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John Reeves Jones DANIEL, Congress, NC (1802-1868)
DANIEL John Reeves Jones , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Halifax, Halifax County, N.C., January 13, 1802; instructed privately at home; was graduated from the University of North…Robert Emmett JONES, Jr., Congress, AL (1912-1997)
JONES Robert Emmett, Jr. , a Representative from Alabama; born in Scottsboro, Jackson County, Ala., June 12, 1912; attended the public schools and was graduated from the law department of the…Walter Beaman JONES, Sr., Congress, NC (1913-1992)
JONES Walter Beaman, Sr. , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Fayetteville, Hoke County, N.C., August 19, 1913; attended Elise Academy, Hemp, N.C.; B.S., North Carolina State University…Mosby, John Singleton
(Encyclopedia) Mosby, John SingletonMosby, John Singletonmôzˈbē [key], 1833–1916, Confederate partisan leader in the American Civil War, b. Edgemont, Va. He was practicing law in Bristol, Va., when…Morison, Samuel Eliot
(Encyclopedia) Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887–1976, American historian, b. Boston. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1912 and began teaching history there in 1915, becoming full professor in 1925…masque
(Encyclopedia) masque, courtly form of dramatic spectacle, popular in England in the first half of the 17th cent. The masque developed from the early 16th-century disguising, or mummery, in which…Meagher, Thomas Francis
(Encyclopedia) Meagher, Thomas FrancisMeagher, Thomas Francismär [key], 1823–67, Irish revolutionary and Union general in the American Civil War, b. Waterford, Ireland. A leader of the Young Ireland…Led Zeppelin
(Encyclopedia) Led Zeppelin, English pop music group formed in 1968 by guitarist Jimmy Page (1944–), singer Robert Plant (1948–), bassist John Paul Jones (1946–), and drummer John “Bonzo” Bonham (…Logan, John Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Logan, John Alexander, 1826–86, American politician, Union general in the Civil War, b. Murphysboro, Ill. He fought in the Mexican War and practiced law in Illinois. A Democrat who…Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th earl ofAberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th earl ofăbˌədēnˈ [key], 1784–1860, British statesman. He served (1813) as ambassador extraordinary at…Trending
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