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Samuel Bartholomew Biography

Samuel BartholomewAge: 81 blocking back who captained Tennessee's 1939 undefeated, unscored upon football team (reg. season); won trophy for outstanding blocker in the SEC in 1938 and 1939;…

Samuel F.B. Morse

Samuel F.B. Morse Born: 1791Birthplace: Charlestown, Mass. Telegraph signals—In 1844 Morse built the first telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington and relayed the first telegraphic…

Samuel Beckett Biography

Samuel Beckettplaywright, novelistBorn: 4/13/1906Birthplace: Foxrock, County Dublin, Ireland With the production of En attendent Godot (1952, Waiting for Godot) in Paris in 1954, Beckett…

Hannah

(Encyclopedia) Hannah, in the Bible, Samuel's mother. Her song is recalled in the Magnificat. The names Anna and Ann are variants of Hannah.

Adams, Franklin Pierce

(Encyclopedia) Adams, Franklin Pierce, pseud. F. P. A., 1881–1960, American columnist and author, b. Chicago. He began (1903) work as a columnist on the Chicago Journal and continued it on the New…

Seabury, Samuel, American jurist

(Encyclopedia) Seabury, Samuel, 1873–1958, American jurist, b. New York City; great-great-grandson of Samuel Seabury (1729–96). He served on the supreme court (1907–14) and on the court of appeals (…

Ervin, Samuel James

(Encyclopedia) Ervin, Samuel JamesErvin, Samuel Jamesûrˈvĭn [key], 1896–1985, U.S. senator (1954–75), b. Morganton, N.C. Admitted to the bar in 1919, he became a distinguished jurist, serving as a…

Insull, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Insull, SamuelInsull, Samuelĭnˈsəl [key], 1859–1938, American public utilities financier, b. London. He arrived in the United States in 1881 and was employed by Thomas A. Edison as a…

Alito, Samuel Anthony, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Alito, Samuel Anthony, Jr. Alito, Samuel Anthony, Jr. əlēˈtō [key], 1950–, U.S. government official and judge, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (…

Bemis, Samuel Flagg

(Encyclopedia) Bemis, Samuel FlaggBemis, Samuel Flaggbēˈmĭs [key], 1891–1973, American historian, b. Worcester, Mass. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1916 and taught history at various schools…