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Robert Rentoul REED, Congress, PA (1807-1864)

REED Robert Rentoul , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Washington, Pa., March 12, 1807; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Washington and Jefferson College, Washington,…

Stuart Felix REED, Congress, WV (1866-1935)

REED Stuart Felix , a Representative from West Virginia; born near Philippi, Barbour County, W.Va., January 8, 1866; attended the common schools; taught in country schools; was graduated from…

Thomas Brackett REED, Congress, ME (1839-1902)

REED Thomas Brackett , a Representative from Maine; born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, October 18, 1839; attended the public schools; was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine…

Thomas Buck REED, Congress, MS (1787-1829)

Senate Years of Service: 1826-1827; 1829-1829 Party: Jacksonian; Jacksonian REED Thomas Buck , a Senator from Mississippi; born near Lexington, Ky., May 7, 1787; attended the public schools and…

Thomas W. II REED, Congress, NY (1971)

REED Thomas W. II , a Representative from New York; born in Joliet, Will County, Ill., November 18, 1971; graduated from Horseheads High School, Horseheads, N.Y., 1989; B.A., Alfred University,…

Edwin Reed RIDGELY, Congress, KS (1844-1927)

RIDGELY Edwin Reed , a Representative from Kansas; born near Lancaster, Wabash County, Ill., May 9, 1844; attended district school in the winter months; during the Civil War enlisted as a private…

Augustin Reed HUMPHREY, Congress, NE (1859-1937)

HUMPHREY Augustin Reed , a Representative from Nebraska; born near Madison, Jefferson County, Ind., February 18, 1859; moved with his parents to Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa, in 1864; attended…

rectifier

(Encyclopedia) rectifier, component of an electric circuit used to change alternating current to direct current. Rectifiers are made in various forms, all operating on the principle that current…

Emanuel, Rahm Israel

(Encyclopedia) Emanuel, Rahm Israel, 1959–, American politician, b. Chicago, grad. Sarah Lawrence College (B.A., 1981), Northwestern Univ. (M.A., 1985). A seasoned Democratic power broker and skilled…

Gorgas, William Crawford

(Encyclopedia) Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854–1920, American disease and sanitation expert, surgeon general of the United States, b. Mobile, Ala., grad. Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 1879. He…