Senate Years of Service: 1831-1835Party: Anti-JacksonianWAGGAMAN, George Augustus, a Senator from Louisiana; born in Caroline County, Md., in 1782; completed preparatory studies under private…
PENDLETON, Edmund, (uncle of Nathaniel Pendleton and John Penn), a Delegate from Virginia; born in Caroline County, Va., September 9, 1721; completed preparatory studies; clerk, Caroline…
PENN, John, (nephew of Edmund Pendleton and cousin of Nathaniel Pendleton), a Delegate from North Carolina; born near Port Royal, Caroline County, Va., May 17, 1741; was educated under private…
(Encyclopedia) Whig party, one of the two major political parties of the United States in the second quarter of the 19th cent.
By the time Fillmore had succeeded to the presidency, the…
Wives and Children of the Presidents
This table displays data about the spouses of U.S. Presidents, including the years of birth, death, and marriage, as well as the gender and number of children…
SMITH, Thomas Alexander, a Representative from Maryland; born near Greenwood, Sussex County, Del., September 3, 1850; moved with his parents to Ridgely, Md., in 1856; attended the public…
(Encyclopedia) Katrine, LochKatrine, Lochlŏkh kătˈrĭn [key], lake, 8 mi (12.9 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide, Stirling, central Scotland. Its beauty is celebrated in Sir Walter Scott's Lady of the…
The first five editions of The Columbia Encyclopedia were published in 1935, 1950, 1963, 1975, and 1993. All editions owe a debt of gratitude to Clark Fisher Ansley, the editor of the first edition,…
(Encyclopedia) Northfleet, town (1991 pop. 26,250), Kent, SE England. Shipbuilding and the production of cement and paper are the main industries. In the center of town is a Roman Catholic church…
