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Robert RUTHERFORD, Congress, VA (1728-1803)

RUTHERFORD Robert , a Representative from Virginia; born in Scotland, October 20, 1728; completed preparatory studies and was educated at the Royal College of Edinburgh; immigrated to the United…

Samuel RUTHERFORD, Congress, GA (1870-1932)

RUTHERFORD Samuel , a Representative from Georgia; born near Culloden, Crawford County, Ga., March 15, 1870; attended the public schools at Culloden and Washington and Lee University, Lexington…

Walton, Sir William Turner

(Encyclopedia) Walton, Sir William Turner, 1902–83, English composer, b. Oldham. Walton studied at Oxford. One of his earliest works was a piano quartet (1918–19). In 1923, Façade, satirical poems by…

How U.S. Presidential Elections Work

Al Gore concedes after a turbulent, month-long election battle in the 2000 presidential election. How Voters Select Their President (Or Not) A lot of people in the United States talk about the…

Benjamin Everett JORDAN, Congress, NC (1896-1974)

Senate Years of Service: 1958-1973 Party: Democrat JORDAN Benjamin Everett , a Senator from North Carolina; born in Ramseur, Randolph County, N.C., September 8, 1896; attended the public schools…

Sacks, Oliver Wolf

(Encyclopedia) Sacks, Oliver Wolf, 1933–2015, British neurologist and author, b. London, educated at Queen's College, Oxford. In 1960 he moved to the United States, where he continued his medical…

Grenfell, Sir Wilfred Thomason

(Encyclopedia) Grenfell, Sir Wilfred Thomason, 1865–1940, English physician and missionary, famous for his work among Labrador fishermen. After serving as a missionary to fishermen of the North Sea,…

Cabinet Members Under T. Roosevelt

Secretary of State John Hay (Cont.)Elihu Root, 1905Robert Bacon, 1909Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage (Cont.)Leslie M. Shaw, 1902George B. Cortelyou, 1907Secretary of War Elihu Root (…

Cabinet Members Under Grant

Secretary of State Elihu B. Washburne, 1869Hamilton Fish, 1869Secretary of the TreasuryGeorge S. Boutwell, 1869William A. Richardson, 1873Benjamin H. Bristow, 1874Lot M. Morrill,…