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WILSON, Henry, Congress, MA (1812-1875)

Senate Years of Service: 1855-1873 Party: Republican WILSON Henry , a Senator from Massachusetts and a Vice President of the United States; born Jeremiah Jones Colbath in Farmington, N.H., February…

Montcalm, Louis Joseph de

(Encyclopedia) Montcalm, Louis Joseph deMontcalm, Louis Joseph demŏntkämˈ, Fr. lwē zhôzĕfˈ də môNkälmˈ [key], 1712–59, French general. His name in fuller form was Louis Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon,…

Gravelot, Hubert

(Encyclopedia) Gravelot, HubertGravelot, Hubertübĕrˈ grävlōˈ [key], 1699–1772, French engraver. Gravelot was instrumental in introducing the French rococo pictorial tradition to England. The books he…

Lions International

(Encyclopedia) Lions International, organization of business and professional people, founded (1917) by Melvin Jones. The International Association of Lions Clubs (popularly known as Lions…

Dudley, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Dudley, Thomas, 1576–1653, colonial governor of Massachusetts, b. England. As a young man he served as a clerk and later as steward to the earl of Lincoln. In 1630 he emigrated to…

Whitehall, street, London, England

(Encyclopedia) Whitehall, street in Westminster borough, London, England. Because of the many British government offices on the street, Whitehall has become a synonym for the government. The name…

Ernest L. (Ernie) Samuel 2000 Deaths

Ernest L. (Ernie) SamuelAge: 69 a giant in the Canadian thoroughbred racing industry who owned Sam-Son Farm and held numerous key positions in the industry; won Eclipse Award as outstanding…

Cabinet Members Under L. B. Johnson

Secretary of State Dean Rusk (Cont.)Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon (Cont.)Henry H. Fowler, 1965Joseph W. Barr1, 1968Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara (Cont.)Clark M.…

L. Patrick Gray III 2005 Deaths

L. Patrick Gray IIIAge: 88 acting director of the FBI during Watergate who testified during his 1973 Senate confirmation hearings that he had given the White House FBI files about its…

Jane L. HARMAN, Congress, CA (1945)

HARMAN Jane L. , a Representative from California; born in New York, N.Y., June 28, 1945; graduated from University High School, Los Angeles, Calif., 1962; B.A., Smith College, Northampton, Mass…