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Elkanah
(Encyclopedia) ElkanahElkanahĕlˈkānə, ĕlkāˈnə [key], in the Bible. 1 Husband of Hannah and father of Samuel. 2 Head of a Levitical family. 3 Officer of Ahaz's household. 4 Doorkeeper of the Ark of…Cowley, Hannah
(Encyclopedia) Cowley, Hannah, 1743–1809, English poet and dramatist. One of the Della-Cruscans, she contributed under the name Alma Matilda sentimental verse to the World. Her most successful comedy…Daryl Hannah Biography
Daryl HannahactressBorn: 12/3/1960Birthplace: Chicago Strikingly pretty actress who, literally, made a Splash (1984) with Tom Hanks in one of her earliest movies, and has also showed a nice…Dustin, Hannah
(Encyclopedia) Dustin, Hannah, b. 1657, d. after 1729, Colonial New England heroine. She was captured (1697) in a Native American raid on Haverhill, Mass., and taken up the Merrimack River to a place…Barnburners
(Encyclopedia) Barnburners, radical element of the Democratic party in New York state from 1842 to 1848, opposed to the conservative Hunkers. The name derives from the fabled Dutchman who burned his…Anti-Masonic party
(Encyclopedia) Anti-Masonic party, American political organization that rose after the disappearance in W New York state in 1826 of William Morgan. A former Mason, Morgan had written a book…James Isaac VAN ALEN, Congress, NY (1776-1870)
VAN ALEN, James Isaac, (half brother of Martin Van Buren), a Representative from New York; born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., in 1776; attended the common schools; city clerk of…Weed, Thurlow
(Encyclopedia) Weed, ThurlowWeed, Thurlowthûrˈlō [key], 1797–1882, American journalist and political leader, b. Cairo, N.Y. After working on various newspapers in W New York, Weed joined the…Locofocos
(Encyclopedia) LocofocosLocofocoslōˌkōfōˈkōz [key], name given in derision to the members of a faction that split off from the Democratic party in New York in 1835. Tension had been growing between…Free-Soil party
(Encyclopedia) Free-Soil party, in U.S. history, political party that came into existence in 1847–48 chiefly because of rising opposition to the extension of slavery into any of the territories newly…Trending
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