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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…

Smith, Ian Douglas

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Ian Douglas, 1919–2007, Rhodesian political leader. A cattle farmer who was the son of a Scottish immigrant, he served in the Southern Rhodesia legislative assembly from 1948…

Smith, Donald Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Donald Alexander: see Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron.

Smith, David

(Encyclopedia) Smith, David, 1906–65, American sculptor, b. Decatur, Ind. He arrived in New York City in 1926 and studied painting at the Art Students League. In the 1930s he began experimenting with…

Smith, Edmund Kirby

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Edmund Kirby, or Edmund Kirby-Smith, 1824–93, American soldier, Confederate general in the Civil War, b. St. Augustine, Fla. A West Point graduate, he was cited for gallantry in…

Dole, Elizabeth Hanford

(Encyclopedia) Dole, Elizabeth Hanford, 1936–, American public official, b. Salisbury, N.C., B.A., Duke, 1958, J.D., Harvard, 1965; wife of Bob Dole. A Republican, she held several government…

Smith, Alexis

actressBirthplace: Penticton, CanadaBorn: 1921Died: 1993

Smith, Harry

TV co-anchorBirthplace: Hammond, Ind.Born: 8/21/51