HACKETT, Thomas C., a Representative from Georgia; born in Georgia, birth date unknown; attended the common schools; solicitor general of the Cherokee circuit, 1841-1843; served in the State…
BURGESS, Michael C., a Representative from Texas; born in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., December 23, 1950; B.S., North Texas State University, Denton, Tex., 1972; M.S., North Texas State…
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(Encyclopedia) Cleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess ofCleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess ofvĭlˈərz, vĭlˈyərz [key], 1641–1709, mistress of King Charles II of England. She became Charles's mistress…
(Encyclopedia) Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982, English painter; son of Sir William Nicholson. Nicholson's geometric abstractions of landscapes and still lifes are discreetly colored and lyrically…
(Encyclopedia) Kydland, Finn Erling, 1943–, Norwegian economist, Ph.D Carnegie Mellon Univ., 1973. He has taught at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (since 1973),…
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