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Andrew WILLIAMS, Congress, NY (1828-1907)

WILLIAMS Andrew , a Representative from New York; born in Ormstown, Province of Quebec, Canada, August 27, 1828; received a limited schooling; engaged in mercantile pursuits; immigrated to the…

Andrew TRACY, Congress, VT (1797-1868)

TRACY Andrew , a Representative from Vermont; born in Hartford, Vt., December 15, 1797; attended Royalton and Randolph Academies, and also Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., for two years; taught…

Daniel Andrew MICA, Congress, FL (1944)

MICA Daniel Andrew , a Representative from Florida; born in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., February 4, 1944; attended Horace Mann School, Binghamton, N.Y., 1950; graduated, Miami Edison High…

Andrew MOORE, Congress, VA (1752-1821)

Senate Years of Service: 1804-1804; 1804-1809 Party: Democratic Republican MOORE Andrew , a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born at 'Cannicello,' near Fairfield, Rockbridge (formerly…

Andrew Jackson HARLAN, Congress, IN (1815-1907)

HARLAN Andrew Jackson , a Representative from Indiana; born near Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, March 29, 1815; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1839 and…

Andrew EWING, Congress, TN (1813-1864)

EWING Andrew , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Nashville, Tenn., June 17, 1813; completed preparatory studies, and was graduated from the University of Nashville in 1832; studied law;…

Reynolds, Debbie

(Encyclopedia) Reynolds, Debbie, 1932-2016, American actress, singer, and dancer, b. El Paso, Tx., as Mary Frances Reynolds. Reynolds’ family…

parody

(Encyclopedia) parody, mocking imitation in verse or prose of a literary work. The following poem by Robert Southey was parodied by Lewis Carroll: “You are old, Father William,” the young man cried…

Friel, Brian

(Encyclopedia) Friel, BrianFriel, Brianfrēl [key], 1929–2015, Irish playwright, b. Killyglogher, Northern Ireland. Treating themes that enmesh both Irelands, he became the most acclaimed Irish…

Wilson, James, American jurist

(Encyclopedia) Wilson, James, 1742–98, American jurist, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. near St. Andrews, Scotland. He studied at the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh and, after…