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Clement Claiborne CLAY, Jr., Congress, AL (1816-1882)
Senate Years of Service: 1853-1861 Party: Democrat CLAY Clement Claiborne, Jr. , a Senator from Alabama; born in Huntsville, Ala., December 13, 1816; graduated from the University of Alabama at…Joseph Clay Stiles BLACKBURN, Congress, KY (1838-1918)
Senate Years of Service: 1885-1897; 1901-1907 Party: Democrat; Democrat BLACKBURN Joseph Clay Stiles , a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born near Spring Station, Woodford County, Ky…Henry Clay VAN VOORHIS, Congress, OH (1852-1927)
VAN VOORHIS Henry Clay , a Representative from Ohio; born in Nashport, Muskingum County, Ohio, May 11, 1852; attended the public schools and Denison University, Granville, Ohio; studied law and…spring, in geology
(Encyclopedia) spring, in geology, natural flow of water from the ground or from rocks, representing an outlet for the water that has accumulated in permeable rock strata underground. Some of the…Moore, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Moore, Henry, 1898–1986, English sculptor. Moore's early sculpture was angular and rough, strongly influenced by pre-Columbian art. About 1928 he evolved a more personal style which…Hayne, Robert Young
(Encyclopedia) Hayne, Robert Young, 1791–1839, American statesman, b. Colleton District, S.C. Having served in the South Carolina legislature (1814–18) and as attorney general of South Carolina (1818…Queneau, Raymond
(Encyclopedia) Queneau, RaymondQueneau, RaymondrāmôNˈ kĕnōˈ [key], 1903–76, French author and critic. He was an advocate of surrealism during the middle and late 1920s. Queneau is best known for his…plaster casting
(Encyclopedia) plaster casting, as a sculpture process, is of three kinds. One employs a waste mold, another a piece mold (both plaster of paris), and the third a gelatin mold; all reproduce the…firebrick
(Encyclopedia) firebrick, brick that can withstand high temperatures, used to line flues, stacks, furnaces, and fireplaces. In general, such bricks have high melting points that range from about 2,…Fulton
(Encyclopedia) Fulton, city (2020 pop. 12,490), seat of Callaway co., central Mo., in an agricultural and farm area; inc. 1859. It has printing plants…Trending
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