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George Payne McLEAN, Congress, CT (1857-1932)

Senate Years of Service: 1911-1929 Party: Republican McLEAN George Payne , a Senator from Connecticut; born in Simsbury, Hartford County, Conn., October 7, 1857; attended the common schools;…

James Henry McLEAN, Congress, MO (1829-1886)

McLEAN James Henry , a Representative from Missouri; born in Ayrshire, Scotland, August 13, 1829; reared in Nova Scotia, Canada; immigrated to the United States in 1842 and settled in…

William Pinkney McLEAN, Congress, TX (1836-1925)

McLEAN William Pinkney , a Representative from Texas; born in Copiah County, Miss., August 9, 1836; moved with his mother to Marshall, Tex., in 1839; attended private schools and was graduated…

Cassius McLean SHARTEL, Congress, MO (1860-1943)

SHARTEL Cassius McLean , a Representative from Missouri; born in Crawford County, Pa., April 27, 1860; moved with his parents to Knox County, Mo., and resided there until 1873; moved with his…

Mars, family of American food manufacturers

(Encyclopedia) Mars, family of American food manufacturers. Franklin Clarence Mars, 1882–1934, b. Hancock, Minn., was a chocolate manufacturer who produced candy at home before opening a candy…

1997 Deaths

Ewart AbnerCal AbramsKathy AckerBobby AdamsDr. Kurt Alfred AdlerJohn Akii-BuaJerome Alden William AllandAntonio de AlmeidaEugenie M. AndersonEddie ArcaroLynn ArchibaldWilliam ArthurRichie…

Kidd, William

(Encyclopedia) Kidd, William, 1645?–1701, British privateer and pirate, known as Captain Kidd. He went to sea in his youth and later settled in New York, where he married and owned property. In 1691…

Jehovah's Witnesses

(Encyclopedia) Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian group originating in the United States at the end of the 19th cent., organized by Charles Taze Russell, whose doctrine centers on the Second Coming of…

Meredith, George

(Encyclopedia) Meredith, George, 1828–1909, English novelist and poet. One of the great English novelists, Meredith wrote complex, often comic yet highly cerebral works that contain striking…