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William IRVING, Congress, NY (1766-1821)
IRVING William , a Representative from New York; born in New York City August 15, 1766; completed preparatory studies; engaged in mercantile pursuits and also in fur trade with the Indians along…humanism
(Encyclopedia) humanism, philosophical and literary movement in which man and his capabilities are the central concern. The term was originally restricted to a point of view prevalent among thinkers…Group Theatre
(Encyclopedia) Group Theatre, organization formed in New York City in 1931 by Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford, and Lee Strasberg. Its founders, who had worked earlier with the Provincetown Players,…Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
(Encyclopedia) Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, 1803–73, English novelist. The son of Gen. William Bulwer and Elizabeth Lytton, he assumed the name Bulwer-Lytton in 1843…Alhambra, Moorish citadel, Spain
(Encyclopedia) Alhambra [Arab.,=the red], extensive group of buildings on a hill overlooking Granada, Spain. They were built chiefly between 1230 and 1354 and they formed a great citadel of the…Goodman, Benny
(Encyclopedia) Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David Goodman), 1909–86, American clarinetist, composer, and band leader, b. Chicago. Goodman studied clarinet at Hull House. In Chicago he had the opportunity…Roach, Max
(Encyclopedia) Roach, Max (Maxwell Lemuel Roach), 1924–2007, African-American jazz drummer, b. Newland, N.C. Raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was playing jazz in Harlem clubs by 1943. Roach had an…Irving Webster DREW, Congress, NH (1845-1922)
Senate Years of Service: 1918-1918 Party: Republican DREW Irving Webster , a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Colebrook, Coos County, N.H., January 8, 1845; attended Kimball Union Academy…Edward Irving EDWARDS, Congress, NJ (1863-1931)
Senate Years of Service: 1923-1929 Party: Democrat EDWARDS Edward Irving , a Senator from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., December 1, 1863; attended the Jersey City public schools and New…Theodore Leonard IRVING, Congress, MO (1898-1962)
IRVING Theodore Leonard , a Representative from Missouri; born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 24, 1898; moved with his parents to a farm in North Dakota; attended the public schools of…Trending
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