The Question: I was wondering if you could send me - or refer me to - a thorough list of prominent Americans born in 1899. Those I'm aware of are Duke…
(Encyclopedia) Godolphin, Sidney Godolphin, 1st earl ofGodolphin, Sidney Godolphin, 1st earl ofgədŏlˈfĭn [key], 1645–1712, English statesman. He early established a lasting friendship with John…
(Encyclopedia) Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, duke of, 1693–1768, English politician, brother of Henry Pelham. He inherited (1711) the estates of his uncle, John Holles, duke of Newcastle, adopted…
(Encyclopedia) Heflin, James Thomas, 1869–1951, U.S. politician, b. Randolph co., Ala. He was admitted (1893) to the bar and in 1920 entered the U.S. Senate where he was known at first as “Cotton Tom…
(Encyclopedia) Rule, Britannia, English patriotic song. The music was composed by Thomas Augustine Arne for his masque Alfred, first performed August 1, 1740, in commemoration of the accession of…
(Encyclopedia) Raff, Joseph JoachimRaff, Joseph Joachimyōˈzĕf yōˈäkhĭm räf [key], 1822–82, Swiss-German composer and pianist, largely self-taught. He was a friend and follower of Liszt, who produced…
(Encyclopedia) Reed, James Alexander, 1861–1944, American political leader, b. near Mansfield, Ohio. He moved to Iowa and was admitted (1885) to the bar, practicing there and later in Missouri. He…
(Encyclopedia) Perry, Ralph Barton, 1876–1957, American realist philosopher, b. Poultney, Vt., grad. Princeton (B.A., 1896) and Harvard (Ph.D., 1899). He taught at Harvard from 1902, becoming…
