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Sylvester, James Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Sylvester, James Joseph, 1814–97, English mathematician. He studied at Cambridge for four years after 1831, but because degrees were limited to members of the Church of England and he…

Zimmermann note

(Encyclopedia) Zimmermann note, secret telegram sent on Jan. 16, 1917, by German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann to Count Johann von Bernstorff, the German ambassador to the United States. In it…

Alphonse ROY, Congress, NH (1897-1967)

ROY, Alphonse, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in St. Simon, Province of Quebec, Canada, October 26, 1897; moved to Manchester, N.H., in 1901; attended the parochial schools; engaged…

Alexander McDONALD, Congress, AR (1832-1903)

Senate Years of Service: 1868-1871Party: RepublicanMcDONALD, Alexander, a Senator from Arkansas; born near Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pa., April 10, 1832; attended Dickinson Seminary,…

Henry William LORD, Congress, MI (1821-1891)

LORD, Henry William, a Representative from Michigan; born in Northampton, Mass., March 8, 1821; pursued an academic course; studied law, but did not practice; moved to Detroit, Mich., in 1839…

Types of Literature

Here are some of the popular categories of books and stories in literature. An autobiography is the story of a person's life written or told by that person.Bill Peet: An Autobiography A biography…

John Spafford HARRIS, Congress, LA (1825-1906)

Senate Years of Service: 1868-1871Party: RepublicanHARRIS, John Spafford, a Senator from Louisiana; born in Truxton, Cortland County, N.Y., on December 18, 1825; attended the common schools;…

John Allen COLLIER, Congress, NY (1787-1873)

COLLIER, John Allen, (great-grandfather of Edwin Arthur Hall), a Representative from New York; born in Litchfield, Conn., November 13, 1787; attended Yale College in 1803; studied law in the…