(Encyclopedia) Ingersoll, Charles JaredIngersoll, Charles Jaredĭngˈgərsôl [key], 1782–1862, American political leader and author, b. Philadelphia; son of Jared Ingersoll (1749–1822). In several…
(Encyclopedia) Chesnutt, Charles WaddellChesnutt, Charles Waddellwädĕlˈ [key], 1858–1932, American author and lawyer, b. Cleveland, Ohio. In 1887 he was admitted to the Ohio bar. His short stories…
(Encyclopedia) Peirce, Charles SandersPeirce, Charles Sanderspûrs [key], 1839–1914, American philosopher and polymath, b. Cambridge, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1859; son of Benjamin Peirce. Except for…
(Encyclopedia) Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746–1825, American political leader and diplomat, b. Charleston, S.C.; brother of Thomas Pinckney and cousin of Charles Pinckney. After attending Oxford…
(Encyclopedia) Pugin, Augustus CharlesPugin, Augustus Charlespy&oomacr;ˈjĭn [key], 1762–1832, English writer on medieval architecture, b. France. His writings and drawings furnished a mass of…
(Encyclopedia) Townes, Charles Hard, 1915–2015, American physicist and educator, b. Greenville, S.C. He was educated at Furman Univ., Duke, and the California Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 1939),…
RUSSELL, Jeremiah, a Representative from New York; born in Saugerties, N.Y., January 26, 1786; received a limited schooling; engaged in mercantile pursuits, the real estate business, and…
RUSSELL, John, a Representative from New York; born in Branford, Conn., September 7, 1772; attended the public school; moved to New York State; studied medicine and practiced a short time in…
RUSSELL, Jonathan, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Providence, R.I., February 27, 1771; was graduated from Brown University (then Rhode Island College), Providence, R.I., in 1791…
RUSSELL, William, a Representative from Ohio; born in Ireland in 1782; immigrated to the United States and settled in West Union, Ohio; received a limited schooling; held several local offices…
