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Dennis MOORE, Congress, KS (1945)

MOORE Dennis , a Representative from Kansas; born in Anthony, Harper County, Kans., November 8, 1945; attended Wichita Southeast High School, Wichita, Kans.; B.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence,…

Merrill MOORES, Congress, IN (1856-1929)

MOORES Merrill , a Representative from Indiana; born in Indianapolis, Ind., April 21, 1856; attended the public schools, Butler University, Indianapolis, Ind., and Willamette University, Salem,…

Moore County, TN Census Data

Tennessee Moore County, Tennessee People QuickFactsMoore CountyTennesseePopulation, 2005 estimate 6,0245,962,959Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 4.9%4.8%Population,…

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence

(Encyclopedia) Mecklenburg Declaration of IndependenceMecklenburg Declaration of Independencemĕkˈlənbûrgˌ [key], resolution alleged to have been proclaimed at Charlotte, N.C., by the citizens of…

Hildreth, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Hildreth, RichardHildreth, Richardhĭlˈdrəth [key], 1807–65, American historian, b. Deerfield, Mass. From 1832 to 1838 he was the leading editorial writer for the Boston Daily Atlas. In…

Babbitt, Natalie

(Encyclopedia) Babbitt, Natalie, 1932–2016, American children's book author and illustrator, b. Dayton, Ohio, as Natalie Zane Moore, grad. Smith College, 1954. She illustrated The Forty-Ninth…

Fitzgerald, Lord Edward

(Encyclopedia) Fitzgerald, Lord Edward, 1763–98, Irish revolutionary; son of James Fitzgerald, 20th earl of Kildare and 1st duke of Leinster (see Kildare, James Fitzgerald, 20th earl of). After an…

Grimké, Archibald Henry

(Encyclopedia) Grimké, Archibald Henry, 1849–1930, African-American author and crusader for black advancement, b. near Charleston, S.C. The son of a white father and a slave mother, he was graduated…

Stark, John

(Encyclopedia) Stark, John, 1728–1822, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Londonderry, N.H. He fought in the French and Indian Wars. At the start of the Revolution he distinguished himself at Bunker…

Da Ponte, Lorenzo

(Encyclopedia) Da Ponte, LorenzoDa Ponte, Lorenzolōrĕntˈsō dä pônˈtā [key], 1749–1838, Italian librettist and teacher, b. Ceneda as Emmanuele Conegliano. Born Jewish, he converted to Catholicism at…