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BRADLEY, William O’Connell, Congress, KY (1847-1914)
Senate Years of Service: 1909-1914 Party: Republican BRADLEY, William O’Connell, a Senator from Kentucky; born near Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky., March 18, 1847; educated by private tutors…LGBT Pride Month | Biographies of Notable Individuals
Singer Sam Smith A-H | H-M | N-S | T-Z Berenice Abbott, photographer Sam Adams, political figure Jane Addams, activist Alvin Ailey, dancer and choreographer Clay Aiken, singer,…Ney, Michel
(Encyclopedia) Ney, MichelNey, Michelmēshĕlˈ nā [key], 1769–1815, marshal of France. Called “the bravest of the brave” by Napoleon I, Ney, a cooper's son from Saarlouis, rapidly rose to glory in the…David, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) David, Elizabeth, 1914–92, English food writer, b. Elizabeth Gwynne. Daughter of a wealthy Conservative MP, she cut her culinary eyeteeth in Paris while studying at the Sorbonne, then…torpedo boat
(Encyclopedia) torpedo boat, small fast warship built specially for using the torpedo as a means of attack. The first modern torpedo boat was the Lightning, built for the British navy in 1877 by the…Anthony Astley Cooper ROGERS, Congress, AR (1821-1899)
ROGERS Anthony Astley Cooper , a Representative from Arkansas; born in Clarksville, Sumner County, Tenn., February 14, 1821; received a limited schooling; engaged in mercantile pursuits; moved…Sidney, Sir Philip
(Encyclopedia) Sidney or Sydney, Sir Philip, 1554–86, English author and courtier. He was one of the leading members of Queen Elizabeth's court and a model of Renaissance chivalry. He served in…Simms, William Gilmore
(Encyclopedia) Simms, William Gilmore, 1806–70, American novelist, b. Charleston, S.C. He wrote prolifically, both prose and poetry, but it is for his historical romances about his own state that he…Rich, Adrienne
(Encyclopedia) Rich, Adrienne, 1929–2012, American poet, b. Baltimore, grad. Radcliffe, 1951. From the 1970s her exquisitely wrought verse became looser and more personal as her works increasingly…Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
(Encyclopedia) Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O), first U.S. public railroad, chartered in 1827 by a group of Baltimore businessmen to regain trans-Allegheny traffic lost to the newly opened…Trending
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