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Taschereau, Sir Henri Elzéar
(Encyclopedia) Taschereau, Sir Henri Elzéar, 1836–1911, Canadian jurist, b. Quebec prov., nephew of Elzéar Alexandre Cardinal Taschereau. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada (1878) and was…Wainewright, Thomas Griffiths
(Encyclopedia) Wainewright, Thomas GriffithsWainewright, Thomas Griffithswānˈrīt [key], 1794–1852, English art critic and criminal. He contributed essays on the arts to the London Magazine under the…Wyatt, Sir Thomas, c.1520–54, English soldier and conspirator
(Encyclopedia) Wyatt, Sir Thomas, c.1520–54, English soldier and conspirator; son of the poet Sir Thomas Wyatt. In Jan., 1554, when Queen Mary's intention to marry Philip II of Spain was announced,…West Orange
(Encyclopedia) West Orange, town (1990 pop. 39,103), Essex co., NE N.J., a residential suburb of Newark; set off from Orange 1862, inc. 1900. “Glenmont,” Thomas Edison's home in Llewellyn Park, and…Good, James Isaac
(Encyclopedia) Good, James Isaac, 1850–1924, American clergyman of the German Reformed Church, b. York, Pa. He held pastorates in York, Philadelphia, and Reading, Pa., and in 1890 he became professor…infallibility
(Encyclopedia) infallibilityinfallibilityĭnfălˌəbĭlˈətē [key], in Christian thought, exemption from the possibility of error, bestowed on the church as a teaching authority, as a gift of the Holy…ecumenical movement
(Encyclopedia) ecumenical movementecumenical movementĕkˌy&oomacr;mĕnˈĭkəl, ĕkˌyə– [key], name given to the movement aimed at the unification of the Protestant churches of the world and ultimately…Priestley, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Priestley, Joseph, 1733–1804, English theologian and scientist. He prepared for the Presbyterian ministry and served several churches in England as pastor but gradually rejected…Counter Reformation
(Encyclopedia) Counter Reformation, 16th-century reformation that arose largely in answer to the Protestant Reformation; sometimes called the Catholic Reformation. Although the Roman Catholic…Samuel WARD, Congress, RI (1725-1776)
WARD, Samuel, a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Newport, R.I., May 27, 1725; educated privately; settled in Westerly, R.I., in 1745; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the general…Trending
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