(Encyclopedia) Adrian I, d. 795, pope (772–95), a Roman; successor of Stephen IV. At Adrian's urging, Charlemagne crossed the Alps and defeated the Lombard king, Desiderius, who had annexed papal…
(Encyclopedia) Adrian IV, d. 1159, pope (1154–59), an Englishman (the only English pope), b. Nicholas Breakspear at Langley, near St. Albans. He was successor of Anastasius IV. At an early age he…
(Encyclopedia) Adrian VI, 1459–1523, pope (1522–23), a Netherlander (b. Utrecht) named Adrian Florensz; successor of Leo X. He taught at Louvain and was tutor of the young prince, later Holy Roman…
VANDER JAGT, Guy Adrian, a Representative from Michigan; born in Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich., August 26, 1931; graduated from Cadillac High School, Cadillac, Mich.,1949; B.A., Hope College…
(Encyclopedia) Adrian, city (2020 pop. 6,401), seat of Lenawee co., SE Mich., on the Raisin River; inc. 1836. It is a manufacturing and trading center for a fertile farm region.…
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BEAMAN, Fernando Cortez, a Representative from Michigan; born in Chester, Vt., June 28, 1814; moved with his parents to a farm in Franklin County, N.Y., in 1819; attended the district schools…
SMITH, Henry Cassorte, a Representative from Michigan; born in Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., June 2, 1856; moved with his father to a farm near Palmyra, Lenawee County, Mich., in 1857;…