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Charles III, king of Spain, and of Naples and Sicily
(Encyclopedia) Charles III, 1716–88, king of Spain (1759–88) and of Naples and Sicily (1735–59), son of Philip V and Elizabeth Farnese. Recognized as duke of Parma and Piacenza in 1731, he…Duke, David Ernest
(Encyclopedia) Duke, David Ernest, 1950-, American far-right politician and Klan leader, b. Tulsa, Ok., Louisiana State Univ. (B.A., 1974). Duke’s…Law, John
(Encyclopedia) Law, John, 1671–1729, Scottish financier in France, b. Edinburgh. After killing a man in a duel (1694) he fled to Amsterdam, where he studied banking. Returning to Scotland (1700), he…boll weevil
(Encyclopedia) boll weevil or cotton boll weevilcotton boll weevilbōl [key], cotton-eating weevil, or snout beetle, Anthonomus grandis. Probably of Mexican or Central American origin, it appeared in…Bragg, Braxton
(Encyclopedia) Bragg, Braxton, 1817–76, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War, b. Warrenton, N.C. A graduate of West Point, he fought the Seminole and in the Mexican War was promoted to…Agnelli
(Encyclopedia) AgnelliAgnelliän-yĕlˈlē [key], family of Italian industrialists. Giovanni Agnelli, 1866–1945, served as a cavalry officer until 1892. One of the founders (1899) of Fiat (Fabbrica…Tucson
(Encyclopedia) TucsonTucsont&oomacr;ˈsŏnˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 405,390), seat of Pima co., SE Ariz.; inc. 1877. Situated in a desert plain surrounded by mountains, Tucson is an important and…Anthony Claude LEACH, Jr., Congress, LA (1934)
LEACH Anthony Claude, Jr. , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Leesville, Vernon Parish, La., March 30, 1934; attended the public schools of Louisiana; B.S., Louisiana State University, Baton…Patrick Thomson CAFFERY, Congress, LA (1932)
CAFFERY Patrick Thomson , a Representative from Louisiana; born near Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La., July 6, 1932; attended public schools of Franklin and Hanson Memorial High School; B.A.,…William Henson MOORE, III, Congress, LA (1939)
MOORE William Henson, III , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La., October 4, 1939; graduated from Baton Rouge High School, Baton Rouge, La., 1958; B.A.,…Trending
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