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David Settle REID, Congress, NC (1813-1891)

Senate Years of Service: 1854-1859 Party: Democrat REID David Settle , a Representative and a Senator from North Carolina; born near Reidsville, Rockingham County, N.C., on April 19, 1813;…

Frank R. REID, Congress, IL (1879-1945)

REID Frank R. , a Representative from Illinois; born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., April 18, 1879; attended the public schools, the University of Chicago, and the Chicago College of Law; was…

James Randolph REID, Congress, PA (1750-1789)

REID, James Randolph, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Hamiltonban Township, York (now Adams) County, Pa., August 11, 1750; graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor of arts…

James Wesley REID, Congress, NC (1849-1902)

REID James Wesley , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Wentworth, Rockingham County, N.C., June 11, 1849; pursued an academic course; was graduated from Emory and Henry College, Emory,…

John William REID, Congress, MO (1821-1881)

REID John William , a Representative from Missouri; born near Lynchburg, Bedford County, Va., June 14, 1821; attended the common schools; moved to Missouri in 1840; taught school; studied law; was…

Robert Raymond REID, Congress, GA (1789-1841)

REID Robert Raymond , a Representative from Georgia; born in Prince William Parish, Beaufort District, S.C., September 8, 1789; attended South Carolina College at Columbia; moved to Augusta, Ga…

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…

Beecham, Sir Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Beecham, Sir ThomasBeecham, Sir Thomasbēˈchəm [key], 1879–1961, English conductor. Beecham was educated at Oxford but did not attend any formal music school. Early in his career as a…

West, Nathanael

(Encyclopedia) West, Nathanael, 1903–40, American novelist, whose real name was Nathan Weinstein, b. New York City, grad. Brown Univ., 1924. An innovative, highly original author, West revealed the…