LYNCH, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Providence, R.I., November 1, 1843; moved to Pennsylvania in 1856 with his parents, who settled in Wilkes-Barre; attended the public…
LYNCH Walter Aloysius , a Representative from New York;
born in New York City July 7, 1894;
attended St. Jerome's Parochial School and Fordham Preparatory School;
was graduated from Fordham…
(Encyclopedia) Merrill, Charles Edward, 1885–1956, American stockbroker and investment banker, founder of Merrill Lynch & Co., b. Green Cove Springs, Fla. Forced by financial hardship to leave…
The Jew's daughter in the Merchant of Venice, by Shakespeare. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894JestersJesse Window A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…
(Encyclopedia) lynching, unlawfully hanging or otherwise killing a person by mob action. The term is derived from the older term lynch law, which is most likely named after either Capt. William Lynch…
(Encyclopedia) O'Neill of the Maine, Terence Marne O'Neill, Baron, 1914–90, Ulster Unionist politician. A member of one of the oldest Protestant families in Ireland, he entered the Northern Ireland…
(Encyclopedia) Bodenheim, MaxwellBodenheim, Maxwellbōˈdənhīm [key], 1893–1954, American novelist and poet, b. Hermanville, Miss. His poetry, which incorporates many techniques of the imagists, is…
