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Luke LEA, Congress, TN (1879-1945)
Senate Years of Service: 1911-1917 Party: Democrat LEA Luke , a Senator from Tennessee; born in Nashville, Tenn., April 12, 1879; attended the public schools; graduated from the University of…LEA, Luke, Congress, TN (1879-1945)
Senate Years of Service: 1911-1917 Party: Democrat LEA, Luke, (great-grandson of Luke Lea [1783-1851]), a Senator from Tennessee; born in Nashville, Tenn., April 12, 1879; attended the public…Pryor LEA, Congress, TN (1794-1879)
LEA Pryor , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Knox County, Tenn., August 31, 1794; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Greeneville College; studied law; was admitted to the…Moriscos
(Encyclopedia) MoriscosMoriscosmôrĭsˈkōz [key] [Span.,=Moorish], Moors converted to Christianity after the Christian reconquest (11th–15th cent.) of Spain. The Moors who had become subjects of…Brown, John Carter
(Encyclopedia) Brown, John Carter, 1797–1874, American book collector and philanthropist, b. Providence, R.I.; son of Nicholas Brown. In about 1840 he began collecting books printed before 1800…Brown, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Nicholas, 1769–1841, American manufacturer and philanthropist, b. Providence, R.I., grad. Rhode Island College (renamed Brown Univ. in 1804 for him), 1786. He extended the…Santa Claus
(Encyclopedia) Santa Claus: see Nicholas, Saint.Breakspear, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia) Breakspear, Nicholas: see Adrian IV.Paskevich, Ivan Feodorovich
(Encyclopedia) Paskevich, Ivan FeodorovichPaskevich, Ivan Feodorovichēvänˈ fyôˈdərəvĭch pəskyĕˈvĭch [key], 1782–1856, Russian army officer and administrator. He fought in the Napoleonic Wars, was…Ferrar, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia) Ferrar, NicholasFerrar, Nicholasfĕrˈər [key], 1592–1637, English theologian. He was associated (1618–23) with the Virginia Company and, with his brother John, played a notable role in…Trending
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