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Van Horne, Sir William Cornelius

(Encyclopedia) Van Horne, Sir William Cornelius, 1843–1915, president (1888–99) and chairman of the board (1899–1915) of the Canadian Pacific Railway, b. Illinois. He worked on U.S. railways before…

Felix GRUNDY, Congress, TN (1777-1840)

Senate Years of Service: 1829-1838; 1839-1840 Party: Democratic Republican; Jacksonian; Democrat GRUNDY Felix , a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born in Berkeley County, Va., on…

Haarlem

(Encyclopedia) Haarlem Haarlem härˈləm [key], city, capital of North Holland prov., W Netherlands, on the Spaarne…

Eakins, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Eakins, ThomasEakins, Thomasāˈkĭnz [key], 1844–1916, American painter, photographer, and sculptor, b. Philadelphia, where he worked most of his life. Eakins is considered the foremost…

Dark Days

Dark DaysBeth did have the fever, and was much sicker than anyone but Hannah and the doctor suspected. The girls knew nothing about illness, and Mr. Laurence was not allowed to see her, so…

1 Samuel: 1

1 Samuel Chapter 1 1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of…

Backhuysen, Ludolf

(Encyclopedia) Backhuysen or Bakhuyzen, LudolfBackhuysen or Bakhuyzen, Ludolfl&oomacr;ˈdôlf bäkˈhīzən [key], 1631–1708, Dutch marine painter. He is best known for his scenes of stormy seas. In…

Van Zandt County, TX Census Data

Texas Van Zandt County, Texas People QuickFactsVan Zandt CountyTexasPopulation, 2005 estimate 52,49122,859,968Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 9.0%9.6%Population, 2000…

Van Wert County, OH Census Data

Ohio Van Wert County, Ohio People QuickFactsVan Wert CountyOhioPopulation, 2005 estimate 29,15411,464,042Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -1.7%1.0%Population, 2000 29,…

Christopher VAN HOLLEN, Congress, MD (1959)

Senate Years of Service: 2017- Party: Democrat VAN HOLLEN Christopher , A Senator and a Representative from Maryland; born in Karachi, Pakistan, January 10, 1959; B.A., Swarthmore College,…