Search

Search results

Displaying 431 - 440

Ellsworth, Oliver

(Encyclopedia) Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745–1807, American political leader, 3d chief justice of the United States (1796–1800), b. Windsor, Conn. A Hartford lawyer, he was (1778–83) a member of the…

Constance, Holy Roman empress

(Encyclopedia) Constance, 1154–98, Holy Roman empress, wife of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI; daughter of King Roger II of Sicily. She was named heiress of Sicily by her nephew King William II. On his…

Bonnard, Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Bonnard, PierreBonnard, Pierrepyĕr bônärdˈ [key], 1867–1947, French painter, lithographer, and illustrator. In the 1890s he was associated with the Nabis. His delight in familiar views…

Woodbury, Levi

(Encyclopedia) Woodbury, Levi, 1789–1851, American cabinet officer and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1845–51), b. Hillsboro, co., N.H. Important as a politician and jurist in…

Roger Sherman BALDWIN, Congress, CT (1793-1863)

Senate Years of Service: 1847-1851 Party: Whig BALDWIN Roger Sherman , a Senator from Connecticut; born in New Haven, Conn., January 4, 1793; attended the common schools and the Hopkins Grammar…

Roger Lawson GAMBLE, Congress, GA (1787-1847)

GAMBLE Roger Lawson , a Representative from Georgia; born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ga., in 1787; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar about 1815 and…

Roger Craft PEACE, Congress, SC (1899-1968)

Senate Years of Service: 1941-1941 Party: Democrat PEACE Roger Craft , a Senator from South Carolina; born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., May 19, 1899; attended the public schools and…

Andrew Jackson ROGERS, Congress, NJ (1828-1900)

ROGERS Andrew Jackson , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Hamburg, Sussex County, N.J., July 1, 1828; attended the common schools; employed as clerk in a hotel and in a country store;…

Byron Giles ROGERS, Congress, CO (1900-1983)

ROGERS Byron Giles , a Representative from Colorado; born in Greenville, Hunt County, Tex., August 1, 1900; moved with his parents to Oklahoma in April 1902; attended the public schools of…