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Alexander VI, pope

(Encyclopedia) Alexander VI, 1431?–1503, pope (1492–1503), a Spaniard (b. Játiva) named Rodrigo de Borja or, in Italian, Rodrigo Borgia; successor of Innocent VIII. He took Borja as his surname from…

Alexander, prince of Bulgaria

(Encyclopedia) Alexander (Alexander of Battenberg), 1857–93, prince of Bulgaria (1879–86); second son of Prince Alexander of Hesse-Darmstadt and nephew of Alexander II of Russia. He served in the…

Falange

(Encyclopedia) FalangeFalangefälänˈhā [key] [Span.,=phalanx], Spanish political party, founded in 1933 as Falange Española by José António Primo de Rivera, son of the former Spanish dictator.…

Beveridge, Albert Jeremiah

(Encyclopedia) Beveridge, Albert JeremiahBeveridge, Albert Jeremiahbĕvˈərĭj [key], 1862–1927, U.S. Senator from Indiana (1899–1911) and historian, b. Highland co., Ohio. He was admitted to the bar (…

George Payne McLEAN, Congress, CT (1857-1932)

Senate Years of Service: 1911-1929 Party: Republican McLEAN George Payne , a Senator from Connecticut; born in Simsbury, Hartford County, Conn., October 7, 1857; attended the common schools;…

Frederick George PAYNE, Congress, ME (1904-1978)

Senate Years of Service: 1953-1959 Party: Republican PAYNE Frederick George , a Senator from Maine; born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, July 24, 1904; attended the public schools of…

Henry B. PAYNE, Congress, OH (1810-1896)

Senate Years of Service: 1885-1891 Party: Democrat PAYNE Henry B. , a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y., November 30, 1810; graduated from Hamilton…

Lewis Franklin PAYNE, Jr., Congress, VA (1945)

PAYNE Lewis Franklin, Jr. , a Representative from Virginia; born in Amherst, Amherst County, Va., July 9, 1945; graduated from Amherst County High School, Amherst, Va., 1963; B.S., Virginia…

Sereno Elisha PAYNE, Congress, NY (1843-1914)

PAYNE Sereno Elisha , a Representative from New York; born in Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y., June 26, 1843; attended the Auburn (N.Y.) Academy and was graduated from the University of Rochester,…