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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,…

William Winter PAYNE, Congress, AL (1807-1874)

PAYNE William Winter , a Representative from Alabama; born at ``Granville,'' near Warrenton, Fauquier County, Va., January 2, 1807; completed preparatory studies; studied law but never practiced…

Alexander Karadjordjević

(Encyclopedia) Alexander Karadjordjević or Karageorgevich: see Alexander, prince of Serbia; Alexander, king of Yugoslavia.

Roxana

(Encyclopedia) RoxanaRoxanarŏksănˈə [key] or RoxaneRoxana–sănˈē [key], d. 311 b.c., wife of Alexander the Great. She was the daughter of Oxyartes, a Bactrian baron, and Alexander married her (327) to…

Speranski, Mikhail Mikhailovich

(Encyclopedia) Speranski, Mikhail MikhailovichSperanski, Mikhail Mikhailovichmēkhəyēlˈ mēkhīˈləvĭch spyĭränˈskē [key], 1772–1839, Russian public official, chief adviser to Czar Alexander I (1808–12…

Alexander of Aphrodisias

(Encyclopedia) Alexander of AphrodisiasAlexander of Aphrodisiasăfrōdĭshˈēəs [key], fl. a.d. 200, Greek Peripatetic philosopher. A celebrated ancient commentator on Aristotle, he was often called the…

Alexander of Pherae

(Encyclopedia) Alexander of PheraeAlexander of Pheraefērˈē [key], d. 358 b.c., tyrant of the city of Pherae in Thessaly after 369 b.c. He was opposed by other Thessalian cities and by the Thebans.…

Bucephalus

(Encyclopedia) BucephalusBucephalusby&oomacr;sĕˈfələs [key], favorite horse of Alexander the Great. There are legends of his speed and the wondrous deeds that Alexander performed while riding him…