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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
(Encyclopedia) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum was designed by Gordon Bunshaft to house 6,000 pieces of the enormous art…Mansfield, William Murray, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Mansfield, William Murray, 1st earl of, 1705–93, English jurist. As solicitor general (1742–54) he prosecuted the Scottish rebel lords, Balmerino (Arthur Elphinstone), Kilmarnock, and…Ashton, Catherine Margaret, Baroness Ashton of Upholland
(Encyclopedia) Ashton, Catherine Margaret, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, 1956– British government official. She was an administrator for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (1977–83), director of…Curry, Jabez Lamar Monroe
(Encyclopedia) Curry, Jabez Lamar MonroeCurry, Jabez Lamar Monroejāˈbĕz [key], 1825–1903, American educator, b. Lincoln co., Ga., grad. Univ. of Georgia, 1843. He studied law at Harvard and later…Chaillé-Long, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Chaillé-Long, CharlesChaillé-Long, Charlesshäyāˈ-lông [key], 1842–1917, American soldier, African explorer, and writer, b. Princess Anne, Md. After serving in the Civil War, he was…Bradstreet, Anne (Dudley)
(Encyclopedia) Bradstreet, Anne (Dudley), c.1612–1672, early American poet, b. Northampton, England, considered the first significant woman author in the American colonies. She came to Massachusetts…George Washington GORDON, Congress, TN (1836-1911)
GORDON George Washington , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Pulaski, Giles County, Tenn., October 5, 1836; received a collegiate training and was graduated from the Western Military…John Brown GORDON, Congress, GA (1832-1904)
Senate Years of Service: 1873-1880; 1891-1897 Party: Democrat; Democrat GORDON John Brown , a Senator from Georgia; born in Upson County, Ga., February 6, 1832; attended private schools and the…Robert Bryarly GORDON, Congress, OH (1855-1923)
GORDON Robert Bryarly , a Representative from Ohio; born at St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, August 6, 1855; attended the public schools; postmaster of St. Marys 1885-1889; auditor of Auglaize…Thomas Sylvy GORDON, Congress, IL (1893-1959)
GORDON Thomas Sylvy , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., December 17, 1893; attended the parochial schools and was graduated from St. Stanislaus College, Chicago, Ill., in 1912…Trending
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