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Alfred ROWLAND, Congress, NC (1844-1898)

ROWLAND Alfred , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C., February 9, 1844; attended the common schools; entered the Confederate Army in May 1861 and served…

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…

Alfred MILNES, Congress, MI (1844-1916)

MILNES Alfred , a Representative from Michigan; born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, May 28, 1844; immigrated to the United States in 1854 with his parents, who settled in Newton, Jasper County…

Alfred A. McCANDLESS, Congress, CA (1927)

McCANDLESS Alfred A. , a Representative from California; born in Brawley, Imperial County, Calif., July 23, 1927; attended Los Angeles City schools; B.A., University of California at Los Angeles,…

Alfred GILMORE, Congress, PA (1812-1890)

GILMORE Alfred , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Butler, Butler County, Pa., June 9, 1812; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Washington College, Washington, Pa., in…

North, Roger

(Encyclopedia) North, Roger, 1653–1734, English biographer. A lawyer, he wrote excellent biographies of his brothers: Francis North, Lord Guilford, Keeper of the Great Seal (1742); Dudley North, a…

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…

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…

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…