(Encyclopedia) Alanbrooke, Alan Francis Brooke, 1st ViscountAlanbrooke, Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscountălˈənbr&oobreve;kˌ [key], 1883–1963, British general. He entered the field artillery in…
Senate Years of Service: 1903-1917
Party: Democrat NEWLANDS Francis Griffith , a Representative and a Senator from Nevada; born in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., August 28, 1846; moved to Missouri…
(Encyclopedia) Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867–1915, American sculptor, b. Austria. Having done some decorative modeling in Austria, Bitter soon found work when he came to the United States in…
(Encyclopedia) Parker, Francis Wayland, 1837–1902, American educator, b. Bedford, N.H. At the age of 16 he began his first job as a teacher in New Hampshire. After serving with the Union army in the…
(Encyclopedia) Hincks, Sir Francis, 1807–85, Canadian journalist and statesman, b. Ireland. Settling (1832) in York (now Toronto), he was soon drawn into the Reform party. In 1839 he became editor of…
(Encyclopedia) Eagleton, Thomas Francis, 1929–2007, U.S. senator (1968–87), b. St. Louis, Mo. Admitted to the bar in 1953, he entered Democratic politics in Missouri and served as circuit attorney…
(Encyclopedia) Hall, Charles Francis, 1821–71, American arctic explorer, b. Rochester, N.H. He became interested in the many search expeditions for Sir John Franklin's party, and with Eskimo…
