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Francis Ball FAY, Congress, MA (1793-1876)

FAY Francis Ball , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Southboro, Worcester County, Mass., June 12, 1793; received a limited education; engaged in mercantile pursuits; postmaster of…

Patrick Francis GILL, Congress, MO (1868-1923)

GILL Patrick Francis , a Representative from Missouri; born in Independence, Jackson County, Mo., August 16, 1868; moved with his widowed mother to St. Louis, Mo., in 1871; attended the parochial…

Samuel Francis GOVE, Congress, GA (1822-1900)

GOVE Samuel Francis , a Representative from Georgia; born in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Mass., March 9, 1822; attended the common schools; moved to Georgia in 1835 with his parents, who settled…

Francis William KELLOGG, Congress, MI (1810-1879)

KELLOGG Francis William , a Representative from Michigan and from Alabama; born in Worthington, Mass., May 30, 1810; attended the common schools; moved to Columbus, Ohio, in 1833; thence to Grand…

Robert Francis KENNEDY, Congress, NY (1925-1968)

Senate Years of Service: 1965-1968 Party: Democrat KENNEDY Robert Francis , a Senator from New York; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 20, 1925; graduated from Milton (Mass.) Academy…

Asbury Francis LEVER, Congress, SC (1875-1940)

LEVER Asbury Francis , a Representative from South Carolina; born near Springhill, Lexington County, S.C., January 5, 1875; attended the country schools; was graduated from Newberry (S.C.) College…

John Francis LEWIS, Congress, VA (1818-1895)

Senate Years of Service: 1870-1875 Party: Republican LEWIS John Francis , a Senator from Virginia; born in Lynnwood, Rockingham County, Va., March 1, 1818; attended an old field school;…

Melville Island, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Melville Island, c.16,400 sq mi (42,500 sq km), Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada, N of Victoria Island; largest of the Queen Elizabeth Islands. Generally hilly (rising to c.1,…

Liotard, Jean-Étienne

(Encyclopedia) Liotard, Jean-ÉtienneLiotard, Jean-ÉtiennezhäN ātyĕnˈ lyôtärˈ [key], 1702–89, Swiss painter. He is best known for his portraits and drawings in pastel, but he also made portraits in…

Kerr, Walter Francis

(Encyclopedia) Kerr, Walter Francis, 1913–96, American drama critic, b. Evanston, Ill. He wrote for the theater in the 1930s, and became drama critic for the New York Herald Tribune in 1951 and for…