OTIS, Samuel Allyne, (father of Harrison Gray Otis), a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., November 24, 1740; was graduated from Harvard College in 1759…
ANDERSON, Joseph Halstead, a Representative from New York; born in the town of Harrison, near White Plains, Westchester County, N.Y., August 25, 1800; attended the common schools; engaged in…
LOWNDES, Lloyd, Jr., a Representative from Maryland; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va. (now West Virginia), February 21, 1845; attended the common schools; was graduated from Allegheny…
MAHONEY, Peter Paul, a Representative from New York; born in New York City June 25, 1848; educated in the common schools of New York City; engaged in the dry-goods business for several years;…
PINDALL, James, a Representative from Virginia; born in Monongalia County, Va. (now West Virginia), about 1783; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1803 and…
BROWN, Elias, a Representative from Maryland; born near Baltimore, Md., on May 9, 1793; attended the common schools; presidential elector on the ticket of Monroe and Tompkins in 1820 and on…
FLETCHER, Thomas, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Westmoreland County, Pa., October 21, 1779; settled in Montgomery County, Ky.; member of the State house of representatives in 1803,…
EVANS, James La Fayette, a Representative from Indiana; born in Clayville, Harrison County, Ky., March 27, 1825; attended the public schools; moved to Indiana, with his parents, who settled in…
(Encyclopedia) denial, in psychology, an ego defense mechanism that operates unconsciously to resolve emotional conflict, and to allay anxiety by refusing to perceive the more unpleasant aspects of…
(Encyclopedia) Courland or KurlandCourlandboth: kûrˈlănd, Ger. k&oomacr;rˈlänt [key], Latvian Kurzeme, historic region and former duchy, in Latvia, between the Baltic Sea and the Western Dvina…
