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Walter Beaman JONES, Sr., Congress, NC (1913-1992)
JONES Walter Beaman, Sr. , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Fayetteville, Hoke County, N.C., August 19, 1913; attended Elise Academy, Hemp, N.C.; B.S., North Carolina State University…Walter Stephan BARING, Jr., Congress, NV (1911-1975)
BARING Walter Stephan, Jr. , a Representative from Nevada; born in Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nev., September 9, 1911; graduated from Reno High School in 1929 and from the University of Nevada…Robert Page Walter MORRIS, Congress, MN (1853-1924)
MORRIS Robert Page Walter , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Va., June 30, 1853; attended a private school and the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va…Roderick
(Encyclopedia) RoderickRoderickrŏdˈərĭk [key], d. 711?, last Visigothic king in Spain (710–711?). After the death of King Witiza, a group of nobles chose Roderick, duke of Baetica, as successor to…Portsmouth, city, England
(Encyclopedia) Portsmouth, city and unitary authority (2011 pop. 205,056), S England, on Spithead Channel. The city includes Portsea (naval station), Southsea (residential district and resort), and…Regency
(Encyclopedia) Regency, in British history, the period of the last nine years (1811–20) of the reign of George III, when the king's insanity had rendered him unfit to rule and the government was…Sanger, Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Sanger, FrederickSanger, Fredericksăngˈər [key], 1918–2013, British biochemist, grad. Cambridge (B.A., 1939; Ph.D., 1943). He continued his research at Cambridge after 1943. He won the…Honecker, Erich
(Encyclopedia) Honecker, ErichHonecker, Erichāˈrĭkh hônˈĕkər [key], 1912–94, East German political leader. From a Communist family, Honecker was imprisoned by the Nazis for 10 years for party…decadents
(Encyclopedia) decadents, in literature, name loosely applied to those 19th-century, fin-de-siècle European authors who sought inspiration, both in their lives and in their writings, in aestheticism…Chrysler Building
(Encyclopedia) Chrysler Building, in midtown Manhattan, New York City, at Lexington Ave. between 42d and 43d St. The ultimate art deco-style skyscraper, it was commissioned by Walter P. Chrysler,…Trending
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