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William Russell ELLIS, Congress, OR (1850-1915)

ELLIS William Russell , a Representative from Oregon; born near Waveland, Montgomery County, Ind., April 23, 1850; moved with his parents to Guthrie County, Iowa, in 1855; attended the district…

Virginia Ellis JENCKES, Congress, IN (1877-1975)

JENCKES Virginia Ellis , a Representative from Indiana; born in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., November 6, 1877; attended the public and high schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits in 1912;…

William Ellis NIBLACK, Congress, IN (1822-1893)

NIBLACK William Ellis , a Representative from Indiana; born in Dubois County, Ind., May 19, 1822; attended the country schools and the Indiana University at Bloomington; studied law; was…

Arizona Diamondbacks 1999 Roster By Statistics

Batting (170 AB)AvgABRHHRRBISBLuis Gonzalez.325609128198571421Danny Bautista.30222226675263Mark Grace.2984766614215781David Dellucci.276217286010402Craig Counsell.275458761264386Steve Finley.…

Antirent War

(Encyclopedia) Antirent War, in U.S. history, tenant uprising in New York state. When Stephen Van Rensselaer, owner of Rensselaerswyck, died in 1839, his heirs attempted to collect unpaid rents.…

Bush, John Ellis ("Jeb")

(Encyclopedia) Bush, John Ellis ("Jeb"), 1953- , American politician and businessman, b. Midland, Tx, Univ. of Texas, Austin (B.A., 1974).…

Weiss, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Weiss, PeterWeiss, Peterpāˈtər vīs [key], 1916–82, German-Swedish dramatist, novelist, film director, and painter. Weiss's early novels Abschied von den Eltern (1961; tr. Leavetaking,…

Bacon, Roger

(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Roger, c.1214–1294?, English scholastic philosopher and scientist, a Franciscan. He studied at Oxford as well as at the Univ. of Paris and became one of the most celebrated and…

Roman de la Rose, Le

(Encyclopedia) Roman de la Rose, LeRoman de la Rose, Lelə rōmäNˈ də lä rōz [key], French poem of 22,000 lines in eight-syllable couplets. It is in two parts. The first (4,058 lines) was written (c.…