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Earle C. CLEMENTS, Congress, KY (1896-1985)

Senate Years of Service: 1950-1957 Party: Democrat CLEMENTS Earle C. , a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Morganfield, Union County, Ky., October 22, 1896; attended the public…

Paul C. BROUN, Jr., Congress, GA (1946)

BROUN Paul C., Jr. , a Representative from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 14, 1946; graduated from Athens High School, Athens, Ga., 1963; United States Marine Corps Reserve,…

James C. TERRELL, Congress, GA (1806-1835)

TERRELL James C. , a Representative from Georgia; born in Franklin County, Ga., November 7, 1806; studied law; was admitted to the bar by an act of the legislature and practiced in Carnesville,…

C. Norris POULSON, Congress, CA (1895-1982)

POULSON C. Norris , a Representative from California; born and reared on a ranch near Haines, Baker County, Oreg., July 23, 1895; attended the public schools, Oregon State College at Corvallis,…

C. A. (Dutch) RUPPERSBERGER, Congress, MD (1946)

RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. (Dutch), a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., on January 31, 1946; attended Baltimore City College, Baltimore, Md.; attended University of Maryland, College…

Thaddeus C. SWEET, Congress, NY (1872-1928)

SWEET Thaddeus C. , a Representative from New York; born in Phoenix, Oswego County, N.Y., November 16, 1872; attended the public schools; was graduated from Phoenix Academy and High School;…

Acknowledgments

The first five editions of The Columbia Encyclopedia were published in 1935, 1950, 1963, 1975, and 1993. All editions owe a debt of gratitude to Clark Fisher Ansley, the editor of the first edition,…

conceptualism

(Encyclopedia) conceptualism, in philosophy, position taken on the problem of universals, initially by Peter Abelard in the 12th cent. Like nominalism it denied that universals exist independently of…

Brown, Moses

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Moses, 1738–1836, American manufacturer and philanthropist, b. Providence, R.I. He was associated with his brothers John, Joseph, and Nicholas in the family's mercantile…