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Lewis Findlay WATSON, Congress, PA (1819-1890)
WATSON Lewis Findlay , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Crawford County, Pa., April 14, 1819; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits at Titusville in 1832; moved…Glenni William SCOFIELD, Congress, PA (1817-1891)
SCOFIELD Glenni William , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Dewittville, Chautauqua County, N.Y., on March 11, 1817; attended the common schools; learned the printing trade; returned to…CROWELL, John, Congress, OH (1801-1883)
CROWELL John , a Representative from Ohio; born in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn., September 15, 1801; moved to Ohio in 1806 with his parents, who settled in Rome, Ashtabula County;…Theodore Waldemar HUKRIEDE, Congress, MO (1878-1945)
HUKRIEDE Theodore Waldemar , a Representative from Missouri; born near New Truxton, Warren County, Mo., on November 9, 1878; attended the public schools, Central Wesleyan College, Warrenton, Warren…The Supreme Court: Activism Takes Over the Court
Activism Takes Over the CourtThe Supreme CourtBurger CourtPolitical Firestorm That FizzledDethroning a PresidentStarting the Abortion DebateActivism Takes Over the Court The Warren Court…Maclaine, Shirley
(Encyclopedia) Maclaine, Shirley, 1934- , American actress and author, b. Richmond, Va., as Shirley MacLean Beaty. Maclaine’s father held various…Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
(Encyclopedia) Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), sometimes called Campbellites, a Protestant religious body founded early in the 19th cent. in the United States. Its primary thesis is that the…Celtic Church
(Encyclopedia) Celtic Church, name given to the Christian Church of the British Isles before the mission (597) of St. Augustine of Canterbury from Rome. Founded in the 2d or 3d cent. by missionaries…poet laureate
(Encyclopedia) poet laureatepoet laureatelôˈrēĭt [key], title conferred in Britain by the monarch on a poet whose duty it is to write commemorative odes and verse. It is an outgrowth of the medieval…Dudley FARLIN, Congress, NY (1777-1837)
FARLIN Dudley , a Representative from New York; born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., September 2, 1777; moved to Dutchess County, N.Y., in early youth, and later to Warren County; engaged…Trending
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