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Thomas SPEED, Congress, KY (1768-1842)

SPEED, Thomas, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Charlotte County, Va., October 25, 1768; taught by his father; moved with his parents to Kentucky in 1782; employed in the office of the…

David Edward FINLEY, Congress, SC (1861-1917)

FINLEY, David Edward, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Trenton, Phillips County, Ark., February 28, 1861; attended the public schools of Rock Hill and Ebenezer, S.C., and was…

Cliffard Dale CARLSON, Congress, IL (1915-1977)

CARLSON, Cliffard Dale, a Representative from Illinois; born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., December 30, 1915; educated in the public schools of Aurora, Ill; attended North Central College,…

Kew Gardens

(Encyclopedia) Kew GardensKew Gardensky&oomacr; [key], Kew, Surrey, S England, on the Thames just W of London; Royal Botanic Gardens is the official name. The gardens were founded by the dowager…

North Carolina, University of

(Encyclopedia) North Carolina, University of, main campus at Chapel Hill; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1789, opened 1795, the first state college to open as a university. In 1931 the…

Bearden, Romare

(Encyclopedia) Bearden, RomareBearden, Romarerōmâr bĭrˈdən [key], 1911–88, American painter and collagist, b. Charlotte, N.C. Bearden grew up in Harlem and studied at New York Univ. and the Art…

Carlotta

(Encyclopedia) Carlotta, Span. CarlotaCarlotta,kärlōˈtä [key], 1840–1927, empress of Mexico, daughter of Leopold I of Belgium, christened Marie Charlotte Amélie. She married (1857) Maximilian,…

John McKee SPRATT, Jr., Congress, SC (1942)

SPRATT, John McKee, Jr., a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 1, 1942; graduated from York High School, York, S.C., 1960; A.B., Davidson…

Patrick Gaines GOODE, Congress, OH (1798-1862)

GOODE, Patrick Gaines, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cornwall parish, Charlotte County, Va., May 10, 1798; moved with his parents early in life to Wayne County, Ohio; attended Xenia (…