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Foulis, Andrew

(Encyclopedia) Foulis, AndrewFoulis, Andrewfoulz [key], 1712–75, and Robert Foulis, 1707–76, Scottish printers, brothers. They worked in partnership as printers to the Univ. of Glasgow. Their…

Cox, James Middleton

(Encyclopedia) Cox, James Middleton, 1870–1957, American political leader and journalist, b. Butler co., Ohio. After serving on the editorial staff of the Cincinnati Enquirer, he bought the Dayton (…

Chambersburg

(Encyclopedia) Chambersburg, borough (2020 pop. 21,903), seat of Franklin co., S Pa.; settled 1730, inc. 1803. Food products, apparel, construction…

Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry

(Encyclopedia) Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry, 1836–1908, British statesman. Entering Parliament (1868) as a Liberal, he served as secretary to the admiralty (1882–84), secretary of state for Ireland…

Underwood, Oscar Wilder

(Encyclopedia) Underwood, Oscar Wilder, 1862–1929, American political leader, U.S. Senator from Alabama (1915–27), b. Louisville, Ky. A lawyer in Birmingham, Ala., he became important in Democratic…

Memphis, Tenn.

Mayor: A. C. Wharton, Jr. (to 2016) 2010 census population (rank): 646,889 (20); % change: -0.5; Male: 307,019 (47.5%); Female: 339,870 (52.5%); White: 190,120 (29.4%); Black: 409,687 (63.3…

Griffith, D. W.

(Encyclopedia) Griffith, D. W. (David Llewelyn Wark Griffith), 1875–1948, American movie director and producer, b. La Grange, Ky. Griffith was the first major American film director. He began his…

Provoost, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Provoost, SamuelProvoost, Samuelprōˈvōst [key], 1742–1815, first Episcopal bishop of New York, b. New York City, grad. King's College (now Columbia Univ.), 1758. He studied at…

Hitchcock, Gilbert Monell

(Encyclopedia) Hitchcock, Gilbert Monell, 1859–1934, American newspaper publisher and political leader, b. Omaha, Nebr. A lawyer, he founded (1885) the Omaha Evening World, combined it (1889) with…

Milgrom, Paul Robert

(Encyclopedia) Milgrom, Paul Robert, 1948–, American economist, b. Detroit, Ph.D. Stanford, 1979. He has been a professor of economics at Stanford since 1987, and previously taught at Northwestern…