(Encyclopedia) Plath, Sylvia, 1932–63, American poet, b. Boston. Educated at Smith College and Cambridge, Plath published poems even as a child and won many academic and literary awards. Her first…
KNIGHT Charles Landon , A Representative from Ohio; born near Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., June 18, 1867; attended the public schools; graduated from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.,…
SMART Ephraim Knight , a Representative from Maine;
born in Prospect (now Searsport), Maine, September 3, 1813;
attended the common schools;
completed preparatory studies under private tutors and…
Senate Years of Service: 1821-1841
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