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(Encyclopedia) MayerlingMayerlingmīˈərlĭng [key], village, Lower Austria prov., E Austria, on the Schwechat River, in the Wienerwald (Vienna Woods). It is the site of the hunting lodge (now a convent…William PLUMER, Jr., Congress, NH (1789-1854)
PLUMER William, Jr. , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Epping, Rockingham County, N.H., February 9, 1789; attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H.; graduated, Harvard…Dorsey William SHACKLEFORD, Congress, MO (1853-1936)
SHACKLEFORD Dorsey William , a Representative from Missouri; born near Sweet Springs, Saline County, Mo., August 27, 1853; attended the public schools and William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo.;…Williams, John, English missionary
(Encyclopedia) Williams, John, 1796–1839, English missionary, called the Apostle of Polynesia. Under the London Missionary Society he went (1817) to the Society Islands. He discovered Rarotonga in…Shagari, Shehu
(Encyclopedia) Shagari, Shehu (Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari), 1925–2018, president of Nigeria (1979–83). He served in Nigeria's house of representatives and in several ministerial positions in the 1950s…Cabinet Members Under Lincoln
Secretary of State William H. Seward, 1861Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, 1861William P. Fessenden, 1864Hugh McCulloch, 1865Secretary of War Simon Cameron, 1861Edwin M. Stanton,…Winter Verse
Winter VerseA selection of quotations pondering the chill winds and quiet thoughts of winter Compiled by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Announced by all the trumpets of the sky, Arrives the snow. Ralph…William Vans MURRAY, Congress, MD (1760-1803)
MURRAY William Vans , a Representative from Maryland; born in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., February 9, 1760; completed preparatory studies; studied law at the Temple in London, which he…William Henderson CATE, Congress, AR (1839-1899)
CATE William Henderson , a Representative from Arkansas; born near Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., November 11, 1839; attended the common schools, and an academy at Abingdon, Va.; was…William Lyne WILSON, Congress, WV (1843-1900)
WILSON William Lyne , a Representative from West Virginia; born near Charles Town, Jefferson County, Va. (now West Virginia), May 3, 1843; attended Charles Town Academy; was graduated from…Trending
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