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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…

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

(Encyclopedia) Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), sometimes called Campbellites, a Protestant religious body founded early in the 19th cent. in the United States. Its primary thesis is that the…

Alexander DE WITT, Congress, MA (1798-1879)

DE WITT Alexander , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in New Braintree, Mass., April 2, 1798; pursued an academic course; engaged in textile manufacturing in Oxford; member of the State…

Alexander Samuel DIVEN, Congress, NY (1809-1896)

DIVEN Alexander Samuel , a Representative from New York; born in Catharine (later Watkins), N.Y., February 10, 1809; attended the common schools and the academies in Penn Yan and Ovid, N.Y.;…