(Encyclopedia) Davenport, John, 1597–1670, Puritan clergyman, one of the founders of New Haven, Conn., b. Coventry, England, educated at Merton and Magdalen colleges, Oxford. Starting as a Church of…
CUNNINGHAM, Francis Alanson, a Representative from Ohio; born in Abbeville District, S.C., November 9, 1804; moved to Eaton, Ohio, in 1826; taught school; studied medicine and commenced…
(Encyclopedia) Farron, Julia, 1922–2019, English ballerina, b. Joyce Margaret Farron-Smith. She studied at the Vic-Wells Ballet School, joined the company (now the Royal Ballet) in 1936, and, as the…
WOODRUFF, Roy Orchard, a Representative from Michigan; born at Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich., March 14, 1876; attended the common schools and the high school of Eaton Rapids; apprenticed…
(Encyclopedia) Grundy, Felix, 1777–1840, American political leader, b. Berkeley co., Va. After a successful career in Kentucky, he moved to Nashville, Tenn., where he became a noted criminal lawyer.…
(Encyclopedia) National Ballet of Canada, the leading Canadian ballet company. Based in Toronto, it was founded (1951) by Celia Franca (1921–2007) and modeled on Sadler's Wells (now the Royal Ballet…
WILLIAMS, Arthur Bruce, a Representative from Michigan; born in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, January 27, 1872; attended the common schools of Eaton County, and was graduated from Olivet…
LACEY, Edward Samuel, a Representative from Michigan; born in Chili, Monroe County, N.Y., November 26, 1835; moved with his parents to Branch County, Mich., in October 1842, and to Eaton…
STEPHENS, William Dennison, a Representative from California; born in Eaton, Preble County, Ohio, December 26, 1859; attended the public schools and was graduated from Eaton High School;…
(Encyclopedia) Tripolitan WarTripolitan Wartrĭpŏlˈĭtən [key], 1800–1815, conflict between the United States and the Barbary States. Piracy had become a normal source of income in the N African…
