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Frayn, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Frayn, Michael, 1933–, English playwright and novelist, b. London. After graduating from Cambridge he worked as a reporter and columnist for the Manchester Guardian and the Observer.…Cornwall, county, England
(Encyclopedia) Cornwall, county, SW England, administratively (since 2009) a unitary authority. Bodmin was the county seat, but the local government is…James Willis NESMITH, Congress, OR (1820-1885)
Senate Years of Service: 1861-1867 Party: Democrat NESMITH James Willis , a Senator and a Representative from Oregon; born in New Brunswick, Canada, while his parents were on a visit from their…Willis BREWER, Congress, AL (1844-1912)
BREWER Willis , a Representative from Alabama; born near Livingston, Sumter County, Ala., March 15, 1844; attended the common schools; entered the Confederate Army at the age of eighteen years…Willis ALLEN, Congress, IL (1806-1859)
ALLEN Willis , a Representative from Illinois; born near Roanoke, Va., December 15, 1806; attended the common schools; taught school; moved to Tennessee and settled in Wilson County; moved to…Willis ALSTON, Congress, NC (1769-1837)
ALSTON Willis , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Littleton, Halifax County, N.C., in 1769; completed preparatory studies and attended Princeton College; engaged in agricultural…Willis Chatman HAWLEY, Congress, OR (1864-1941)
HAWLEY Willis Chatman , a Representative from Oregon; born on a farm in the old Belknap settlement near Monroe, Benton County, Oreg., May 5, 1864; attended the country schools and was graduated…Willis Arnold GORMAN, Congress, IN (1816-1876)
GORMAN Willis Arnold , a Representative from Indiana; born near Flemingsburg, Ky., January 12, 1816; pursued an academic course; moved to Bloomington, Ind., in 1835; was graduated from the law…Willie JONES, Congress, NC (1740-1801)
JONES, Willie, (brother of Allen Jones), a Delegate from North Carolina; born in Northampton County, N.C., December 24, 1740; attended Eton College, England; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…Willis SMITH, Congress, NC (1887-1953)
Senate Years of Service: 1950-1953 Party: Democrat SMITH Willis , a Senator from North Carolina; born in Norfolk, Va., December 19, 1887; at the death of his father, moved with his mother to…Trending
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