MOORE, William Henson, III, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La., October 4, 1939; graduated from Baton Rouge High School, Baton Rouge, La., 1958; B.A…
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, III, a Representative from North Dakota; born in Valley City, Barnes County, N.Dak., September 2, 1952; B.A., University of North Dakota, Grand Folks, N.Dak., 1974,…
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Dean, John Wesley III
(Encyclopedia) Dean, John Wesley III, 1938- , American lawyer and government official, b. Akron, Oh., College of Wooster, Ohio (B.A., 1961),…
(Encyclopedia) Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt Du Bois)Du Bois, W. E. B.dəboisˈ [key], 1868–1963, American civil-rights leader and author, b. Great Barrington, Mass., grad. Harvard (B.A…
(Encyclopedia) Alexander III, d. 1181, pope (1159–81), a Sienese named Rolandus [Bandinelli?], successor of Adrian IV. He was a canonist who had studied law under Gratian and had taught at Bologna.…
(Encyclopedia) Frederick William III, 1770–1840, king of Prussia (1797–1840), son and successor of Frederick William II. Well-intentioned but weak and vacillating, he endeavored to maintain…
(Encyclopedia) Nicholas III, d. 1280, pope (1277–80), a Roman named Giovanni Gaetano Orsini; successor of John XXI. As a cardinal he made a great reputation in diplomacy, and he was a close confidant…
