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Cram, Ralph Adams

(Encyclopedia) Cram, Ralph Adams, 1863–1942, American architect, b. Hampton Falls, N.H. An ardent exponent of Gothic architecture, Cram produced many collegiate and ecclesiastical works in a neo-…

Lubbock

(Encyclopedia) Lubbock, city (1990 pop. 186,206), seat of Lubbock co., NW Tex.; inc. 1909. In the Llano Estacado region on a branch of the Brazos River, it was settled in 1879 by Quakers. It is the…

Dease, Peter Warren

(Encyclopedia) Dease, Peter WarrenDease, Peter Warrendēs [key], 1788–1863, Canadian explorer. He was in the North West Company before its merger with the Hudson's Bay Company and later was a Hudson's…

Head, Sir Francis Bond

(Encyclopedia) Head, Sir Francis Bond, 1793–1875, British administrator in Canada. A soldier (1811–25) and unsuccessful mining adventurer in South America, he had had little experience to prepare him…

Rowell, Newton Wesley

(Encyclopedia) Rowell, Newton WesleyRowell, Newton Wesleyrouˈəl [key], 1867–1941, Canadian jurist and statesman, b. Ontario. He was elected (1911) to the Ontario legislature and then served in the…

Crerar, Thomas Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Crerar, Thomas Alexander, 1876–1975, Canadian political leader. Under his able direction the United Grain Growers, Ltd., of which he was president (1907–29), became one of the most…

Canadian Prime Ministers Since 1867

This page lists the term in office, political party, and the name of each prime minister of Canada from 1867 to the present.Term Prime Minister Party1867–1873 Sir John A. Macdonald…

Phillips County, AR Census Data

Arkansas Phillips County, Arkansas People QuickFactsPhillips CountyArkansasPopulation, 2005 estimate 24,1072,779,154Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -8.8%4.0%…

Phillips County, KS Census Data

Kansas Phillips County, Kansas People QuickFactsPhillips CountyKansasPopulation, 2005 estimate 5,5042,744,687Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -8.3%2.1%Population, 2000…