CROUCH, Edward, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Walnut Hill, near Highspire, Paxtang Township, Lancaster (now Dauphin) County, Pa., on November 9, 1764; attended the common schools…
BRUCE, Donald Cogley, a Representative from Indiana; born in Troutville, Clearfield County, Pa., April 27, 1921; graduated from high school in Allentown, Pa., and attended Muskingum College in…
HUGHES, Charles, a Representative from New York; born in New Orleans, La., February 27, 1822; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1846 and commenced practice…
SENEY, Joshua, a Delegate and a Representative from Maryland; born near Church Hill, Queen Annes County, Md., March 4, 1756; attended the common schools; graduated from the University of…
BIRDSEYE, Victory, a Representative from New York; born in Cornwall, Conn., December 25, 1782; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in…
McQUEEN, John, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Queensdale, near the town of Maxton, Robeson County, N.C., February 9, 1804; completed preparatory studies under private tutors and…
MILLIKEN, William H., Jr., a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., August 19, 1897; moved to Sharon Hill, Delaware County, Pa., in 1906; attended Sharon Hill public…
(Encyclopedia) ElloraElloraĕlōˈrə [key], village, E central Maharashtra state, India. Extending more than 1 mi (1.6 km) on a hill are 34 rock and cave temples (5th–13th cent.), most of them Hindu but…
(Encyclopedia) ApiaApiaäpēˈə [key], town (1983 est. pop. 35,000), capital of Samoa, on the northern coast of Upolu island. The economic, social, and political center of Samoa, Apia is the nation's…
(Encyclopedia) Hausa or HaussaHausaboth: houˈsə, –sä [key], black African ethnic group, numbering about 23 million, chiefly in N Nigeria and S Niger. The Hausa are almost exclusively Muslim and…
