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Petty, Sir William
(Encyclopedia) Petty, Sir William, 1623–87, English statistician and physician. He was a founder of the Royal Society and was physician general to the army of Ireland in 1652. Petty's survey of the…Fleetwood, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Fleetwood, Charles, 1618?–1692, English parliamentary general. He fought under Oliver Cromwell in many battles of the English civil war and later (1650) in Scotland. He became (1651) a…Ames, Oakes
(Encyclopedia) Ames, Oakes, 1804–73, American manufacturer, railroad promoter, and politician, b. Easton, Mass. With his brother Oliver he managed the family's well-known shovel factory at Easton.…Grantham
(Encyclopedia) Grantham Grantham grănˈtəm, –thəm [key], town, in the Parts of Kesteven, Lincolnshire, E central…Roland
(Encyclopedia) RolandRolandrōˈlənd [key], the great French hero of the medieval Charlemagne cycle of chansons de geste, immortalized in the Chanson de Roland (11th or 12th cent.). Existence of an…James Asheton BAYARD, Sr., Congress, DE (1767-1815)
Senate Years of Service: 1804-1813 Party: Federalist BAYARD James Asheton, Sr. , a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 28, 1767; graduated from Princeton…Thomas Francis BAYARD, Sr., Congress, DE (1828-1898)
Senate Years of Service: 1869-1885 Party: Democrat BAYARD Thomas Francis, Sr. , a Senator from Delaware; born in Wilmington, Del., October 29, 1828; attended Doctor Hawkes' school in Flushing, N.Y…Lindley Garrison BECKWORTH, Sr., Congress, TX (1913-1984)
BECKWORTH Lindley Garrison, Sr. , a Representative from Texas; born on a farm in the South Bouie community near Mabank, Kaufman County, Tex., June 30, 1913; attended the rural schools, Abilene…Thomas Hale BOGGS, Sr., Congress, LA (1914-1972)
BOGGS Thomas Hale, Sr. , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Long Beach, Harrison County, Miss., February 15, 1914; attended the public and parochial schools of Jefferson Parish, La.; was…Richard Mifflin KLEBERG, Sr., Congress, TX (1887-1955)
KLEBERG Richard Mifflin, Sr. , a Representative from Texas; born on a ranch near Kingsville, Kleberg County, Tex., November 18, 1887; attended the public schools; was graduated from Corpus Christi…Trending
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