STEPHENS Abraham P. , a Representative from New York;
born near New City, Rockland County, N.Y., February 18, 1796;
justice of the peace;
elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress (…
(Encyclopedia) James, P. D. (Phyllis Dorothy James White, Baroness James of Holland Park), 1920–2014, English mystery novelist, b. Oxford. From 1964 to 1979 she worked in the forensic science and…
(Encyclopedia) Snow, C. P. (Charles Percy Snow, Baron Snow of Leicester), 1905–80, English author and physicist. Snow had an active, varied career, including several important positions in the…
(Encyclopedia) Bradshaw, George, 1801–53, English map engraver and the originator of railway guides. Bradshaw's Railway Time-Tables, first published in 1839, became Bradshaw's Monthly Railway Guide (…
(Encyclopedia) Ross, George, 1730–79, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. New Castle, Del. He was a lawyer in Lancaster, Pa., and a member of…
SNYDER Oliver P. , a Representative from Arkansas;
born in Missouri November 13, 1833;
completed preparatory studies;
moved to Arkansas in 1853;
engaged in scientific and literary pursuits and…
HEATH James P. , a Representative from Maryland; born in Delaware, December 21, 1777;
completed preparatory studies; served in the Regular Army as lieutenant of
Engineers 1799-1802; register in…
(Encyclopedia) Soros, GeorgeSoros, Georgesôrˈōs [key], 1930–, American stock trader and philanthropist, b. Budapest, Hungary, as George Schwartz. He studied under Sir Karl Popper at the London School…
(Encyclopedia) Baer, George FrederickBaer, George Frederickbâr [key], 1842–1914, American financier, b. Somerset co., Pa. Baer became legal adviser to J. Pierpont Morgan and held many posts as a key…
SHARP Solomon P. , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Abingdon, Washington County,
Va., in 1780; moved with his parents to Kentucky; pursued preparatory studies;
engaged in agricultural…
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