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James BROWN, Congress, LA (1766-1835)

Senate Years of Service: 1813-1817; 1819-1823 Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay Republican BROWN James , a Senator from Louisiana; born near Staunton, Va., September 11, 1766; attended…

William Cabell BRUCE, Congress, MD (1860-1946)

Senate Years of Service: 1923-1929 Party: Democrat BRUCE William Cabell , a Senator from Maryland; born in Staunton Hill, Charlotte County, Va., March 12, 1860; received an academic education…

city government

(Encyclopedia) city government, political administration of urban areas. The English tradition of incorporating urban units (cities, boroughs, villages, towns) and allowing them freedom in most local…

BROWN, John, Congress, VA (1757-1837)

Senate Years of Service: 1792-1805 Party: Anti-Administration; (Democratic) Republican BROWN John , a Delegate and a Representative from Virginia and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Staunton, Va…

Barry Morris GOLDWATER, Congress, AZ (1909-1998)

Senate Years of Service: 1953-1965; 1969-1987 Party: Republican GOLDWATER Barry Morris , a Senator from Arizona; born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., January 1, 1909; attended the Phoenix…

Brewer's: Deans

(Effie), in Scott's Heart of Midlothian, is Helen Walker. She is abandoned by her lover, Geordie Robertson [Staunton], and condemned for child-murder. Jeanie Deans. Half-sister of Effie…

1996 Olympic Cycling Results

MEN Event   Time/Score Road Race Pascal Richard, SWI 4:53:56   Ralf Sorensen, DEN 4:53:56   Max Sciandri, GBR 4:53:58 Road Time Trial Miguel Indurain, SPA 1:…

Jackson, Stonewall

(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Stonewall (Thomas Jonathan Jackson), 1824–63, Confederate general, b. Clarksburg, Va. (now W.Va.), grad. West Point, 1846. With the diversion in the Shenandoah Valley a…

Biographies: Notable Actors

Notable Actors Isabella Rossellini See also Filmmakers and Directors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and…