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John Crompton WEEMS, Congress, MD (1778-1862)

WEEMS, John Crompton, a Representative from Maryland; born in Waterloo, Calvert County, Md., in 1778; attended St. John’s College, Annapolis, Md.; engaged in planting; elected to the…

Jon RUNYAN, Congress, NJ (1973)

RUNYAN, Jon, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Flint, Genessee County, Mich., November 27, 1973; graduated from Carman-Ainsworth High School, Flint, Mich.; attended University of…

William TEMPLE, Congress, DE (1814-1863)

TEMPLE, William, a Representative from Delaware; born in Queen Anne County, Md., February 28, 1814; completed preparatory studies; moved to Smyrna, Del., and engaged in mercantile pursuits;…

Frederick Stephen UPTON, Congress, MI (1953)

UPTON, Frederick Stephen, a Representative from Michigan; born in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., April 23, 1953; graduated from Shattuck School, Fairbault, Minn.; B.A., University of…

Phillips, Wendell

(Encyclopedia) Phillips, Wendell, 1811–84, American reformer and orator, b. Boston, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1831; LL.B., 1834). He was admitted to the bar in 1834 but, having sufficient income of his…

stadium

(Encyclopedia) stadiumstadiumstāˈdēəm [key], racecourse in Greek cities where footraces and other athletic contests took place. The name is the Latin form of the Greek word for a standard of length…

Tina Brown

magazine publisherBorn: 11/21/1953Birthplace: Maidenhead, England Christina Hambley Brown graduated from St. Anne's College, Oxford University, in 1974. After working as a reporter for several…

Abigail Van Buren

Pauline Esther Friedmanadvice columnistBorn: 7/4/1918Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa Born Pauline Esther Friedman, Van Buren had never written professionally until 1956 when she contacted the editor…

Michael Crichton

writerBorn: 10/23/1942Birthplace: Chicago Writer best known for his creation of the award-winning TV drama ER (1994–present) and his popular novels, many of which have been made into Hollywood…