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Robert Fay ROCKWELL, Congress, CO (1886-1950)

ROCKWELL Robert Fay , a Representative from Colorado; born in Cortland, N.Y., February 11, 1886; attended the public schools of New York State, the Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., and Princeton…

U.S. Marshals

Director:Stuart BairdWriter:John PogueDirector of Photography:Andrzej BartkowiakEditor:Terry RawlingsMusic:Jerry GoldsmithProduction Designer:Maher AhmadProducers:Arnold Kopelson and Anne…

Isaiah: 8

Isaiah Chapter 8 1 Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record,…

Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, 3d duke of

(Encyclopedia) Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, 3d duke of, 1735–1806, British statesman. He was secretary of state for the south of Europe (1766) and became a staunch defender of the cause of…

Bairnsfather, Bruce

(Encyclopedia) Bairnsfather, BruceBairnsfather, Brucebârnzˈfäᵺər [key], 1888–1959, English illustrator and author, b. India. He served with the British forces in World War I and created the cartoon…

honey buzzard

(Encyclopedia) honey buzzard, common name for several medium-sized, buzzardlike hawks (genus Pernis) of Eurasia and Africa. The European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus, is predominantly reddish brown…

Bentsen, Lloyd Millard, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Bentsen, Lloyd Millard, Jr., 1921–2006, American political leader and U.S. secretary of the treasury (1993–94), b. Mission, Tex. He received a law degree from the Univ. of Texas in…

nullification

(Encyclopedia) nullification, in U.S. history, a doctrine expounded by the advocates of extreme states' rights. It held that states have the right to declare null and void any federal law that they…

James Patrick McGRANERY, Congress, PA (1895-1962)

McGRANERY James Patrick , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 8, 1895; attended the parochial schools and Maher Preparatory School, Philadelphia, Pa.; during the…