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John PAGE, Congress, VA (1743-1808)

PAGE John , a Representative from Virginia; born at ``Rosewell,'' Gloucester County, Va., April 17, 1743; was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., in 1763; served…

PAGE, John, Congress, NH (1787-1865)

Senate Years of Service: 1836-1837 Party: Jacksonian PAGE John , a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H., May 21, 1787; attended the public schools; engaged in…

PAGE, John, Congress, VA (1743-1808)

PAGE, John, (brother of Mann Page), a Representative from Virginia; born at “Rosewell,” Gloucester County, Va., April 17, 1743; was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg,…

Mann PAGE, Congress, VA (1749-1781)

PAGE, Mann, (brother of John Page, of Virginia), a Delegate from Virginia; born at “Rosewell,“ Gloucester County, Va., in 1749; studied under a private teacher and was graduated from the…

Robert PAGE, Congress, VA (1765-1840)

PAGE Robert , a Representative from Virginia; born at ``North End,'' Gloucester (now Mathews) County, Va., February 4, 1765; received a liberal education from tutors at home; attended the…

Sherman PAGE, Congress, NY (1779-1853)

PAGE Sherman , a Representative from New York; born in Cheshire, Conn., May 9, 1779; attended the common schools; taught school in Coventry, N.Y., in 1799; studied law; was admitted to the bar…

Adonis, Syrian poet

(Encyclopedia) Adonis or Adunis, pen name of Ali Ahmad Said Esber, 1930–, Syrian poet and essayist, generally considered the Arab world's greatest living poet. He began writing poetry in the 1950s.…

Page Henry BELCHER, Congress, OK (1899-1980)

BELCHER Page Henry , a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Jefferson, Grant County, Okla., April 21, 1899, on the claim his father took in the opening of the Cherokee Strip; attended high school…

Samuel Page BENSON, Congress, ME (1804-1876)

BENSON Samuel Page , a Representative from Maine, born in Winthrop, Maine, November 28, 1804; received instruction from private teachers and attended the Monmouth (Maine) Academy; was graduated…