(Encyclopedia) Powell, Cecil Frank, 1903–69, British nuclear physicist, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1927. Powell joined the faculty at the Univ. of Bristol in 1927, was named Melville Wills Professor of Physics…
Senate Years of Service: 1979-1990Party: RepublicanHUMPHREY, Gordon John, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Bristol, Hartford County, Conn., October 9, 1940; attended the public schools;…
WARDWELL, Daniel, a Representative from New York; born in Bristol, R.I., May 28, 1791; was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1811; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
McCLELLAN, Abraham, a Representative from Tennessee; born at âWhite Top,â on Beaver Creek, Sullivan County, Tenn., October 4, 1789; attended the common schools and was graduated from…
HALL, Obed, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Raynham, Bristol County, Mass., December 23, 1757; moved to Madbury, N.H., and thence to Upper Bartlett and engaged in agricultural…
HANBURY, Harry Alfred, a Representative from New York; born in Bristol, England, January 1, 1863; immigrated to the United States with his parents at an early age; attended the public schools…
HATHAWAY, Samuel Gilbert, a Representative from New York; born in Freetown, Bristol County, Mass., July 18, 1780; attended the public schools; worked at various occupations and made one sea…
WEYGAND, Robert A., a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Attleboro, Bristol County, Mass., May 10, 1948; B.F.A., University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I., 1971; B.S., University of…
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Brian, 1947–, British balloonist, b. Bristol. A former Royal Air Force pilot, he entered the world of ballooning in the 1980s, and in 1997 became an organizer for the attempt of…
