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Robert Mercer Taliaferro HUNTER, Congress, VA (1809-1887)
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1861 Party: Democrat HUNTER Robert Mercer Taliaferro , a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born at "Mount Pleasant," near Loretto, Essex County, Va., April…Hunter Holmes MOSS, Jr., Congress, WV (1874-1916)
MOSS Hunter Holmes, Jr. , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., May 26, 1874; attended the public schools; in early youth was employed in a bank; was…Archibald Hunter Arrington WILLIAMS, Congress, NC (1842-1895)
WILLIAMS Archibald Hunter Arrington , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Louisburg, Franklin County, N.C., October 22, 1842; attended the common schools and Emory and Henry College,…Stoppard, Tom
(Encyclopedia) Stoppard, Tom, 1937–, English playwright, b. Zlín, Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic), as Tomas Straussler. During his childhood he and his family moved to Singapore, later (…dime novels
(Encyclopedia) dime novels, swift-moving, thrilling novels, mainly about the American Revolution, the frontier period, and the Civil War. The books were first sold in 1860 for 10 cents by the firm of…Dalhousie, James Andrew Broun Ramsay, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia) Dalhousie, James Andrew Broun Ramsay, 1st marquess ofDalhousie, James Andrew Broun Ramsay, 1st marquess ofdălh&oomacr;ˈzē, –houˈ– [key], 1812–60, British statesman. After serving…Oberlin, Russell Keys
(Encyclopedia) Oberlin, Russell Keys, 1928–2016, American countertenor, b. Akron, Ohio, grad. Juilliard, 1951. A boy soprano, he sang in his church choir and on the radio, and won a nationwide radio…McCullers, Carson
(Encyclopedia) McCullers, Carson, 1917–67, American novelist, b. Columbus, Ga. as Lula Carson Smith, studied at Columbia. The central theme of her novels is the spiritual isolation that underlies the…Lyly, John
(Encyclopedia) Lyly or Lilly, JohnLyly or Lilly, Johnboth: lĭlˈē [key], 1554?–1606, English dramatist and prose writer. An accomplished courtier, he also served as a member of Parliament from 1589 to…Residents of California: "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" Request
Sandbox Networks Inc. ("SNI") does share customer information with carefully selected third parties in order to create a superior customer experience and for permitted business purposes. Under…Trending
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