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John Todd STUART, Congress, IL (1807-1885)
STUART John Todd , a Representative from Illinois; born near Lexington, Ky., November 10, 1807; was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1826; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…George Stuart NIXON, Congress, NV (1860-1912)
Senate Years of Service: 1905-1912 Party: Republican NIXON George Stuart , a Senator from Nevada; born in Placer County, Calif., on April 2, 1860; attended the public schools; went to work for a…Charles Stuart WHARTON, Congress, IL (1875-1939)
WHARTON Charles Stuart , a Representative from Illinois; born in Aledo, Mercer County, Ill., April 22, 1875; moved to Chicago with his parents in 1878; attended the public schools; was graduated…John Stuart WILLIAMS, Congress, KY (1818-1898)
Senate Years of Service: 1879-1885 Party: Democrat WILLIAMS John Stuart , a Senator from Kentucky; born near Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky., July 10, 1818; attended the common schools;…Alexander Stuart WALLACE, Congress, SC (1810-1893)
WALLACE Alexander Stuart , a Representative from South Carolina; born near York, S.C., December 30, 1810; received a limited schooling; engaged in planting in his native county; member of the…Macdonald, Flora
(Encyclopedia) Macdonald, Flora, 1722–90, Scottish Jacobite heroine. She aided Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, to escape to France after the defeat of the Jacobites at Culloden…Eichholtz, Jacob
(Encyclopedia) Eichholtz, JacobEichholtz, Jacobīkhˈhôlts [key], 1776–1842, American portrait painter, b. Lancaster, Pa.; pupil of Gilbert Stuart in Boston but mainly self-taught. He painted portraits…Douglas, James, 2d earl of Douglas and Mar
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, James, 2d earl of Douglas and Mar, 1358?–1388, Scottish nobleman; son of William Douglas, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar. In 1373 he married Isabel Stuart, daughter of Robert II…Murray, Lord George
(Encyclopedia) Murray, Lord George, 1694–1760, Scottish general. He took part in the risings of the Jacobites in 1715, 1719, and 1745. Although he foresaw the hopelessness of the 1745 uprising, he…Forbin, Claude, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Forbin, Claude, comte deForbin, Claude, comte deklōd kôNt də fôrbăNˈ [key], 1656–1733, French naval commander. He fought in the Antilles (1680) and in Abraham Duquesne's Algerian…Trending
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