(Encyclopedia) Ross, Alexander, 1783–1856, Canadian fur trader and pioneer, b. Scotland. He went to Canada in 1805, taught school in Upper Canada, and in 1810 left for Oregon as a clerk in John Jacob…
(Encyclopedia) Barclay, AlexanderBarclay, Alexanderbärˈklē, –klā [key], 1475?–1552, Scottish clergyman and poet. Although the first to write pastoral eclogues in English, he is best known for The…
(Encyclopedia) Selkirk, AlexanderSelkirk, Alexandersĕlˈkərk [key], 1676–1721, Scottish sailor whose adventures suggested to Daniel Defoe the story of Robinson Crusoe (1719). In 1704, as a sailing…
(Encyclopedia) Spotswood, Alexander, 1676–1740, colonial governor of Virginia, b. Tangier, Morocco. Appointed in 1710, he was officially lieutenant governor under the nominal governorship of George…
(Encyclopedia) Stambuliski, Alexander, Bulgarian Aleksandr StamboliskiStambuliski, Alexander,both: älĕksänˈdər stämbōlēˈskē [key], 1879–1923, Bulgarian politician. He was a leader of the Peasants'…
WILSON, Alexander, a Representative from Virginia; born in Virginia, birth date unknown; completed preparatory studies; member of the Virginia state house of delegates, 1803 and 1804; elected…
Senate Years of Service: 2003-Party: RepublicanALEXANDER, Lamar, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Maryville, Tennessee, on July 3, 1940; B.A., Vanderbilt University 1962; J.D., New York…
ALEXANDER, Rodney, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Bienville, Bienville Parish, La., on December 5, 1946; graduated from Jonesboro-Hodge High School, Jonesboro, La.; graduated,…
McMILLAN, Alexander, a Representative from North Carolina; birth date unknown; member of the state senate, 1810-1812; elected as a Federalist to the Fifteenth Congress but died before the…
