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Alfred CONKLING, Congress, NY (1789-1874)
CONKLING Alfred , a Representative from New York; born in Amagansett, N.Y., October 12, 1789; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1810; studied law; was admitted to the bar…Alfred CUTHBERT, Congress, GA (1785-1856)
Senate Years of Service: 1835-1843 Party: Jacksonian; Democrat CUTHBERT Alfred , a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., December 23, 1785; instructed by private tutors…Alfred WELLS, Congress, NY (1814-1867)
WELLS Alfred , a Representative from New York; born in Dagsboro, Sussex County, Del., May 27, 1814; pursued classical studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1837 and commenced practice…1996 Alfred I. duPont—Columbia University Awards in Television and Radio Journalism
GOLD BATONDaniel Schorr, senior news analyst for National Public RadioSILVER BATONSTelevision AwardsABC News, Turning Point: “Of Human Bondage: Slavery Today”The American Experience: “The…Taylor, Robert Love
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Robert Love, 1850–1912, U.S. politician, governor of Tennessee (1887–91, 1897–99), b. Carter co., Tenn. A lawyer, he was a Democrat in Congress (1879–81) and in 1886 defeated…Mahan, Dennis Hart
(Encyclopedia) Mahan, Dennis Hart, 1802–71, American soldier and educator, b. New York City; father of Alfred Thayer Mahan. He graduated (1824) from West Point, and from that year until 1871, except…Coburn, Alvin Langdon
(Encyclopedia) Coburn, Alvin LangdonCoburn, Alvin Langdonkōˈbûrn [key], 1882–1936, American photographer, b. Boston. Coburn began making photographs at eight and was one of the younger members of…Æthelflæd
(Encyclopedia) ÆthelflædÆthelflædĕˈthəlflĕd, ăˈthĕlflăd [key] or EthelfledaEthelfleda–flēˈdə [key], d. 918, daughter of King Alfred the Great of Wessex and wife of Æthelred, ealdorman [alderman or…Pure Land Buddhism
(Encyclopedia) Pure Land Buddhism or Amidism, devotional sect of Mahayana Buddhism in China and Japan, centering on worship of the Buddha Amitabha. According to the Pure Land Sutras, composed in…Morse, Samuel Finley Breese
(Encyclopedia) Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791–1872, American inventor and artist, b. Charlestown, Mass., grad. Yale, 1810. He studied painting in England under Washington Allston and achieved some…Trending
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