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Beveridge, Albert Jeremiah

(Encyclopedia) Beveridge, Albert JeremiahBeveridge, Albert Jeremiahbĕvˈərĭj [key], 1862–1927, U.S. Senator from Indiana (1899–1911) and historian, b. Highland co., Ohio. He was admitted to the bar (…

Bigelow, John

(Encyclopedia) Bigelow, JohnBigelow, Johnbĭgˈəlō [key], 1817–1911, American editor, author, and diplomat, b. Malden, N.Y. In 1838 he was admitted to the New York bar. From 1848 to 1861 he shared with…

Smoot, Reed

(Encyclopedia) Smoot, ReedSmoot, Reedsm&oomacr;t [key], 1862–1941, U.S. senator (1903–33), b. Salt Lake City, Utah. He became successful as a banker and was prominent in the affairs of the Church…

Reade, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Reade, Charles, 1814–84, English novelist and dramatist. He is noted for his historical romance The Cloister and the Hearth. After being elected a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford,…

Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames

(Encyclopedia) Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames, 1829–94, English jurist and journalist; brother of Sir Leslie Stephen. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge and was admitted to the bar in 1854. After…

Barre, Raymond

(Encyclopedia) Barre, RaymondBarre, Raymondbär [key], 1924–2007, French politician. He studied at the Institut D'Études Politiques, taught, and then, in 1959, became an economic adviser to the…

Carson, Edward Henry Carson, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Carson, Edward Henry Carson, Baron, 1854–1935, Irish politician. After a successful legal career in Dublin, he was elected to the British Parliament (1892) and called to the English…

Richardson, Elliot Lee

(Encyclopedia) Richardson, Elliot Lee, 1920–99, U.S. government official, b. Boston. Admitted to the bar in 1949, he was (1957–59) assistant secretary of health, education and welfare under President…

Duane, James

(Encyclopedia) Duane, JamesDuane, Jamesdwān, dəwānˈ [key], 1733–97, political figure in the American Revolution, b. New York City. Admitted to the bar in 1754, Duane soon gained renown and wealth as…

Charles IV, duke of Lorraine

(Encyclopedia) Charles IV, 1604–75, duke of Lorraine. He succeeded to the duchy in 1624 but was to lose it several times because of his anti-French policy. In 1633, French troops invaded Lorraine in…