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Adam Monroe BYRD, Congress, MS (1859-1912)

BYRD, Adam Monroe, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Sumter County, Ala., July 6, 1859; moved to Neshoba County, Miss.; attended the common schools and Cooper Institute in Daleville;…

William Adams DAWSON, Congress, UT (1903-1981)

DAWSON, William Adams, a Representative from Utah; born in Layton, Davis County, Utah, November 5, 1903; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the University of…

Charles Adam KARCH, Congress, IL (1875-1932)

KARCH, Charles Adam, a Representative from Illinois; born on a farm in Engleman Township, St. Clair County, Ill., March 17, 1875; attended the public schools; was graduated from Northern…

John Adam KASSON, Congress, IA (1822-1910)

KASSON, John Adam, a Representative from Iowa; born in Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vt., January 11, 1822; attended the local school; was graduated from the University of Vermont at…

William Adam PIPER, Congress, CA (1826-1899)

PIPER, William Adam, a Representative from California; born in Franklin County, Pa., May 21, 1826; attended the common schools; moved to St. Louis, Mo.; during the Mexican War served in…

Truman Adams MERRIMAN, Congress, NY (1839-1892)

MERRIMAN, Truman Adams, a Representative from New York; born in Auburn, N.Y., September 5, 1839; attended the Auburn Academy and was graduated from Hobart College, Geneva, N.Y., in 1861;…

Eve, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Eve [Heb.,=life], in the Bible, the first woman, wife of Adam and the mother of Cain, Abel, and Seth. Fashioned from Adam's rib, she was beguiled by the serpent into eating the…

Meulen, Adam Frans van der

(Encyclopedia) Meulen, Adam Frans van derMeulen, Adam Frans van deräˈdäm fräns vän dĕr mölˈən [key], c.1632–1690, Flemish painter of battle scenes and portraits. He was invited to Paris c.1665 and…