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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…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…Tavernier, Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Tavernier, Bernard, 1941-2021, French film director, b. Lyon, France. Tavernier was the son of a well-known writer/poet, and began his…Pousette-Dart, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Pousette-Dart, Richard, 1916–92, American painter, b. St. Paul, Minn. The son of an artist and a poet and largely self-taught, he was a member of the first generation of abstract…Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
(Encyclopedia) Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, American architectural firm founded in 1936 in New York City by Louis Skidmore (1897–1962), Nathaniel A. Owings (1903–84), and John O. Merrill (1896–1975…Banerjea, Sir Surendranath
(Encyclopedia) Banerjea, Sir SurendranathBanerjea, Sir Surendranaths&oobreve;rĕnˈdrənät bäˈnərjē [key], 1848–1926, Indian nationalist. One of the first Indians to join the Indian civil service,…Brewer's: Ramsbottom
(Mrs.). A vile speller of the Queen's English. It was the signature of Theodore Hook in his letters published in the John Bull newspaper, 1829. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…Henry Gordon McMORRAN, Congress, MI (1844-1929)
McMORRAN Henry Gordon , a Representative from Michigan; born in Port Huron, Mich., June 11, 1844; attended the Crawford Private School; engaged in the wholesale grocery business in 1865 and also…Gordon Leo McDONOUGH, Congress, CA (1895-1968)
McDONOUGH Gordon Leo , a Representative from California; born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., January 2, 1895; moved with his parents to Emporium, Cameron County, Pa., in 1898; attended the public…Trending
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