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Robert Dale PRICE, Congress, TX (1927-2004)

PRICE Robert Dale , a Representative from Texas; born in Reading, Lyon County, Kans., September 7, 1927; educated in the public schools of Reading, Kans.; B.S., Oklahoma State University, 1951;…

Rodman McCamley PRICE, Congress, NJ (1816-1894)

PRICE Rodman McCamley , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Newton, Sussex County, N.J., May 5, 1816; attended the public schools of New York City and the Lawrenceville (N.J.) Academy;…

Thomas Lawson PRICE, Congress, MO (1809-1870)

PRICE Thomas Lawson , a Representative from Missouri; born near Danville, Va., on January 19, 1809; attended the country schools; moved to Missouri in 1831 and settled in Jefferson City;…

William Pierce PRICE, Congress, GA (1835-1908)

PRICE William Pierce , a Representative from Georgia; born in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Ga., January 29, 1835; attended the common schools; was apprenticed to the printer's trade; moved to…

William Thompson PRICE, Congress, WI (1824-1886)

PRICE William Thompson , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Huntingdon County, Pa., June 17, 1824; attended the common schools; was a clerk in a store in Hollidaysburg, Pa., and also…

Sterling Price STRONG, Congress, TX (1862-1936)

STRONG Sterling Price , a Representative from Texas; born on a farm near Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., August 17, 1862; moved to Texas in 1871 with his parents, who settled in Montague County…

Irving Price WANGER, Congress, PA (1852-1940)

WANGER Irving Price , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in North Coventry, Chester County, Pa., March 5, 1852; attended the public schools of North Coventry and Pottstown, and Hill School…

maroon

(Encyclopedia) maroon, term for a fugitive slave in the 17th and 18th cent. in the West Indies and Guiana, or for a descendant of such slaves. They were called marron by the French and cimarrón by…

Blunt, James Gilpatrick

(Encyclopedia) Blunt, James Gilpatrick, 1826–81, American physician and Union general in the Civil War, b. Hancock co., Maine. He practiced medicine in Ohio and later in Kansas, where he became…