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Oliver PHELPS, Congress, NY (1749-1809)

PHELPS Oliver , a Representative from New York; born in Poquonock, Hartford County, Conn., October 21, 1749; completed preparatory studies; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Granville, Mass., in…

William Oliver LIPINSKI, Congress, IL (1937)

LIPINSKI William Oliver , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 22, 1937; graduated from St. Patrick High School, Chicago, Ill., 1956; attended Loras…

Oliver Hampton SMITH, Congress, IN (1794-1859)

Senate Years of Service: 1837-1843 Party: Whig SMITH Oliver Hampton , a Representative and a Senator from Indiana; born on Smith's Island, near Trenton, N.J., October 23, 1794; attended the…

Oliver ELLSWORTH, Congress, CT (1745-1807)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1796 Party: Pro-Administration; Federalist ELLSWORTH Oliver , a Delegate and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Windsor, Conn., April 29, 1745; pursued preparatory…

Andrew OLIVER, Congress, NY (1815-1889)

OLIVER Andrew , a Representative from New York; born in Springfield, N.Y., January 16, 1815; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1835; studied law; was admitted to the bar…

Frank OLIVER, Congress, NY (1883-1968)

OLIVER Frank , a Representative from New York; born in New York City October 2, 1883; attended the public schools and the Morris High School, Borough of the Bronx; was graduated from Fordham…

Mordecai OLIVER, Congress, MO (1819-1898)

OLIVER Mordecai , a Representative from Missouri; born in Anderson County, Ky., October 22, 1819; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1842 and commenced practice…

Oliver WOLCOTT, Congress, CT (1726-1797)

WOLCOTT, Oliver, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Windsor, Conn., November 20, 1726; was graduated from Yale College in 1747; commissioned a captain by the Governor of New York in 1747;…

curassow

(Encyclopedia) curassowcurassowkyûrˈəsōˌ [key], common name for the largest members of an order of game birds called pigeon-toed fowls, which includes the white-crested guan and the rufous-bellied…

Du Bellay, Joachim

(Encyclopedia) Du Bellay, JoachimDu Bellay, JoachimzhōäshăNˈ [key]Du Bellay, Joachim bĕlāˈ [key], 1522?–1560, French poet of the Pléiade (see under Pleiad). He wrote their manifesto, La Deffence et…