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James Michael MEAD, Congress, NY (1885-1964)
Senate Years of Service: 1938-1947 Party: Democrat MEAD James Michael , a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Mount Morris, Livingston County, N.Y., December 27, 1885; moved to…James Middleton COX, Congress, OH (1870-1957)
COX James Middleton , a Representative from Ohio; born on a farm near Jacksonburg, Butler County, Ohio, March 31, 1870; attended Butler County schools and Amanda (Ohio) High School; after two…Hargreaves, James
(Encyclopedia) Hargreaves, JamesHargreaves, Jameshärˈgrēvz [key], 1720?–1778, English engineer. In 1762 he made an unsuccessful attempt to develop a machine for carding, a process preparatory to…Halifax, George Savile, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia) Halifax, George Savile, 1st marquess of, 1633–95, English statesman. A protégé of the 2d duke of Buckingham, he was made Viscount Halifax (1668) and sat (1672–76) in the privy council…James, P. D.
(Encyclopedia) James, P. D. (Phyllis Dorothy James White, Baroness James of Holland Park), 1920–2014, English mystery novelist, b. Oxford. From 1964 to 1979 she worked in the forensic science and…Fitzsimmons, Robert L.
(Encyclopedia) Fitzsimmons, Robert L., 1863–1918, British boxer, b. Cornwall, England. Fitzsimmons began fighting professionally in Australia and New Zealand before going to the United States in 1890…Smith, Horatio
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Horatio or Horace, 1779–1849, and James Smith, 1775–1839, English parodists, brothers. They wrote the famous Rejected Addresses (1812) which burlesqued such contemporary poets…Paget, Sir James
(Encyclopedia) Paget, Sir JamesPaget, Sir Jamespăjˈĭt [key], 1814–99, British surgeon and pathologist. He taught and practiced at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, and cataloged the museums of St.…Pall Mall
(Encyclopedia) Pall MallPall Mallpĕl mĕl, păl măl [key], street in the City of Westminster borough, London, England. It is the main thoroughfare of St. James's district. St. James's Palace,…Ballantyne, James
(Encyclopedia) Ballantyne, JamesBallantyne, Jamesbălˈəntīn [key], 1772–1833, Scottish editor and publisher. Ballantyne and his brother John set up a publishing business in Edinburgh with the aid of…Trending
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