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Family Compact, in Canadian history
(Encyclopedia) Family Compact, name popularly applied to a small, powerful group of men who dominated the government of Upper Canada (Ontario) from the closing years of the 18th cent. to the…William of Tyre
(Encyclopedia) William of TyreWilliam of Tyretīˈər [key], b. c.1130, d. before 1185, historian and churchman. Born in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and possibly of French extraction, he received his…Staunton
(Encyclopedia) StauntonStauntonstănˈtən [key], city (1990 pop. 24,461), seat of Augusta co., W central Va., in the Shenandoah Valley; settled 1732, inc. as a city 1871. It is a trade and industrial…Angevin
(Encyclopedia) AngevinAngevinănˈjəvĭn [key] [Fr.,=of Anjou], name of two medieval dynasties originating in France. The first ruled over parts of France and over Jerusalem and England; the second…Members of the U.S. Senate, 114th Congress
The members of the U.S. Senate in the 114th Congress are listed below. Dates in left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in parentheses after party affiliation. All terms are…Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Information Capital: Madison Official Name: State of Wisconsin Organized as a territory/republic: July 4, 1836 Entered Union (rank): May 29, 1848 (30) Present constitution…Edson Baldwin OLDS, Congress, OH (1802-1869)
OLDS Edson Baldwin , a Representative from Ohio; born in Marlboro, Windham County, Vt., June 3, 1802; completed preparatory studies; moved to Ohio about 1820; taught school; was graduated from…Abram Baldwin OLIN, Congress, NY (1808-1879)
OLIN Abram Baldwin , a Representative from New York; born in Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vt., September 21, 1808; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Williams College,…Augustus Carpenter BALDWIN, Congress, MI (1817-1903)
BALDWIN Augustus Carpenter , a Representative from Michigan; born in Salina (now Syracuse), Onondaga County, N.Y., December 24, 1817; attended the public schools; moved to Oakland County, Mich…Harry Streett BALDWIN, Congress, MD (1894-1952)
BALDWIN Harry Streett , a Representative from Maryland; born in Baldwin, Baltimore County, Md., August 21, 1894; attended the public and high schools, and the University of Maryland at College…Trending
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