by Robert Burns Strathallan's LamentSong-Lady Onlie, Honest LuckyCastle Gordon Streams that glide in orient plains,
Never bound by Winter's chains;
Glowing here on golden…
(Encyclopedia) Bennett, James Gordon, 1795–1872, American newspaper proprietor, b. Keith, Scotland. He came to America in 1819 and won a reputation as Washington correspondent of the New York…
Senate Years of Service: 1909-1910
Party: Democrat GORDON James , a Senator from Mississippi; born in Cotton Gin Port, Monroe County, Miss.,
December 6, 1833; moved with his parents to Pontotoc…
(Encyclopedia) Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th earl of, 1801–85, English social reformer. He was known as Lord Ashley until 1851, when he succeeded his father as earl. Entering the House of…
reporter for TIME magazine, narrowly avoided jail time in July, when a source, later revealed to be Karl Rove, relieved him of his promise of confidentiality. Rove's move allowed Cooper to…
George CooperAge: 85 naval officer who was a member of the Golden 13, the first group of black U.S. Navy officers to earn their commissions. Died: Centerville, Ohio, May 20, 2002Ray ConniffA…
Art CooperAge: 65 former editor in chief of GQ who featured such writers as David Halberstam, Peter Mayle, Gore Vidal, and J. Anthony Lucas. He transformed the magazine into a general-…
Harry CooperAge: 96 Hall of Fame golfer who won the first Vardon Trophy for the lowest average score and won 32 career PGA Tour titles; arguably the best golfer never to win a major; came…
(Encyclopedia) Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th earl ofAberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th earl ofăbˌədēnˈ [key], 1784–1860, British statesman. He served (1813) as ambassador extraordinary at…
Susan Gordon LydonAge: 61 feminist and writer who was a founding editor of Rolling Stone magazine. Her essay, “The Politics of Orgasm,” which appeared in Ramparts magazine, remains a must-…
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