Senate Years of Service: 1868-1869; 1875-1881; 1906-1908Party: DemocratWHYTE, William Pinkney, a Senator from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., August 9, 1824; was instructed by a private…
Senate Years of Service: 1793-1801Party: Pro-Administration; FederalistLIVERMORE, Samuel, (father of Arthur Livermore and Edward St. Loe Livermore), a Delegate, a Representative, and a Senator…
Senate Years of Service: 1861-1879Party: RepublicanHOWE, Timothy Otis, a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, February 24, 1816; attended the common schools…
MIDDLETON, Henry, (son of Arthur Middleton and grandson of Henry Middleton [1717-1784]), a Representative from South Carolina; born in London, England, September 28, 1770; his parents, then…
Senate Years of Service: 1863-1869Party: RepublicanMORGAN, Edwin Denison, (cousin of Morgan Gardner Bulkeley), a Senator from New York; born in Washington, Mass., February 8, 1811; moved with…
Senate Years of Service: 1952-1959Party: RepublicanPOTTER, Charles Edward, a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in Lapeer, Mich., October 30, 1916; attended the public schools;…
Royal Biographies:Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones by David Johnson RELATED LINKS Royal Family TreeThe Queen MotherPrincess MargaretViscount Linley Born in 1964, Lady…
(Encyclopedia) Canadian Prime Ministers since Confederation
Prime Minister
Political Party
Dates in Office
Sir John A. Macdonald
Conservative
1867–73
Alexander Mackenzie
Liberal
1873–78
Sir…
(Encyclopedia) elegy, in Greek and Roman poetry, a poem written in elegiac verse (i.e., couplets consisting of a hexameter line followed by a pentameter line). The form dates back to 7th cent. b.c.…
(Encyclopedia) dragon, mythical beast usually represented as a huge, winged, fire-breathing reptile. For centuries the dragon has been prominent in the folklore of many peoples; thus, its physical…
