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Dutee Jerauld PEARCE, Congress, RI (1789-1849)
PEARCE Dutee Jerauld , a Representative from Rhode Island; born on the island of Prudence, R.I., April 3, 1789; was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1808; studied law; was…James Alfred PEARCE, Congress, MD (1805-1862)
Senate Years of Service: 1843-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1862 Party: Whig; Opposition; Democrat PEARCE James Alfred , a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Alexandria, Va., December 14,…John Jamison PEARCE, Congress, PA (1826-1912)
PEARCE John Jamison , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., February 28, 1826; completed preparatory studies; was ordained a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church…Guy Rodgers 2001 Deaths
Guy RodgersAge: 65 four-time NBA All-Star guard and former Philadelphia Big Five star; led the NBA in assists twice and was a playmaker for two NBA greats: Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Guy
GuyMortal mixed of middle clay, Attempered to the night and day, Interchangeable with things, Needs no amulets nor rings. Guy possessed the talisman That all things from him began; And as, of…Brewer's: Guy, Earl of Warwick
An Anglo-Danish hero of wonderful puissance. He was in love with fair Phelis or Felice, who refused to listen to his suit till he had distinguished himself by knightly deeds. First, he…Bright, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Bright, Richard, 1789–1858, English physician. In London he was the leading consultant of his time, and he contributed many important clinical observations. He was the author of the…Maupassant, Guy de
(Encyclopedia) Maupassant, Guy deMaupassant, Guy degē də mōpäsäNˈ [key], 1850–93, French novelist and short-story writer, of an ancient Norman family. He worked in a government office at Paris and…Gunpowder Plot
(Encyclopedia) Gunpowder Plot, conspiracy to blow up the English Parliament and King James I on Nov. 5, 1605, the day set for the king to open Parliament. It was intended to be the beginning of a…Trending
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