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Tiffany, Charles Lewis
(Encyclopedia) Tiffany, Charles LewisTiffany, Charles Lewistĭfˈənē [key], 1812–1902, American merchant, b. Killingly, Conn. He founded the famous jewelry firm of Tiffany and Company, New York City.…Crockett, Davy
(Encyclopedia) Crockett, Davy (David Crockett)Crockett, Davykrŏkˈĭt [key], 1786–1836, American frontiersman, b. Limestone, near Greeneville, Tenn. After serving (1813–14) under Andrew Jackson against…Champlain, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Champlain, Lake, 490 sq mi (1,269 sq km), 125 mi (201 km) long and from 0.5 to 14 mi (0.8–23 km) wide, forming part of the New York–Vermont border and extending into Quebec. Lake…Flotow, Friedrich von
(Encyclopedia) Flotow, Friedrich vonFlotow, Friedrich vonfrēˈdrĭkh fən flōˈtō [key], 1812–83, German operatic composer. Flotow's operas show the influence of French opéra comique, which set the tone…Bosboom-Toussaint, Anna Louisa Geertruida
(Encyclopedia) Bosboom-Toussaint, Anna Louisa GeertruidaBosboom-Toussaint, Anna Louisa Geertruidaäˈnä l&oomacr;ēˈzä hārtroiˈdä bôsˈbōm-t&oobreve;săNˈ [key], 1812–86, Dutch novelist. She…James DE WOLF, Congress, RI (1764-1837)
Senate Years of Service: 1821-1825 Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican DE WOLF James , a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Bristol, R.I., March 18, 1764; during the Revolutionary…William DRAYTON, Congress, SC (1776-1846)
DRAYTON William , a Representative from South Carolina; born in St. Augustine, Fla., December 30, 1776; attended preparatory schools in England; returned to the United States in 1790 and settled…Hemans, Felicia Dorothea (Browne)
(Encyclopedia) Hemans, Felicia Dorothea (Browne)Hemans, Felicia Dorothea (Browne)hĕmˈənz [key], 1793–1835, English poet. She married Capt. Alfred Hemans in 1812, had five children, and separated from…Arlberg
(Encyclopedia) ArlbergArlbergärlˈbĕrk [key], pass, 5,946 ft (1,812 m) high, W Austria, on the boundary between Tyrol and Vorarlberg. The Arlberg region forms the water divide between rivers flowing…Henry BEDINGER, Congress, VA (1812-1858)
BEDINGER Henry , a Representative from Virginia; born near Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Va. (now West Virginia), February 3, 1812; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted…Trending
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