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Francis Emroy WARREN, Congress, WY (1844-1929)
Senate Years of Service: 1890-1893; 1895-1929 Party: Republican; Republican WARREN Francis Emroy , a Senator from Wyoming; born in Hinsdale, Berkshire County, Mass., June 20, 1844; attended the…Brewer's: Public-house Signs
Much of a nation's history, and more of its manners and feelings, may be gleaned from its public-house signs. A very large number of them are selected out of compliment to the lord of the…Giottino
(Encyclopedia) GiottinoGiottinojōt-tēˈnō [key], early Florentine painter of the school of Giotto. He is supposed to have lived in the first half of the 14th cent. and has been variously identified as…Melville Island, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Melville Island, c.16,400 sq mi (42,500 sq km), Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada, N of Victoria Island; largest of the Queen Elizabeth Islands. Generally hilly (rising to c.1,…Christian Endeavor
(Encyclopedia) Christian Endeavor, association in evangelical Protestant Churches for strengthening spiritual life and promoting Christian activities among its members. The first Young People's…Chambord
(Encyclopedia) Chambord, château, park, and village (1993 est. pop. 200), all owned by the state, in Loir-et-Cher dept., N central France. The huge Renaissance château, built by Francis I and set in…Davis, Paulina Wright
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Paulina Wright, 1813–76, American lecturer and suffragist, b. Bloomfield, N.Y. Born Paulina Kellogg, she was married in 1833 to a merchant, Francis Wright, who died two years…Drexel, Anthony Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Drexel, Anthony JosephDrexel, Anthony Josephdrĕkˈsəl [key], 1826–93, American banker and philanthropist, b. Philadelphia. He entered (1838) at an early age the well-known banking firm…Kerr, Walter Francis
(Encyclopedia) Kerr, Walter Francis, 1913–96, American drama critic, b. Evanston, Ill. He wrote for the theater in the 1930s, and became drama critic for the New York Herald Tribune in 1951 and for…Joliet
(Encyclopedia) JolietJolietjōˈlēĕtˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 76,836), seat of Will co., NE Ill., on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1857. It is a river port and an industrial shipping center, with…Trending
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