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Galloway, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Galloway, JosephGalloway, Josephgălˈəwāˌ [key], c.1731–1803, American Loyalist leader, b. West River, Md. Galloway was a prominent lawyer with an interest in commerce and in…

Villèle, Jean Baptiste Séraphin Joseph, comte de

(Encyclopedia) Villèle, Jean Baptiste Séraphin Joseph, comte deVillèle, Jean Baptiste Séraphin Joseph, comte dezhäN bätēstˈ sāräfăNˈ zhôzĕfˈ kôNt də vēlĕlˈ [key], 1773–1854, French statesman and…

Cambon, Pierre Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Cambon, Pierre JosephCambon, Pierre Josephpyĕr zhôzĕfˈ [key], b. 1754 or 1756, d. 1820, French financier and revolutionary. A merchant of Montpellier, he became a member of the…

Wheeler, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Wheeler, Joseph, 1836–1906, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Augusta, Ga. He resigned from the U.S. army in Apr., 1861, to fight for the Confederacy. He commanded a…

Boussingault, Jean Baptiste Joseph Dieudonné

(Encyclopedia) Boussingault, Jean Baptiste Joseph DieudonnéBoussingault, Jean Baptiste Joseph DieudonnézhäN bätēstˈ zhôzĕfˈ dyödônāˈ b&oomacr;săNgōˈ [key], 1802–87, French agricultural chemist.…

1996 Men's Olympic Yachting Medalists

Finn: 1. Mateusz Kusznierewicz, POL (32 pts); 2. Sebastien Godefroid, BEL (45); 3. Roy Heiner, NET (50). Mistral: 1. Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, GRE (17 pts); 2. Carlos Espinola, ARG (19); 3. Gal…

2000 Men's Olympic Sailing Medalists

Finn: 1. Iain Percy, GBR (35 pts); 2. Luca Devoti, ITA (46); 3. Fredrik Loof, SWE (47). Mistral: 1. Christoph Sieber, AUT (38 pts); 2. Carlos Espinola, ARG (43); 3. Aaron McIntosh, NZE (48). 470:…

2000 Deaths: M - Q

Jean MacArthurCharles MacGillivaryJeff MacNellyConrad McRaeMeredith MacRaePercy McRaeConrad Marca-RelliNancy MarchandAlice Sheets MarriottDon MartinHelen MartinWalter MatthauStanley…

Joseph Moakley 2001 Deaths

Joseph MoakleyAge: 74 popular politician from Massachusetts who served for 15 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. A quintessential Boston Irish Democrat, Moakley dedicated his career…