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John Edmund HUNT, Congress, NJ (1908-1989)

HUNT John Edmund , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Lambertville, Hunterdon County, N.J., November 25, 1908; educated in the public schools of Hellertown and Bethlehem, Pa., Newark and…

John Thomas HUNT, Congress, MO (1860-1916)

HUNT John Thomas , a Representative from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., February 2, 1860; attended the common schools; in his youth was a professional ball player and umpire; became a…

Lester Callaway HUNT, Congress, WY (1892-1954)

Senate Years of Service: 1949-1954 Party: Democrat HUNT Lester Callaway , a Senator from Wyoming; born in Isabel, Edgar County, Ill., July 8, 1892; attended the public schools and Wesleyan…

Theodore Gaillard HUNT, Congress, LA (1805-1893)

HUNT Theodore Gaillard , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Charleston, S.C., October 23, 1805; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from the law department of Columbia College, New…

Hamlin, Hannibal

(Encyclopedia) Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809–91, Vice President of the United States (1861–65), b. Paris, Maine. Admitted to the bar in 1833, he practiced at Hampden, Maine. He was a Maine legislator (1836–…

Sealyham terrier

(Encyclopedia) Sealyham terrierSealyham terriersēˈlēhămˌ [key], breed of short-legged terrier developed in Wales in the second half of the 19th cent. It stands about 10 in. (25 cm) high at the…

Skye terrier

(Encyclopedia) Skye terrier, breed of sturdy, short-legged terrier developed in the northwestern islands of Scotland more than four centuries ago. It takes its name from the principal island in the…

fox terrier

(Encyclopedia) fox terrier, breed of long-legged terrier developed over several centuries in England. There are two varieties, the smooth and the wirehaired. The coat of the former is dense, short,…

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

(Encyclopedia) Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 70,447 acres (28,531 hectares), W N.Dak., in the Badlands and on the Little Missouri River; est. 1947. There are three units—the North Unit, the…

Blumberg, Baruch Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Blumberg, Baruch Samuel, 1925–2011, American biochemist and medical anthropologist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., B.S. Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., 1946, M.D. Columbia, 1951, Ph.D. Oxford,…