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(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Andrew, 1676?–1741, colonial American lawyer, defender of John Peter Zenger, b. Scotland. He practiced law in Maryland and then Pennsylvania, where he became (1717) attorney general and he...
(Encyclopedia) Charlestown, town on the island of
Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies. Charlestown is the chief town and
port of the island. Sugar processing is th...
(Encyclopedia) Wolcott, Oliver, 1760–1833, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1795–1800), b. Litchfield, Conn; son of Oliver Wolcott. Admitted to the bar in 1781, he served as Connecticut comptroller (1788–89), a...
(Encyclopedia) Colyn, Alexander: see Colins, Alexander.
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(Encyclopedia) Colin, Alexander: see Colins, Alexander.
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(Encyclopedia) Ales, Alexander: see Alesius, Alexander.
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(Encyclopedia) Severus, Alexander: see Alexander Severus.
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(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Andrew, d. 1703, colonial governor of New Jersey, b. Scotland. Becoming deputy governor of East Jersey in 1687, Hamilton defended the proprietors against popular opposition and shortly had t...
(Encyclopedia) Fraser, James Earle, 1876–1953, American sculptor, b. Winona, Minn., studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and in Paris. The best known of his many works are The End of the Trail (Visalia, Calif.)...
(Encyclopedia) Alexander John I, prince of Romania: see Cuza, Alexander John.
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