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Irving, John

(Encyclopedia) Irving, John, 1942–, American writer, b. Exeter, N.H. His mixture of wild plot strategies and eccentric characters brought him to wide attention with his fourth novel, The World…

Brooke, Rupert

(Encyclopedia) Brooke, Rupert, 1887–1915, English poet. At the outbreak of World War I he joined the Royal Naval Division, served at Antwerp, and was in the Dardanelles expedition when he died of…

Lewis, C. S.

(Encyclopedia) Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples Lewis), 1898–1963, English author, b. Belfast, Ireland. A fellow and tutor of English at Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1954, C. S. Lewis was noted…

Macaulay, Thomas Babington, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Macaulay, Thomas Babington, 1st Baron, 1800–1859, English historian and author, b. Leicestershire, educated at Cambridge. After the success of his essay on Milton in the Edinburgh…

Owen LOVEJOY, Congress, IL (1811-1864)

LOVEJOY Owen , a Representative from Illinois; born in Albion, Maine, on January 6, 1811; attended the common schools and was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1832; studied law…

Owen SCOTT, Congress, IL (1848-1928)

SCOTT Owen , a Representative from Illinois; born on a farm in Jackson Township, Effingham County, Ill., on July 6, 1848; attended the common schools, a private school in Kinmundy, and the State…

Owen JONES, Congress, PA (1819-1878)

JONES Owen , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Ardmore, Montgomery County, Pa., December 29, 1819; attended the public schools and was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at…

Owen D. LEIB, Congress, PA (1848)

LEIB Owen D. , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pennsylvania, birth date unknown; pursued classical studies; studied medicine and commenced practice in Catawissa, Pa.; elected as a…

Robert Owens TIERNAN, Congress, RI (1929)

TIERNAN Robert Owens , a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., February 24, 1929; attended La Salle Academy; A.B., Providence College, Providence, R.I.,…

James OWEN, Congress, NC (1784-1865)

OWEN James , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Wilmington, Bladen County, N.C., on December 7, 1784; educated at Bingham's Academy, Pittsboro, N.C.; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…