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Joshua HERRICK, Congress, ME (1793-1874)

HERRICK, Joshua, a Representative from Maine; born in Beverly, Mass., March 18, 1793; attended the common schools; moved to the district of Maine in 1811 and engaged in the lumber business;…

Krupp

(Encyclopedia) KruppKruppkr&oobreve;p [key], family of German armament manufacturers. The family settled in Essen in the 16th cent. The core of the great Krupp industrial empire was started by…

Mercia

(Encyclopedia) MerciaMerciamûrˈshə [key], one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, consisting generally of the region of the Midlands. It was settled by Angles c.500, probably first along the…

Froude, James Anthony

(Encyclopedia) Froude, James AnthonyFroude, James Anthonyfr&oomacr;d [key], 1818–94, English historian. Educated at Oxford, he took deacon's orders after coming under the influence of the Oxford…

Rufus MALLORY, Congress, OR (1831-1914)

MALLORY, Rufus, a Representative from Oregon; born in Coventry, Chenango County, N.Y., January 10, 1831; attended the common schools and the Alfred (N.Y.) University; moved to New London, Iowa…

James Wesley REID, Congress, NC (1849-1902)

REID, James Wesley, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Wentworth, Rockingham County, N.C., June 11, 1849; pursued an academic course; was graduated from Emory and Henry College,…

Ishi Biography

Last of the Yahi tribeBorn: 1860? In August 1911, a silent “wild man” was found walking down from the northeastern California hills. He was brought to the local sheriff, and a member of the nearby…

Amos Lawrence ALLEN, Congress, ME (1837-1911)

ALLEN, Amos Lawrence, a Representative from Maine; born in Waterboro, York County, Maine, March 17, 1837; attended the common schools, Whitestown Seminary, Whitestown, N.Y., and was graduated…