(Encyclopedia) Haden, Sir Francis SeymourHaden, Sir Francis Seymourhāˈdən [key], 1818–1910, English etcher, writer, and surgeon. He was a successful practicing surgeon in London (1847–87) and founded…
SHANNON Joseph Bernard , a Representative from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., March 17,
1867; attended the public schools of St. Louis and Spalding Business College,
Kansas City, Mo.; moved…
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BARRY William Bernard , a Representative from New York; born in County Mayo, Ireland, July 21, 1902;
immigrated to the United States in 1907 with his parents, who settled in Queens County, N.Y.;…
HOEVEN Charles Bernard , a Representative from Iowa;
born in Hospers, Sioux County, Iowa, March 30, 1895;
attended the public schools and Alton (Iowa) High School;
State University of Iowa at…
(Encyclopedia) Walsingham, Sir FrancisWalsingham, Sir Franciswôlˈsĭng-əm [key], 1532?–1590, English statesman. A zealous Protestant, he went abroad during the reign of Queen Mary I but returned on…
(Encyclopedia) Chadwick, Sir Edwin, 1800–1890, English social reformer. For many years an assistant to Jeremy Bentham, Chadwick applied Bentham's utilitarianism to the reform (1834) of the Poor Law…
CONDON Francis Bernard , a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Central Falls, Providence County, R.I.,
November 11, 1891; attended the public schools; was graduated from Georgetown…
(Encyclopedia) Richardson, Sir Owen Willans, 1879–1959, British physicist, Ph.D. University College, London, 1904. He was a professor at Princeton from 1906 to 1913 and at King's College London from…
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