(Encyclopedia) Telford, Thomas, 1757–1834, Scottish civil engineer. He greatly improved road building in England and Scotland. He introduced the use of a base of large stones surfaced with compacted…
McDONALD Jack H. , a Representative from Michigan;
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SHAYS Christopher H. , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Stamford, Fairfield
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born in New Orleans, La., September 4, 1807;
completed preparatory studies;
moved to Petersburg, Pike County, Ind., in 1828;
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SCHAUER Mark H. , A Representative from Michigan; born in Howell, Livingston County, Mich., October 2, 1961; graduated from Howell High School, Howell, Mich., 1980; B.A., Albion College, Albion,…
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(Encyclopedia) Quinn, Edmond Thomas, 1868–1929, American sculptor and painter, b. Philadelphia, studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with Thomas Eakins, and in Paris. His monumental…
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