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Margaret Osborne du Pont

Margaret Osborne du PontBorn: Mar. 4, 1918Tennis won 5 French, 7 Wimbledon and an unprecedented 25 U.S. national titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles from 1941-62.Tim DuncanD -…

Alexander Hamilton: Ceasar I

Ceasar IAlexander HamiltonMonday, October 1, 1787 The citizens of the State of New York have received yesterday, from Cato (an ally of Pompey, no doubt), an introductory discourse on the…

Henry Hamilton Biography

Henry Hamilton British officer and governorBorn: 1734?Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Hamilton was the son of Henry Hamilton, member of the British Parliament for Donegal, County Cork, Ireland.…

George Hamilton Biography

George Hamilton(George Stevens Hamilton IV)actor, producer, hostBorn: 8/12/1939Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee Handsome, well-tanned film, actor adept at playing rich playboys. He began his prolific…

Laurence, Margaret

(Encyclopedia) Laurence, Margaret (Jean Margaret Laurence), 1926–87, Canadian novelist, b. Manitoba. She lived in Somaliland, Ghana, and England and many of her early works had an African setting.…

Hamilton, James Douglas, 4th duke of

(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, James Douglas, 4th duke of, 1658–1712, Scottish nobleman. He served at the courts of Charles II and James II and remained, after his grudging acceptance of William III, a…

Hamilton, William, English poet

(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, William, 1704–54, English poet, b. Scotland. He is best known for the poem “The Braes of Yarrow” (1724).

Gramont, Philibert, comte de

(Encyclopedia) Gramont, Philibert, comte deGramont, Philibert, comte defēlēbârˈ kôNt də [key]Gramont, Philibert, comte de grämôNˈ [key], 1621–1707, French courtier at the court of King Louis XIV. He…

Federalist, The

(Encyclopedia) Federalist, The, series of 85 political essays, sometimes called The Federalist Papers, written 1787–88 under the pseudonym “Publius.” Alexander Hamilton initiated the series with the…