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McCumber, Porter James

(Encyclopedia) McCumber, Porter James, 1858–1933, American political leader, b. Crete, Ill. He began law practice in North Dakota and served (1885–89) in the territorial legislature. From 1899 to…

Ammiel

(Encyclopedia) AmmielAmmielămˈēĕl [key], in the Bible. 1 Spy. 2 Father of Machir (2.) 3 Porter of the Temple. 4 See Eliam (1.)

Uri , in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) UriUriy&oomacr;ˈrī [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Bezaleel (1.) 2 Father of Geber (2.) 3 Porter.

Shaw, Artie

(Encyclopedia) Shaw, Artie, 1910–2004, American clarinetist and bandleader, b. New York City as Arthur Jacob Arshawsky. He began playing professionally as a teenager, becoming a studio musician in…

Drago, Luis María

(Encyclopedia) Drago, Luis MaríaDrago, Luis Maríal&oomacr;ēsˈ märēˈä dräˈgō [key], 1859–1921, Argentine statesman, jurist, and writer on international law. As minister of foreign affairs under…

Darrell Porter 2002 Deaths

Darrell PorterAge: 50 three-time all-star catcher and MVP of the 1982 World Series; first-round draft pick of the Brewers in 1971; played six seasons in Milwaukee; traded to Kansas City and…

George Porter 2002 Deaths

George PorterAge: 81 British scientist who shared the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Manfred Eigen and Ronald George Wreyford Norrish for their studies of “extremely fast chemical…

Don Porter 1997 Deaths

Don Portertelevision and film actor played the widowed father of television's GidgetBorn: 1912Died: 1997Keith Piper1997 DeathsEleanor Prescott

John PORTER, Congress, PA

PORTER John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pennsylvania, birth date unknown; received a limited schooling; elected as a Republican to the Ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused…

Porter County, IN Census Data

Indiana Porter County, Indiana People QuickFactsPorter CountyIndianaPopulation, 2005 estimate 157,7726,271,973Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 7.5%3.1%Population, 2000…