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Daniel WALLACE, Congress, SC (1801-1859)

WALLACE Daniel , a Representative from South Carolina; born near Laurens, S.C., May 9, 1801; received a limited schooling; moved to Union County in 1833; major general of State militia; studied…

Daniel WARDWELL, Congress, NY (1791-1878)

WARDWELL Daniel , a Representative from New York; born in Bristol, R.I., May 28, 1791; was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1811; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…

Daniel Webster WAUGH, Congress, IN (1842-1921)

WAUGH Daniel Webster , a Representative from Indiana; born near Bluffton, Wells County, Ind., March 7, 1842; attended the country schools and the high school in Bluffton; enlisted in the Union…

Daniel MORGAN, Congress, VA (1736-1802)

MORGAN Daniel , a Representative from Virginia; born near Junction, Hunterdon County, N.J., in 1736; moved to Charles Town, Va. (now West Virginia), in 1754; served with the Colonial forces…

Daniel A. WEBSTER, Congress, FL (1949)

WEBSTER Daniel A. , a Representative from Florida; born in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, on April 27, 1949; graduated from Maynard Evans High School, Orlando, Fla., 1967; B.E.E.,…

Daniel WEBSTER, Congress, NH (1782-1852)

Senate Years of Service: 1827-41; 1845-1850 Party: Adams; Anti-Jacksonian; Whig WEBSTER Daniel , a Representative from New Hampshire and a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in…

Laughlin, Robert Betts

(Encyclopedia) Laughlin, Robert Betts, 1950–, American physicist, b. Visalia, Calif., Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979. Laughlin was a researcher at Lawrence Livermore National…

Gordon setter

(Encyclopedia) Gordon setter, breed of large sporting dog developed over centuries in Scotland and brought to prominence there by the fourth duke of Gordon in the early 1800s. It stands from 23 to 27…

MF DOOM

(Encyclopedia) MF DOOM, 1971-2020, African-American rap artist, b. London, England, as Daniel Dumile. Although born in London, Dumile was raised on…

Cumberland Gap

(Encyclopedia) Cumberland Gap, natural passage through the Cumberland Mts., near the point where Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee meet. The gap was formed by the erosive action of a stream that once…