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Whig party

(Encyclopedia) Whig party, one of the two major political parties of the United States in the second quarter of the 19th cent. By the time Fillmore had succeeded to the presidency, the…

Crawford, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Crawford, Thomas, 1813–57, American sculptor, b. New York City. He was apprenticed to a wood carver and later worked for a firm of tombstone cutters. He achieved his first success with…

Ewing, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Ewing, Thomas, 1789–1871, American statesman, b. Ohio co., Va. (now W.Va.). He represented Ohio in the U.S. Senate (1831–37) and supported Henry Clay in the Whig fight against the…

Norwich, city, England

(Encyclopedia) NorwichNorwichnôrˈĭj, –ĭch [key], city (1991 pop. 32,664) and district, county seat of Norfolk, E England, on the Wensum River just above its confluence with the Yare. Norwich is a…

Alexander Severus

(Encyclopedia) Alexander Severus (Marcus Aurelius Alexander Severus)Alexander Severussĭvērˈəs [key], d. 235, Roman emperor (222–35), b. Syria. His name was changed (221) from Alexius Bassianus when…

Cabinet Members Under Tyler

Secretary of State Daniel Webster (Cont.)Abel P. Upshur, 1843John C. Calhoun, 1844Secretary of the Treasury Thomas Ewing (Cont.)Walter Forward, 1841John C. Spencer1, 1843George M. Bibb,…

Tyler, TX Census Data

People QuickFactsTylerTexasPopulation, 2003 estimate 88,31622,118,509Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 4.7%6.1%Population, 2000 83,65020,851,820Population, percent…

Tyler, TX Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population83,650100.0SEX AND AGEMale39,18446.8Female44,46653.2Under 5 years6,1837.45 to 9 years6,0467.210 to 14 years5,8787.015 to 19 years6,7978.120 to 24 years6,7318.025 to…

Tyler, TX Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over64,674100.0In labor force39,60961.2Civilian labor force39,59461.2Employed37,28957.7Unemployed2,3053.6Percent of civilian labor force5.8(X…

Tyler, TX, Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units35,553100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached23,17565.21-unit, attached1,4524.12 units1,2283.53 or 4 units1,4824.25 to 9 units2,1626.110 to 19 units1,4594.120 or…