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Hamilton, Emma, Lady
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1765?–1815, mistress of the British naval hero Horatio Nelson. Born Emma Lyon, she became the mistress of Charles Greville, then of Sir William Hamilton,…Stettinius, Edward Reilly, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Stettinius, Edward Reilly, Jr.Stettinius, Edward Reilly, Jr.stətinˈeəs [key], 1900–1949, American statesman and industrialist, b. Chicago. He held (1926–34) several executive posts in…Nodier, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Nodier, CharlesNodier, Charlesshärl nôdyāˈ [key], 1780–1844, French novelist and poet. From 1824 he was librarian of the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal in Paris. His salon was the nucleus…Rainbow Division
(Encyclopedia) Rainbow Division, nickname of the 42d Division of the U.S. army. The first U.S. combat division to arrive in France in World War I, it participated in the second battle of the Marne,…Charles Nelson PRAY, Congress, MT (1868-1963)
PRAY Charles Nelson , a Representative from Montana; born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., April 6, 1868; attended the public schools in Salisbury and Middlebury, Vt.; graduate of the…Charles Nelson LAMISON, Congress, OH (1826-1896)
LAMISON Charles Nelson , a Representative from Ohio; born in Columbia County, Pa., in 1826; moved with his father to Dalton, Wayne County, Ohio, in 1836; privately instructed in elementary…Charles Nelson CLARK, Congress, MO (1827-1902)
CLARK Charles Nelson , a Representative from Missouri; born in Cortland County, N.Y., on August 21, 1827; attended Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y.; moved to Illinois in 1859; when the Civil War…Charles Pembroke NELSON, Congress, ME (1907-1962)
NELSON Charles Pembroke , a Representative from Maine; born in Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, July 2, 1907; graduated from Cony High School, Augusta, Maine, in 1924, Colby College,…Peirce, Charles Sanders
(Encyclopedia) Peirce, Charles SandersPeirce, Charles Sanderspûrs [key], 1839–1914, American philosopher and polymath, b. Cambridge, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1859; son of Benjamin Peirce. Except for…Nelson, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Nelson, Robert, 1794–1873, Canadian rebel, b. Montreal; brother of Wolfred Nelson. Like his brother, he was a surgeon in the War of 1812, and with him he entered the Legislative…Trending
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