KETCHAM, John Clark, a Representative from Michigan; born in Toledo, Ohio, January 1, 1873; moved with his parents to Maple Grove, near Nashville, Mich., the same year; attended the common…
(Encyclopedia) Gouthière, PierreGouthière, Pierrepyĕr g&oomacr;tyĕrˈ [key], 1732?–c.1813, French metalworker. The greatest artist of ornamental bronzes of the period of Louis XVI, he produced a…
(Encyclopedia) Carter, Mrs. Leslie, 1862–1937, American actress, b. Lexington, Ky., whose maiden name was Caroline Louise Dudley. She became a protégée of Belasco and first appeared in 1890 in The…
(Encyclopedia) Foxx, Jimmie (James Emory Foxx), 1907–67, American baseball player, b. Sudlersville, Md. Foxx played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1926–35), the Boston Red Sox (1936–42), the Chicago…
(Encyclopedia) Barnardo, Thomas JohnBarnardo, Thomas Johnbərnärˈdō [key], 1845–1905, British social reformer. Pioneering in the care of destitute children, he founded (1867) in London the East End…
CHAPMAN, William Williams, a Delegate from the Territory of Iowa; born in Clarksburg, Marion County, Va. (now West Virginia), August 11, 1808; attended the common schools; studied law while…
WILLIAMS, William Brewster, a Representative from Michigan; born in Pittsford, Monroe County, N.Y., July 28, 1826; attended the common schools and received an academic education; was graduated…
WILLIAMS, William Elza, a Representative from Illinois; born near Detroit, Pike County, Ill., May 5, 1857; attended the public schools and Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill.; studied law;…
WILLIAMS, William Robert, a Representative from New York; born in Brookfield, Madison County, N.Y., August 11, 1884; moved to Cassville, Oneida County, N.Y., with his parents in 1891; attended…
(Encyclopedia) Hopkins, Mark, 1802–87, American educator, b. Stockbridge, Mass., grad. Williams, 1824, and Berkshire Medical School, 1829. After a few months of medical practice he returned (1830) to…
