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Thomas Gedney PATTEN, Congress, NY (1861-1939)
PATTEN Thomas Gedney , a Representative from New York; born in New York City September 12, 1861; attended Mount Pleasant Academy, Ossining, N.Y., Columbia College, New York City, 1877-1879, and…Chicago Symphony Orchestra
(Encyclopedia) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1891 when businessman Charles Norman Fay invited the German-born conductor Theodore Thomas to establish and lead a new city orchestra; he…Thomas Battle TURLEY, Congress, TN (1845-1910)
Senate Years of Service: 1897-1901 Party: Democrat TURLEY Thomas Battle , a Senator from Tennessee; born in Memphis, Tenn., April 5, 1845; attended the public schools; served throughout the Civil…Thomas Cooper EVANS, Congress, IA (1924-2005)
EVANS Thomas Cooper , a Representative from Iowa; born in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, May 26, 1924; graduated from Grundy Center High School, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1942; attended St.…Platt, Thomas Collier
(Encyclopedia) Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833–1910, American legislator and political boss, b. Owego, N.Y. He was president of the Tioga County National Bank and had acquired considerable commercial…Frémont, Jessie Benton
(Encyclopedia) Frémont, Jessie BentonFrémont, Jessie Bentonfrēˈmŏnt [key], 1824–1902, American author, b. Lexington, Va.; daughter of Thomas H. Benton and wife of John Charles Frémont. Her elopement…Falwell, Jerry Lamon
(Encyclopedia) Falwell, Jerry LamonFalwell, Jerry Lamonfôlˈwĕl, –wəl [key], 1933–2007, American fundamentalist Baptist pastor, b. Lynchburg, Va. A popular preacher and founder of the Thomas Road…Winchell, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Winchell, Walter, 1897–1972, journalist and broadcaster, b. New York City as Walter Winchel. He performed in vaudeville, and adopted a marquee's misspelling of his surname. After…Presidential Elections, 1789-2020
Election results for every election, from 1789 to the present. Includes all candidates, their parties, number of electoral and popular votes. For the original method of electing the president and…Browne, Sir Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Browne, Sir Thomas, 1605–82, English author and physician, b. London, educated at Oxford and abroad, knighted (1671) by Charles II. His Religio Medici, in which Browne attempted to…Trending
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