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Manson, Charles Milles

(Encyclopedia) Manson, Charles Milles, 1934–2017, American criminal and cult leader, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, as Charles Milles Maddox. As a youth Manson began a life of crime, mainly burglaries, thefts…

Thomas Sanders McMILLAN, Congress, SC (1888-1939)

McMILLAN Thomas Sanders , a Representative from South Carolina; born near Ulmers, Allendale County, S.C., November 27, 1888; attended the common schools near Ulmers; graduated from Orangeburg (S.C…

Archie Dovell SANDERS, Congress, NY (1857-1941)

SANDERS Archie Dovell , a Representative from New York; born in Stafford, Genesee County, N.Y., June 17, 1857; attended the common schools, Le Roy Academy and Buffalo Central High School; in 1873…

Jared Young SANDERS, Congress, LA (1869-1944)

SANDERS Jared Young , a Representative from Louisiana; born near Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, La., January 29, 1869; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of Tulane…

Morgan Gurley SANDERS, Congress, TX (1878-1956)

SANDERS Morgan Gurley , a Representative from Texas; born near Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt County, Tex., on July 14, 1878; attended the public schools; graduated from Alamo Institute and taught school…

Wilbur Fiske SANDERS, Congress, MT (1834-1905)

Senate Years of Service: 1890-1893 Party: Republican SANDERS Wilbur Fiske , a Senator from Montana; born in Leon, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., May 2, 1834; attended the common schools; taught…

essay

(Encyclopedia) essay, relatively short literary composition in prose, in which a writer discusses a topic, usually restricted in scope, or tries to persuade the reader to accept a particular point of…

Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn (Stevenson)

(Encyclopedia) Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn (Stevenson)Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn (Stevenson)găsˈkəl [key], 1810–65, English novelist. When she was still an infant her mother died, and she was…