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Wayne Wang Biographies of Notable Asian Pacific Americans A-Z List Government Officials and Politicians Business and Media Leaders Athletes & Sports Personalities Scientists…Walter REEVES, Congress, IL (1848-1909)
REEVES Walter , a Representative from Illinois; born near Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., September 25, 1848; moved with his parents to Illinois in 1856, where they settled upon a farm in La…hundred
(Encyclopedia) hundred, in English history, a subdivision of a shire, first mentioned in the 10th cent. and surviving as a unit of local government into the 19th cent. It is thought that in origin…Arthur, Chester Alan
(Encyclopedia) Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829–86, 21st President of the United States (1881–85), b. Fairfield, Vt. He studied law and before the Civil War practiced in New York City. In the war he was (…Choctaw
(Encyclopedia) ChoctawChoctawchŏkˈtô [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They formerly…2006 Deaths: R - Z
RajkumarLou RawlsSid RaymondDana ReeveJean-François RevelJason RhoadesAnn RichardsLloyd RichardsHam RichardsonPaul RigbyA.M. RosenthalJoe RosenthalMarie RudisillIbrahim RugovaLouis…Henry Augustus REEVES, Congress, NY (1832-1916)
REEVES Henry Augustus , a Representative from New York; born in Sag Harbor, N.Y., December 7, 1832; attended private schools in Sag Harbor, the Southampton Academy, the University of Michigan at…Selah Reeve HOBBIE, Congress, NY (1797-1854)
HOBBIE Selah Reeve , a Representative from New York; born in Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., March 10, 1797; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Delhi, N.Y.; district…Mark Reeves BACON, Congress, MI (1852-1941)
BACON Mark Reeves , a Representative from Michigan; born in Phillipstown, White County, Ill., February 29, 1852; attended the public schools of his native city; taught school at Bolivar (Mo.)…pheasant
(Encyclopedia) pheasant, common name for some members of a family (Phasianidae) of henlike birds related to the grouse and including the Old World partridge, the peacock, various domestic and jungle…