VANMETER, John Inskeep, a Representative from Ohio; born near Moorefield, Hardy County, Va. (now West Virginia), in February 1798; attended the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.,…
EDGERTON, Joseph Ketchum, (brother of Alfred Peck Edgerton), a Representative from Indiana; born in Vergennes, Addison County, Vt., February 16, 1818; attended the public schools of Clinton…
BUCK, Charles Francis, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Durrheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, November 5, 1841; immigrated to the United States in 1852 with his parents, who settled…
POST, Philip Sidney, a Representative from Illinois; born in Florida, Orange County, N.Y., March 19, 1833; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in…
SCHNEIDER, George John, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in the town of Grand Chute, Outagamie County, Wis., October 30, 1877; moved to Appleton with his parents, attended the public…
(Encyclopedia) gauchogauchogouˈchō [key], cowboy of the Argentine and Uruguayan pampas (grasslands). The typical gaucho, a familiar figure in the 18th and 19th cent., was a daring, skillful horseman…
(Encyclopedia) TamaulipasTamaulipastämoulēˈpäs [key], state (1990 pop. 2,249,581), 30,734 sq mi (79,601 sq km), NE Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. Ciudad Victoria is the capital. The central and…
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New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New…
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