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Alexander PORTER, Congress, LA (1785-1844)
Senate Years of Service: 1833-1837 Party: Anti-Jacksonian PORTER Alexander , a Senator from Louisiana; born in County Donegal, Ireland, June 24, 1785; immigrated to the United States in 1801 with…Robert II, duke of Normandy
(Encyclopedia) Robert II (Robert Curthose), c.1054–1134, duke of Normandy (1087–1106); eldest son of King William I of England. Aided by King Philip I of France, he rebelled (1077) against his father…Joseph DUNCAN, Congress, IL (1794-1844)
DUNCAN Joseph , a Representative from Illinois; born in Paris, Bourbon County, Ky., February 22, 1794; pursued classical studies; during the War of 1812 was commissioned ensign in the Seventeenth…Carstares, William
(Encyclopedia) Carstares or Carstairs, William, 1649–1715, Scottish statesman and Presbyterian divine. While studying theology at Utrecht, he became a friend of William of Orange (later William III…John LIND, Congress, MN (1854-1930)
LIND John , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Kanna, Sweden, March 25, 1854; immigrated to the United States in 1867 with his parents, who settled in Goodhue County, Minn.; moved to Sibley…Ellsworth Brewer BUCK, Congress, NY (1892-1970)
BUCK Ellsworth Brewer , a Representative from New York; born in Chicago, Ill., July 3, 1892; attended the public schools in Chicago and Morgan Park (Ill.) Academy; was graduated from Dartmouth…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: S
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Byrde, William
(Encyclopedia) Byrde, William. For persons thus named, use Byrd, William.William III, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
(Encyclopedia) William III, 1650–1702, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–1702); son of William II, prince of Orange, stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and of Mary,…Browne, William
(Encyclopedia) Browne, William (William Browne of Tavistock)Browne, Williamtăvˈĭstŏkˌ [key], 1591?–1645?, English poet. An imitator of Spenser, he did his finest work in pastoral poetry, of which…Trending
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