(Encyclopedia) Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784–1864, American explorer, b. Hopkinton, N.H. As an army engineer, Long was sent on several exploring and surveying expeditions. The first in 1817 was to the…
(Encyclopedia) freethinkers, those who arrive at conclusions, particularly in questions of religion, by employing the rules of reason while rejecting supernatural authority or ecclesiastical…
(Encyclopedia) Gardner, John William, 1912–2002, American public official, U.S. secretary of health, education, and welfare (1965–68), b. Los Angeles. After teaching psychology at Connecticut and Mt…
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(Encyclopedia) Brooke, Sir James, 1803–68, rajah of Sarawak on Borneo, b. India, of English parents. After active service in Burma (1825–26), he retired (1830) from the army of the East India Company…
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OSBORNE, Henry, a Delegate from Georgia; born August 21, 1751, in Newton County, Lemardy, Ireland; emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1779 and admitted to the Philadelphia bar; judge advocate of the…
HEATON, David, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, March 10, 1823; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar; elected to the…
CURLEY, Edward Walter, a Representative from New York; born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., May 23, 1873; moved to New York City with his parents in 1874; attended the public schools and…
