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Jeremiah Andrew DENTON, Jr., Congress, AL (1924)

Senate Years of Service: 1981-1987 Party: Republican DENTON Jeremiah Andrew, Jr. , a Senator from Alabama; born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., July 15, 1924; graduated from McGill Institute,…

John Albert Tiffin HULL, Congress, IA (1841-1928)

HULL John Albert Tiffin , a Representative from Iowa; born in Sabina, Clinton County, Ohio, May 1, 1841; moved with his parents to Iowa in 1849; attended the public schools, Indiana Asbury (now De…

Gage, Matilda Joslyn

(Encyclopedia) Gage, Matilda Joslyn, 1826–98, American woman-suffrage leader, b. Cicero, N.Y. Joining the women's rights movement in 1853, she edited in Syracuse, N.Y., the National Citizen, a…

Paderewski, Ignace Jan

(Encyclopedia) Paderewski, Ignace JanPaderewski, Ignace Janpădˌərĕfˈskē, Pol. ēnyäsˈ yän pädĕrĕfˈskē [key], 1860–1941, Polish pianist, composer, and statesman; studied at the Warsaw Conservatory and…

Dax

(Encyclopedia) Dax Dax däks [key], town, Landes dept., SW France, in Gascony, on the Adour River. It…

Františkovy Láznĕ

(Encyclopedia) Františkovy LáznĕFrantiškovy Láznĕfränˈtĭshkôvĭ läzˈnyĕ [key], Ger. Franzensbad, town, NW Czech Republic, in Bohemia. It is a famous spa with numerous mineral springs. There are…

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Selected Biographies A to ZA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies by…

Wells, Emmeline Blanche

(Encyclopedia) Wells, Emmeline Blanche, 1828–1921, American journalist and women's rights advocate, b. Petersham, Mass., as Emmeline Blanche Woodward. She joined the Mormons (see Latter-day Saints,…

Kislovodsk

(Encyclopedia) KislovodskKislovodskkēsləvôtskˈ [key] [Rus.,=sour water], city (1989 pop. 114,000), S European Russia, in the N Caucasus Mts. It is a famous health resort with mineral springs,…

Cheonan

(Encyclopedia) Cheonan or Chonan Cheonan chônˈänˈ [key], city, South Chungcheong prov., W South Korea. It is a…