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Giambono, Michele

(Encyclopedia) Giambono, MicheleGiambono, Michelemēkĕˈlā jämbōˈnō [key], fl.1420–62, Venetian mosaicist and painter, whose original name was Michele Giovanni Boni. One of the last exponents of the…

Butterfield, William

(Encyclopedia) Butterfield, William, 1814–1900, English Gothic-revival architect. Favored by the Ecclesiological Society for his Puginlike correctness in recalling Gothic forms, Butterfield rose to…

Tea Party

(Encyclopedia) Tea Party, in the early 21st cent., U.S. political movement that arose in reaction to the economic crisis of 2008 and the government rescue and aid measures for the financial,…

Peabody, Josephine Preston (Mrs. Lionel Marks)

Peabody, Josephine Preston (Mrs. Lionel Marks)[1874-1922](3)Born in New York City. Educated at the Girls' Latin School of Boston and at Radcliffe College. Miss Peabody was Instructor of…

Mark HARRIS, Congress, ME (1779-1843)

HARRIS Mark , a Representative from Maine; born in Ipswich, Essex County, Mass., January 27, 1779; attended the common schools; moved to Portland, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts), in…

Dennis Mark HERTEL, Congress, MI (1948)

HERTEL Dennis Mark , a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 7, 1948; attended the public schools; graduated from Denby High School, Detroit, 1967; B.A…

Mark RICHARDS, Congress, VT (1760-1844)

RICHARDS Mark , a Representative from Vermont; born in Waterbury, Conn., July 15, 1760; received a limited schooling; enlisted during the Revolutionary War in 1776; settled in Boston after the…

Marc Lincoln MARKS, Congress, PA (1927)

MARKS Marc Lincoln , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Farrell, Mercer County, Pa., February 12, 1927; attended the elementary schools of Farrell; graduated from Sharon (Pa.) High School…

William MARKS, Congress, PA (1778-1858)

Senate Years of Service: 1825-1829; 1829-1831 Party: Adams; Anti-Jackson MARKS William , a Senator from Pennsylvania; born near "Fogg's Manor," Chester County, Pa., October 13, 1778; moved with…

Mark Steven KIRK, Congress, IL (1959)

Senate Years of Service: 2010-2017 Party: Republican KIRK Mark Steven , a Senator and a Representative from Illinois; born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., September 15, 1959; B.A., Cornell…