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Daniel WELLS, Jr., Congress, WI (1808-1902)

WELLS Daniel, Jr. , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in West Waterville, Maine, July 16, 1808; attended the public schools; taught school; engaged in the mercantile business at Palmyra, Maine…

Thomas Daniel WINTER, Congress, KS (1896-1951)

WINTER Thomas Daniel , a Representative from Kansas; born in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kans., July 7, 1896; attended the public and high schools; during the First World War served as a private…

Daniel Boone WRIGHT, Congress, MS (1812-1887)

WRIGHT Daniel Boone , a Representative from Mississippi; born near Mount Pleasant, Giles County, Tenn., February 17, 1812; attended the common schools and was graduated from Cumberland University…

Isaac Daniel YOUNG, Congress, KS (1849-1927)

YOUNG Isaac Daniel , a Representative from Kansas; born near Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa, on March 29, 1849; attended high school and Oskaloosa College in Iowa; began teaching at the age…

Daniel D. TOMPKINS, Congress, NY (1774-1825)

TOMPKINS, Daniel D., (brother of Caleb Tompkins), a Representative from New York and a Vice President of the United States; born in Fox Meadows (later Scarsdale), Westchester County, N.Y.,…

Daniel Rose TILDEN, Congress, OH (1804-1890)

TILDEN Daniel Rose , a Representative from Ohio; born in Lebanon, Conn., November 5, 1804; attended the public schools; resided several years in Virginia and South Carolina; moved to…

oratory

(Encyclopedia) oratory, the art of swaying an audience by eloquent speech. In ancient Greece and Rome oratory was included under the term rhetoric, which meant the art of composing as well as…

Moscow, grand duchy of

(Encyclopedia) Moscow or Muscovy, grand duchy of, state existing in W central Russia from the late 14th to mid-16th cent., with the city of Moscow as its nucleus. Its formation and eventual…

O'Connor, Feargus

(Encyclopedia) O'Connor, FeargusO'Connor, Feargusfûrˈgəs [key], 1794–1855, Irish Chartist leader. Elected to the Parliament of 1832 as a supporter of Daniel O'Connell, he soon quarreled with O'…