Search

Search results

Displaying 251 - 260

State Department Notes on Saudi Arabia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Saudi Arabian Relations PEOPLESaudi Arabia's 2007 population…

Carleton, Guy, 1st Baron Dorchester

(Encyclopedia) Carleton, Guy, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, governor of Quebec and British commander during the American Revolution. He began his service in America in 1758 and distinguished…

State Department Notes on China

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations Defense U.S.-China Relations PEOPLEThe largest ethnic group is the Han…

State Department Notes on Belarus

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Historical Highlights Government Economy Defense and Military Issues Foreign Relations U.S.-Belarusian Relations HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS…

John Dodson STILES, Congress, PA (1822-1896)

STILES, John Dodson, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Town Hill, Luzerne County, Pa., January 15, 1822; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1844…

Robert Selmer BERGLAND, Congress, MN (1928)

BERGLAND, Robert Selmer, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Roseau, Roseau County, Minn., July 22, 1928; attended the Roseau public schools; University of Minnesota School of Agriculture…

Glenn Lee ENGLISH, Jr., Congress, OK (1940)

ENGLISH, Glenn Lee, Jr., a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Cordell, Washita County, Okla., November 30, 1940; attended public schools; B.A., Southwestern State College, Weatherford, Okla…

Tennyson GUYER, Congress, OH (1913-1981)

GUYER, Tennyson, a Representative from Ohio; born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, November 29, 1913; educated in the public schools of Findlay; performed with Hagenback-Wallace Circus; B.S…

Elizabeth FURSE, Congress, OR (1936)

FURSE, Elizabeth, a Representative from Oregon; born in Nairobi, Kenya, October 13, 1936; B.A., Evergreen State College, 1974; director, Oregon Legal Services restoration program for Native…