(Encyclopedia) Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), sometimes called Campbellites, a Protestant religious body founded early in the 19th cent. in the United States. Its primary thesis is that the…
(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy I (Ptolemy Soter)Ptolemy Itŏlˈəmē sōˈtər [key], d. 284 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, the first ruler of the Macedonian dynasty (or Lagid dynasty), son of a Macedonian named…
BOEHLERT, Sherwood Louis, a Representative from New York; born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., September 28, 1936; B.A., Utica College, Utica, N.Y., 1961; United States Army, 1956-1958; staff…
HUTCHINS, Waldo, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Windham County, Conn., September 30, 1822; was graduated from Amherst (Mass.) College in 1842; studied law; was admitted to…
JENKINS, William Lewis, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 29, 1936; graduated from Rogersville High School, Rogersville, Tenn., 1954; B.B.A.,…
VAN CORTLANDT, Pierre, Jr., (brother of Philip Van Cortlandt), a Representative from New York; born at Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton, Westchester County, N.Y., August 29, 1762; pursued classical…
LINNEY, Romulus Zachariah, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Rutherford County, N.C., December 26, 1841; attended the common schools, Yorkâs Collegiate Institute, and Doctor…
KOONTZ, William Henry, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Somerset, Somerset County, Pa., July 15, 1830; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1851…
STEELMAN, Alan Watson, a Representative from Texas; born in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., March 15, 1942; attended the public schools of Arkansas; B.A., Baylor University, Waco, Tex.,…
STUART, Archibald, (cousin of Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart), a Representative from Virginia; born in Lynchburg, Va., December 2, 1795; attended private schools and completed preparatory…
