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Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia) Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2d earl of, 1770–1828, English statesman. He was elected to Parliament as a Tory in 1790 and succeeded his father to the peerage in 1808. He served…Cobden, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Cobden, RichardCobden, Richardkŏbˈdən [key], 1804–65, British politician, a leading spokesman for the Manchester school. He made a fortune as a calico printer in Manchester. A firm…Defense, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia) Defense, United States Department of, executive department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating…Oxford, Robert Harley, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Oxford, Robert Harley, 1st earl of: see Harley, Robert, 1st earl of Oxford.Orford, Robert Walpole, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Orford, Robert Walpole, 1st earl of: see Walpole, Robert, 1st earl of Orford.Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-
(Encyclopedia) Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-: see Salisbury, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3d marquess of.State of the Union Address: George W. Bush (January 20th, 2004)
George W. Bush (January 20th, 2004) Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: America this evening is a Nation called to great…Howard Morton METZENBAUM, Congress, OH (1917-2008)
Senate Years of Service: 1974-1974; 1976-1995 Party: Democrat; Democrat METZENBAUM Howard Morton , a Senator from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, June 4, 1917; graduated, Ohio…James Henry LANE, Congress, KS (1814-1866)
Senate Years of Service: 1861-1866 Party: Republican LANE James Henry , a Representative from Indiana and a Senator from Kansas; born in Lawrenceburg, Ind., June 22, 1814; attended the public…Scranton
(Encyclopedia) Scranton, city (1990 pop. 81,805), seat of Lackawanna co., NE Pa., in a mountain region, on the Lackawanna River; settled in the 1700s, inc. 1866. Named for George W. Scranton, it is a…Trending
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