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Anti-Saloon League
(Encyclopedia) Anti-Saloon League, U.S. organization working for prohibition of the sale of alcoholic liquors. Founded in 1893 as the Ohio Anti-Saloon League at Oberlin, Ohio, by representatives of…Provoost, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Provoost, SamuelProvoost, Samuelprōˈvōst [key], 1742–1815, first Episcopal bishop of New York, b. New York City, grad. King's College (now Columbia Univ.), 1758. He studied at…Creighton, Mandell
(Encyclopedia) Creighton, MandellCreighton, Mandellmănˈdəl krīˈtən [key], 1843–1901, British historian and churchman. He was professor of ecclesiastical history at Cambridge from 1884 until his…Roswell Peter BISHOP, Congress, MI (1843-1920)
BISHOP Roswell Peter , a Representative from Michigan; born in Sidney, Delaware County, N.Y., January 6, 1843; attended Unadilla Academy, Cooperstown Seminary, and Walton Academy, New York; taught…Sanford Dixon BISHOP, Jr., Congress, GA (1947)
BISHOP Sanford Dixon, Jr. , a Representative from Georgia; born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., February 4, 1947; graduated from Central High School, Mobile, Ala., 1964; B.A., Morehouse College,…William Darius BISHOP, Congress, CT (1827-1904)
BISHOP William Darius , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Bloomfield, Essex County, N.J., September 14, 1827; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from Yale College in 1849;…Edward Bishop DUDLEY, Congress, NC (1789-1855)
DUDLEY Edward Bishop , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Jacksonville, Onslow County, N.C., December 15, 1789; attended the local academy; member of the State house of commons 1811…Ellsworth Bishop FOOTE, Congress, CT (1898-1977)
FOOTE Ellsworth Bishop , a Representative from Connecticut; born in North Branford, New Haven County, Conn., January 12, 1898; attended the public schools; was graduated from Yale Business…Bishop Walden PERKINS, Congress, KS (1841-1894)
Senate Years of Service: 1892-1893 Party: Republican PERKINS Bishop Walden , a Representative and a Senator from Kansas; born in Rochester, Lorain County, Ohio, October 18, 1841; attended the…Boehler, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Boehler, PeterBoehler, Peterböˈlər [key], 1712–75, missionary and bishop of the Moravian Church, b. Germany. He went (1738) to Savannah, Ga., to minister to the Moravians. In 1740 he…Trending
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