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Alexander EVANS, Congress, MD (1818-1888)
EVANS Alexander , a Representative from Maryland; born in Elkton, Cecil County, Md., September 13, 1818; attended the public schools; was a civil engineer's assistant; attended the local academy…Alexander GILLON, Congress, SC (1741-1794)
GILLON Alexander , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Rotterdam, Holland, in 1741; pursued an academic course; immigrated to London, England, and engaged in commerce; in 1766 settled in…Apollonius
(Encyclopedia) ApolloniusApolloniusăpˌəlōˈnēəs [key], in the books of the Maccabees. 1 Governor of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia for Seleucus IV. He oppressed the Jews and was killed by Judas Maccabaeus…Campbell, Thomas, American clergyman
(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Thomas, 1763–1854, American clergyman, a founder of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). See Campbell, Alexander, his more famous son.James III, king of Scotland
(Encyclopedia) James III, 1452–88, king of Scotland (1460–88), son and successor of James II. During his minority he was under the care of his mother, Mary of Guelders, and her adviser, James Kennedy…Eumenes
(Encyclopedia) EumenesEumenesy&oomacr;ˈmĭnēz [key], c.361–316 b.c., secretary to Philip II of Macedon and to Alexander the Great. A Thracian Greek, he was capable, diplomatic, and eloquent and…Hamilton College
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton College, at Clinton, N.Y.; coeducational; founded 1793 by Samuel Kirkland as Hamilton-Oneida Academy, chartered 1812 as Hamilton College. It was named for Alexander Hamilton.…Ritchie, Alexander Hay
(Encyclopedia) Ritchie, Alexander Hay, 1822–95, American engraver and painter, b. Scotland. He came to the United States in 1841 and a few years later established a successful workshop in New York…Prince of Wales Island, United States
(Encyclopedia) Prince of Wales Island, 2,231 sq mi (5,778 sq km), off SE Alaska; largest island of the Alexander Archipelago. The island is heavily forested, but has little arable land, no source of…Dobell, Sydney Thompson
(Encyclopedia) Dobell, Sydney ThompsonDobell, Sydney Thompsondōbĕlˈ [key], 1824–74, English poet. He is best known for the melodramatic, extravagantly emotional poem Balder (1853). In 1855 he…Trending
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