Farmer and ProprietorMount VernonThe earliest known Washington coat of arms had blazoned upon it "3 Cinque foiles," which was the herald's way of saying that the bearer was a landholder and…
BrothersAs already noted, much of Washington's early life was passed at the homes of his elder (half-) brothers, Lawrence and Augustine, who lived respectively at Mount Vernon and Wakefield.…
DELANO Columbus , a Representative from Ohio; born in Shoreham, Vt., June 4, 1809;
moved with his parents to Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, in 1817; pursued an
academic course; studied law; was…
(Encyclopedia) Canadian Prime Ministers since Confederation
Prime Minister
Political Party
Dates in Office
Sir John A. Macdonald
Conservative
1867–73
Alexander Mackenzie
Liberal
1873–78
Sir…
(Encyclopedia) Theodoric the Great, c.454–526, king of the Ostrogoths and conqueror of Italy, b. Pannonia. He spent part of his youth as a hostage in Constantinople. Elected king in 471 after his…
Scene IVParis. The palaceEnter King Henry VI, Gloucester, Bishop OF Winchester, York, Suffolk, Somerset, Warwick, Exeter, Vernon Basset, and others. To them with his Soldiers, TalbotTalbotMy…
WASHINGTON, George, (granduncle of George Corbin Washington), a Delegate from Virginia and first President of the United States; born at “Wakefield,“ near Popes Creek, Westmoreland County, Va…
writerBorn: 1961Best Known as: author who wrote Vernon God Little Birthplace: Australia DBC Pierre was the winner of the Man Booker Prize for fiction in…
MILLER John Krepps , a Representative from Ohio;
born in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, May 25, 1819;
attended the public schools;
was graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa., in 1838…
Military AidesThe command of the Continental army brought a new kind of friend, in the young aides of his staff. One of his earliest appointments was Joseph Reed, and, though he remained but…
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