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George WYTHE, Congress, VA (1726-1806)
WYTHE, George, a Delegate from Virginia; born near Back River, Elizabeth City County, Va., in 1726; privately instructed by his mother and attended the College of William and Mary,…John KEAN, Congress, NJ (1852-1914)
Senate Years of Service: 1899-1911 Party: Republican KEAN John , a Representative and a Senator from New Jersey; born at 'Ursino,' near Elizabeth, N.J., December 4, 1852; studied in private…Carter, Elliott Cook, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Carter, Elliott Cook, Jr., 1908–2012, American composer, b. New York City. Carter is considered by many to be the most important late-20th-century American composer. Mentored early in…Hamilton, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Alexander, 1755–1804, American statesman, b. Nevis, in the West Indies. By 1780 Hamilton had outlined a plan of government with a strong central authority to replace the…Morris, Lewis, 1671–1746, American colonial official
(Encyclopedia) Morris, Lewis, 1671–1746, American colonial official, first lord of the manor of Morrisania in New York. The son of Richard Morris (d. 1672; see Morris, family), he was born in that…Mary I, 1516–58, queen of England
(Encyclopedia) Mary I (Mary Tudor), 1516–58, queen of England (1553–58), daughter of Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragón. During the spread of Protestantism in the reign of her half-brother, Edward…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 3), Act IV, Scene IV
Scene IVLondon. The palaceEnter Queen Elizabeth and RiversRiversMadam, what makes you in this sudden change?Queen ElizabethWhy brother Rivers, are you yet to learn What late misfortune is…John, Augustus Edwin
(Encyclopedia) John, Augustus Edwin, 1879–1961, British painter and etcher, b. Wales. John studied at the Slade School, London. A leading portrait painter, he had many important sitters, among them…Halsey, William Frederick, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Halsey, William Frederick, Jr. (Bull Halsey)Halsey, William Frederick, Jr.hôlˈsē [key], 1882–1959, American admiral, b. Elizabeth, N.J., grad. Annapolis, 1904. In World War II he led (…National Institutes of Health
(Encyclopedia) National Institutes of Health (NIH), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service, with headquarters in Bethesda, Md. It was established initially in 1887 as a laboratory in the U.S.…Trending
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