1851–1941, Irish philologist. Besides writing grammars of many modern Indian vernaculars, Grierson directed the…
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