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Ptolemy I

(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy I (Ptolemy Soter)Ptolemy Itŏlˈəmē sōˈtər [key], d. 284 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, the first ruler of the Macedonian dynasty (or Lagid dynasty), son of a Macedonian named…

John Alexander AHL, Congress, PA (1813-1882)

AHL John Alexander , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Strasburg, Franklin County, Pa., August 16, 1813; moved with his parents to Newville, Cumberland County, Pa., in 1825; attended…

Adam Rankin ALEXANDER, Congress, TN (1781-1848)

ALEXANDER, Adam Rankin, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Rockbridge County, Va., November 1, 1781; surveyor; member of the Tennessee state senate, 1817; register of the land office for…

Hugh Quincy ALEXANDER, Congress, NC (1911-1989)

ALEXANDER Hugh Quincy , a Representative from North Carolina; born on a farm near Glendon, Moore County, N.C., August 7, 1911; attended the public schools; graduated from Duke University, Durham…

James ALEXANDER, Jr., Congress, OH (1789-1846)

ALEXANDER James, Jr. , a Representative from Ohio; born near Delta, York County, Pa., October 17, 1789; moved to the Northwest Territory in 1799 with his father, who settled in what is now St.…

John Grant ALEXANDER, Congress, MN (1893-1971)

ALEXANDER John Grant , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Texas Valley, Cortland County, N.Y., July 16, 1893; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of Cornell…

Joshua Willis ALEXANDER, Congress, MO (1852-1936)

ALEXANDER Joshua Willis , a Representative from Missouri; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 22, 1852; attended public and private schools; graduated from Christian University (now Culver-Stockton…