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Archibald McBRYDE, Congress, NC (1766-1836)

McBRYDE, Archibald, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Wigtownshire, Scotland, September 28, 1766; immigrated at an early age with his parents, who settled in Carbonton, Moore…

Tom COLE, Congress, OK (1949)

COLE, Tom, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., on April 28, 1949; graduated from Moore High School, Moore, Okla., B.A., Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 1971; M.A…

Maclise, Daniel

(Encyclopedia) Maclise, DanielMaclise, Danielməklēsˈ [key], 1811–70, British painter and illustrator, b. Ireland. His character sketches contributed (1830–38) to Fraser's Magazine under the pseudonym…

Barron, Clarence Walker

(Encyclopedia) Barron, Clarence WalkerBarron, Clarence Walkerbârˈən [key], 1855–1928, American financial editor, b. Boston. He worked on the Boston Daily News, then on the Evening Transcript, and in…

free verse

(Encyclopedia) free verse, term loosely used for rhymed or unrhymed verse made free of conventional and traditional limitations and restrictions in regard to metrical structure. Cadence, especially…

Milne, A. A.

(Encyclopedia) Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander Milne)Milne, A. A.mĭln, mĭl [key], 1882–1956, English author. Milne began his literary career as a journalist and later became a regular contributor to…

Kantrowitz, Adrian

(Encyclopedia) Kantrowitz, AdrianKantrowitz, Adriankănˈtrəwĭtsˌ [key], 1918–2008, American surgeon, b. New York City, grad. New York Univ. (1940). The son of a physician, Kantrowitz received his M.D…

Eccles, Sir John Carew

(Encyclopedia) Eccles, Sir John CarewEccles, Sir John Carewkârˈē, ĕkˈəlz [key], 1903–97, Australian neurophysiologist. He was educated at the Univ. of Melbourne and at Magdalene College, Oxford. He…