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Nancy Lee JOHNSON, Congress, CT (1935)
JOHNSON Nancy Lee , a Representative from Connecticut; born Nancy Elizabeth Lee in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 5, 1935; graduated from elementary and secondary classes of the University of…Noadiah JOHNSON, Congress, NY (1795-1839)
JOHNSON Noadiah , a Representative from New York; born in Connecticut in 1795; completed preparatory studies; moved to Delaware County, N.Y., in 1817; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…Noble Jacob JOHNSON, Congress, IN (1887-1968)
JOHNSON Noble Jacob , a Representative from Indiana; born in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., August 23, 1887; attended public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1911 and commenced…Philip JOHNSON, Congress, PA (1818-1867)
JOHNSON Philip , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Polkville, Knowlton Township, Warren County, N.J., January 17, 1818; moved to Mount Bethel, Pa., in 1839; attended the common schools…Reverdy JOHNSON, Congress, MD (1796-1876)
Senate Years of Service: 1845-1849; 1863-1865; 1865-1868 Party: Whig; Unionist; Democrat JOHNSON Reverdy , a Senator from Maryland; born in Annapolis, Md., May 21, 1796; graduated, St. John's…Thomas JOHNSON, Congress, MD (1732-1819)
JOHNSON, Thomas, a Delegate from Maryland; born near the mouth of St. Leonards Creek, Calvert County, Md., November 4, 1732; at an early age moved to Annapolis, Md.; studied law; was admitted…Timothy V. JOHNSON, Congress, IL (1946)
JOHNSON Timothy V. , a Representative from Illinois; born in Urbana, Champaign County, Ill., July 23, 1946; graduated from Urbana High School, Urbana, Ill.; attended United States Military Academy…Dieskau, Ludwig August, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Dieskau, Ludwig August, BaronDieskau, Ludwig August, Baronl&oomacr;tˈvĭkh ouˈg&oomacr;st bärōnˈ dēˈskou [key], 1701–67, French general in the French and Indian Wars. In 1755 he…Riley, James Whitcomb
(Encyclopedia) Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849–1916, American poet, b. Greenfield, Ind., known as the Hoosier poet. He was at various times a traveling actor, a sign painter, and a newspaperman. Under…conceit
(Encyclopedia) conceit, in literature, fanciful or unusual image in which apparently dissimilar things are shown to have a relationship. The Elizabethan poets were fond of Petrarchan conceits, which…