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Year Player, team No. 1876 George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics 5 1877 George…Morton, John, English prelate and statesman
(Encyclopedia) Morton, John, 1420?–1500, English prelate and statesman, archbishop of Canterbury (1486–1500). He studied law at Oxford and practiced in the London ecclesiastical courts. A supporter…Masham, Abigail, Lady
(Encyclopedia) Masham, Abigail, LadyMasham, Abigail, Ladymăshˈəm [key], d. 1734, favorite of Queen Anne of England. Her maiden name was Abigail Hill. A plain, intelligent person, she became (1704)…Liberty party
(Encyclopedia) Liberty party, in U.S. history, an antislavery political organization founded in 1840. It was formed by those abolitionists, under the leadership of James G. Birney and Gerrit Smith,…Lodge, David
(Encyclopedia) Lodge, David (David John Lodge), 1935–, English novelist and critic, b. London, grad. University College, London (B.A. 1955, M.A. 1959) and the Univ. of Birmingham (Ph.D., 1967). Lodge…Plessy v. Ferguson
(Encyclopedia) Plessy v. Ferguson, case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1896. The court upheld an 1890 Louisiana statute mandating racially segregated but equal railroad carriages, ruling that…National Republican party
(Encyclopedia) National Republican party, in U.S. history, a short-lived political party opposed to Andrew Jackson. In the election of 1828, which Jackson won overwhelmingly, some of the supporters…tall tale
(Encyclopedia) tall tale, extravagantly and humorously exaggerated story of the backwoods exploits of an American frontiersman. Originating in the 1820s, the genre remained popular well into the 20th…Henry TAZEWELL, Congress, VA (1753-1799)
Senate Years of Service: 1794-1795; 1795-1799 Party: Anti-Administration; Democratic Republican TAZEWELL Henry , a Senator from Virginia; born in Brunswick County, Va., November 27, 1753; attended…Henry LATIMER, Congress, DE (1752-1819)
Senate Years of Service: 1795-1801 Party: Federalist LATIMER Henry , a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born in Newport, Del., on April 24, 1752; pursued classical studies; studied…Trending
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