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Henry Joshua SPOONER, Congress, RI (1839-1918)

SPOONER Henry Joshua , a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., August 6, 1839; attended the common schools and was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1860…

Joshua William SWARTZ, Congress, PA (1867-1959)

SWARTZ Joshua William , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pa., June 9, 1867; raised on his father's farm; attended the rural schools, Lebanon…

Joshua VAN SANT, Congress, MD (1803-1884)

VAN SANT Joshua , a Representative from Maryland; born in Millington, Kent County, Md., December 31, 1803; moved with his parents to Wilmington, Del., in 1807 and to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1812;…

Joshua Weldon MILES, Congress, MD (1858-1929)

MILES Joshua Weldon , a Representative from Maryland; born on his father's farm on the Great Annamessex River, near the village of Marion, Somerset County, Md., December 9, 1858; attended private…

Joshua Lanier MARTIN, Congress, AL (1799-1856)

MARTIN Joshua Lanier , a Representative from Alabama; born in Blount County, Tenn., December 5, 1799; attended the country schools; taught school; studied law in Maryville, Tenn.; moved to…

Joshua EVANS, Jr., Congress, PA (1777-1846)

EVANS Joshua, Jr. , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Paoli, Chester County, Pa., January 20, 1777; attended the common schools; hotel keeper and also engaged in agricultural pursuits…

Rutherford, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Rutherford, Samuel, 1600–1661, Scottish clergyman. His Exercitationes apologeticae pro divina gratia (1636), urging a Calvinist view of grace against Arminianism (see under Arminius,…

Numbers

(Encyclopedia) Numbers, book of the Bible, fourth of the five books of the Law (the Pentateuch or Torah) ascribed by tradition to Moses. Numbers begins at Sinai and ends in Moab on the eve of the…

Notable Women Adventurers

Louise Arner Boyd Quiz: Women Adventurers Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators…

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Maurice F. Rabb, Jr.Joseph Rainey Virginia RandolphNancy Davis ReaganBenjamin ReifelHiram RevelsJoseph Jones ReynoldsCondoleezza RiceBill RichardsonElliot RichardsonNorbert RillieuxJ.…