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Moses Bledso CORWIN, Congress, OH (1790-1872)

CORWIN Moses Bledso , a Representative from Ohio; born in Bourbon County, Ky., January 5, 1790; spent the early part of his life on a farm; attended the rural schools; studied law; was admitted to…

Anthony THORNTON, Congress, IL (1814-1904)

THORNTON Anthony , a Representative from Illinois; born near Paris, Bourbon County, Ky., November 9, 1814; attended the common schools and Centre College, Danville, Ky.; was graduated from Miami…

Barclay MARTIN, Congress, TN (1802-1890)

MARTIN Barclay , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Edgefield District, S.C., December 17, 1802; moved to Bourbon County, Ky., with his parents in 1804 and to Bedford County, Tenn., in 1806…

Sieyès, Emmanuel Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Sieyès, Emmanuel JosephSieyès, Emmanuel Josephĕmänüĕlˈ zhôzĕfˈ syāĕsˈ [key], 1748–1836, French revolutionary and statesman. He was a clergyman before the Revolution and was known as…

Messina

(Encyclopedia) MessinaMessinamās-sēˈnä [key], city (1991 pop. 231,693), capital of Messina prov., NE Sicily, Italy, on the Strait of Messina, opposite the Italian mainland. It is a busy seaport and a…

Ferdinand I, king of the Two Sicilies

(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand I, 1751–1825, king of the Two Sicilies (1816–25). He had previously been king of Naples (1759–99, 1799–1805, 1815–16) as Ferdinand IV and king of Sicily (1759–1816) as…

Richard HAWES, Congress, KY (1797-1877)

HAWES Richard , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Bowling Green, Caroline County, Va., February 6, 1797; moved to Kentucky in 1810 with his parents, who settled in Fayette County, near…

Robert Allen GRANT, Congress, IN (1905-1998)

GRANT Robert Allen , a Representative from Indiana; born near Bourbon, Marshall County, Ind., July 31, 1905; moved to Hamlet, Ind., in 1912 and to South Bend, Ind., in 1922; attended the public…

David Perley LOWE, Congress, KS (1823-1882)

LOWE David Perley , a Representative from Kansas; born near Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., August 22, 1823; moved to Ohio; attended the common schools; was graduated from the Cincinnati Law College…