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John M. S. CAUSIN, Congress, MD (1811-1861)

CAUSIN, John M. S., a Representative from Maryland; born in St. Marys County, Md., in 1811; studied law; was admitted to the bar in Prince Georges County about 1836; returned to St. Marys…

Acknowledgments

The first five editions of The Columbia Encyclopedia were published in 1935, 1950, 1963, 1975, and 1993. All editions owe a debt of gratitude to Clark Fisher Ansley, the editor of the first edition,…

Assiniboin

(Encyclopedia) AssiniboinAssiniboinəsĭnˈəboinˌ [key], Native North Americans whose culture is that of the N Great Plains; their language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic…

Bennett, Tony

(Encyclopedia) Bennett, Tony, 1926-, American singer, b. Queens, N.Y., as Anthony Dominick Benedetto. The son of Italian immigrants, Bennett began…