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Thomas Woodrow Wilson

Thomas Woodrow WilsonBorn: 12/28/1856Birthplace: Staunton, Va. (Thomas) Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Va., on Dec. 28, 1856. A Princeton graduate, he turned from law practice to post-…

William Stuart REYBURN, Congress, PA (1882-1946)

REYBURN William Stuart , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 17, 1882; attended the Hill School, Pottstown, Pa.; was graduated from Yale University in 1904 and…

Mary II, 1662–94, queen of England

(Encyclopedia) Mary II, 1662–94, queen of England, wife of William III. The daughter of James II by his first wife, Anne Hyde, she was brought up a Protestant despite her father's adoption of Roman…

Marnix, Philip van

(Encyclopedia) Marnix, Philip vanMarnix, Philip vanfēˈlĭp vän märˈnĭks [key], 1540–98, Flemish patriot, lord of Sainte-Aldegonde. He became a Calvinist in his youth and was the chief author of the…

Rives, William Cabell

(Encyclopedia) Rives, William CabellRives, William Cabellrēvz [key], 1793–1868, American politician and diplomat, b. Nelson co. (then part of Amherst co.), Va. A lawyer, he sat in the Virginia…

Cabinet Members Under Wilson

Secretary of State William J. Bryan, 1913Robert Lansing, 1915Bainbridge Colby, 1920Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo, 1913Carter Glass, 1918David F. Houston, 1920Secretary of War…

Strickland, William

(Encyclopedia) Strickland, William, 1788–1854, American architect of the classic revival, b. Navesink, New Jersey. He studied under B. H. Latrobe. In his buildings Strickland sought to reconcile the…

H. D.

(Encyclopedia) H. D.: see Doolittle, Hilda.