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Levi HUBBARD, Congress, MA (1762-1836)

HUBBARD Levi , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Worcester, Mass., December 19, 1762; attended the common schools; moved to Paris, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts), in 1785;…

David A. LEVY, Congress, NY (1953)

LEVY David A. , a Representative from New York; born in Johnson County, Ind., December 18, 1953; B.A., Hofstra University, 1973, J.D., 1979; admitted to the bar in 1980 and commenced the practice…

David LEVY, Congress, FL (1810-1886)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1851; 1855-1861Party: RepublicanLEVY, David, a Delegate and a Senator from Florida. (See YULEE, David Levy.) Source: Biographical Directory of the United…

McGuinness, Martin

(Encyclopedia) McGuinness, Martin (James Martin Pacelli McGuinness), 1950–2017, Northern Irish political leader, b. Derry. He joined the Irish Republican Army (IRA) as a young man and was active in…

gazetteer

(Encyclopedia) gazetteergazetteergăzˌĭtērˈ [key], dictionary or encyclopedia listing alphabetically the names of places, political divisions, and physical features of the earth and giving some…

Israel, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) IsraelIsraelĭzˈrēəl, ĭzˈrāəl [key] [as understood by Hebrews,=he strives with God], according to the book of Genesis, name given to Jacob as eponymous ancestor of the Hebrews, the…

Durham, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Durham Durham dûrˈăm [key], city (2020 pop. 324,833), seat of Durham co., N central N.C., in…

Smith, Edmund Kirby

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Edmund Kirby, or Edmund Kirby-Smith, 1824–93, American soldier, Confederate general in the Civil War, b. St. Augustine, Fla. A West Point graduate, he was cited for gallantry in…

Sydney Johnston BOWIE, Congress, AL (1865-1928)

BOWIE Sydney Johnston , a Representative from Alabama; born in Talladega, Talladega County, Ala., July 26, 1865; attended private schools, and was graduated from the law department of the…

Hugh Johnston ANDERSON, Congress, ME (1801-1881)

ANDERSON Hugh Johnston , a Representative from Maine; born in Wiscasset, Maine, May 10, 1801; attended the local schools; moved to Belfast, Maine, in 1815 and was employed as a clerk in the…