(Encyclopedia) Clark, Lewis Gaylord, 1808?–1873, American editor and writer, b. near Syracuse, N.Y. He was the editor (1834–60) of the Knickerbocker Magazine and made it a leading literary…
Willis Haviland Carrier air conditioning pioneerBorn: 11/26/1876Birthplace: Angola, N.Y. Carrier grew up on his father's farm on the New York shore of Lake Erie. In 1895 he received a…
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Willie StargellAge: 61 one of baseball's greatest home-run hitters and the intimidating but amicable leader of the great Pittsburgh Pirates teams of the 1970s; nicknamed "Pops" after…
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GORDON William , a Representative from Ohio;
born on a farm near Oak Harbor, Ottawa County, Ohio, December 15, 1862;
attended the public schools and Toledo (Ohio) Business College;
taught school…
Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Lowfounder of the Girl Scouts of AmericaBorn: Oct. 31, 1860Birthplace: Savannah, Ga. Low came from a prominent Savannah, Georgia, family. After being educated at…
Georgia Gordon County, Georgia People QuickFactsGordon CountyGeorgiaPopulation, 2005 estimate 50,2799,072,576Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 14.0%10.8%Population,…
COUSINS Robert Gordon , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm, ``Indian Lodge,'' near
Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, January 31, 1859; attended the common schools, and
was graduated from Cornell…
Senate Years of Service: 1873-1880; 1891-1897
Party: Democrat; Democrat GORDON John Brown , a Senator from Georgia; born in Upson County, Ga., February 6, 1832; attended private schools and the…
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