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Adam de la Halle

(Encyclopedia) Adam de la HalleAdam de la HalleädäNˈ də lä äl [key] or Adam le BossuAdam le Bossulə bōsüˈ [key], c.1240–1287, French dramatist and poet-musician, one of the great trouvères. Many of…

Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908–72, American politician and clergyman, b. New Haven, Conn. In 1937 he became pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City, and he soon…

Adam BENJAMIN, Jr., Congress, IN (1935-1982)

BENJAMIN, Adam, Jr., a Representative from Indiana; born in Gary, Lake County, Ind., August 6, 1935; attended the public elementary schools of Gary; graduated, Kemper Military (high) School,…

Adam BOYD, Congress, NJ (1746-1835)

BOYD, Adam, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Mendham, N.J., March 21, 1746; moved to Bergen County about 1770 and to Hackensack a few years later; member of the board of freeholders…

Adam HUNTSMAN, Congress, TN (1786-1849)

HUNTSMAN, Adam, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Charlotte County, Va.,, February 11, 1786; moved to Jackson, Tenn.; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4,…

Adam SEYBERT, Congress, PA (1773-1825)

SEYBERT, Adam, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 16, 1773; attended the common schools; completed the medical course at the University of Pennsylvania at…

Andrew ADAMS, Congress, CT (1736-1797)

ADAMS, Andrew, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Stratford, Conn., January 7, 1736; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from Yale College in 1760; studied law, and was admitted to…

Benjamin ADAMS, Congress, MA (1764-1837)

ADAMS, Benjamin, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Mendon, Mass., December 16, 1764; attended the public schools and was graduated from Brown University in 1788; studied law; was…

Green ADAMS, Congress, KY (1812-1884)

ADAMS, Green, (uncle of George Madison Adams), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Barbourville, Knox County, Ky., August 20, 1812; pursued preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted…

John ADAMS, Congress, NY (1778-1854)

ADAMS, John, a Representative from New York; born in Oak Hill, town of Durham, Greene County, N.Y., August 26, 1778; attended the common schools; taught school in Durham; studied law; was…