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George CABOT, Congress, MA (1752-1823)
Senate Years of Service: 1791-1795; 1795-1796 Party: Pro-Administration; Federalist CABOT George , a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Salem, Mass., December 3, 1752; received a classical…William III, prince of Orange
(Encyclopedia) William III, prince of Orange: see William III, king of England.Fraser, river, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Fraser, chief river of British Columbia, Canada, c.850 mi (1,370 km) long. It rises in the Rocky Mts., at Yellowhead Pass, near the British Columbia–Alta. line and flows northwest…Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, becoming a widow by the sudden death of King Hamlet, in less than two months after his death married his brother Claudius, which was…Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Pericles, Prince of Tyre Pericles, Prince of Tyre, became a voluntary exile from his dominions, to avert the dreadful calamities which Antiochus, the wicked emperor of Greece, threatened to…Prince Hall Biography
Prince Hall clergyman, abolitionistBorn: 1735Birthplace: Barbados Hall established the African Lodge of the Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons of Boston in 1775. It was the first lodge…Brewer's: Scourge of Princes
Pietro Aretino was so called for his satires. (1492-1556.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ScouringScourge of God A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…Brewer's: Lusitanian Prince
Don Henry, third son of John I. “the Great,” King of Portugal- Who, heaven-inspired; To love of useful glory roused mankind, And in unbounded commerce mixed the world. Thomson: Summer.…Brewer's: Prince of Wales
(The). This title arose thus: When Edward I. subdued Wales, he promised the Welsh, if they would lay down their arms, that he would give them a native prince. His queen having given birth…Brewer's: Prince's Peers
A term of contempt applied to peers of low birth. The son of Charles VII. of France (afterwards Louis XI.), in order to weaken the influence of the aristocracy, created a host of riff-raff…Trending
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