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James Wheelock RIPLEY, Congress, ME (1786-1835)
RIPLEY James Wheelock , a Representative from Maine; born in Hanover, N.H., March 12, 1786; attended the common schools and Fryeburg (Maine) Academy; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…John OTIS, Congress, ME (1801-1856)
OTIS John , a Representative from Maine; born in Leeds, Maine, August 3, 1801; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1823; studied law; was…Lot Myrick MORRILL, Congress, ME (1813-1883)
Senate Years of Service: 1861-1869; 1869-1876 Party: Republican; Republican MORRILL Lot Myrick , a Senator from Maine; born in Belgrade, Maine, May 3, 1813; attended the district schools and…Louis IX, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Louis IX or Saint Louis, 1214–70, king of France (1226–70), son and successor of Louis VIII. His mother, Blanche of Castile, was regent during his minority (1226–34), and her regency…Havana
(Encyclopedia) HavanaHavanahəvănˈə [key], Span. La HabanaHavanalä äväˈnä [key], city and, as Ciudad de La Habana, province (1997 est. pop. 2,200,000), capital of Cuba, W Cuba; largest city and chief…Rochester, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) RochesterRochesterrŏchˈĕstər, –ĭstər [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 70,745), seat of Olmsted co., SE Minn.; inc. 1858. It is a farm trade center, and its industries include printing and…potato
(Encyclopedia) potato or white potato, common name for a perennial plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family) and for its swollen underground stem, a tuber, which is one…Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer
(Encyclopedia) Peabody, Elizabeth PalmerPeabody, Elizabeth Palmerpēˈbädē, –bədē [key], 1804–94, American educator, lecturer, and reformer, b. Billerica, Mass. The Peabody family moved (c.1809) to…tunicate
(Encyclopedia) tunicatetunicatet&oomacr;ˈnəkĭt [key], marine animal of the phylum Chordata, which also includes the vertebrates. The adult form of most tunicates (also called urochordates) shows…David Farnham EMERY, Congress, ME (1948)
EMERY David Farnham , a Representative from Maine; born in Rockland, Knox County, Maine, September 1, 1948; attended public schools; B.S., Worcester (Mass.) Polytechnic Institute, 1970; served as…Trending
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