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Huntley, Chet

(Encyclopedia) Huntley, Chet (Chester Robert Huntley), 1911–74, American news broadcaster, b. Cardwell, Mont. He joined the National Broadcasting Company in 1955. Huntley and David Brinkley developed…

Allen, William

(Encyclopedia) Allen, William, 1704–80, American jurist, b. Philadelphia. He and his father-in-law, Andrew Hamilton, decided the choice of Philadelphia instead of Chester as provincial capital, and…

Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson

(Encyclopedia) Oberholtzer, Ellis PaxsonOberholtzer, Ellis Paxsonōˈbərhōltˌsər [key], 1868–1936, American historian, b. Chester co., Pa. He studied abroad and then worked on various Philadelphia…

Whyte, William Hollingsworth

(Encyclopedia) Whyte, William Hollingsworth, 1917–99, b. West Chester, Pa. He graduated from Princeton (1939), then served in the Marine Corps (1941–45). Writing for Fortune magazine (1946–58), he…

Dee, river, Wales

(Encyclopedia) Dee, Welsh Dyfrdwy, river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in the Cambrian Mts., Gwynedd, NW Wales, and flowing NE through Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), then meandering through a picturesque…

Pearson, John

(Encyclopedia) Pearson, John, 1613–86, English prelate and scholar. He was a royalist chaplain (1645) in the civil war, but during Cromwell's regime he lived quietly in London. His Exposition of the…

Jacob RICHARDS, Congress, PA (1773-1816)

RICHARDS, Jacob, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Chester, Delaware County, Pa., in 1773; was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1794; studied law;…

Wayne Curtis (Curt) WELDON, Congress, PA (1947)

WELDON, Wayne Curtis (Curt), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Marcus Hook, Delaware County, Pa., July 22, 1947; B.A., West Chester State College, West Chester, Pa., 1969; teacher;…

Joseph GARDNER, Congress, PA (1752-1794)

GARDNER, Joseph, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Honeybrook Township, Chester County, Pa., in 1752; studied medicine and practiced; raised a company of Volunteers in 1776 and commanded…

Joseph R. PITTS, Congress, PA (1939)

PITTS, Joseph R., a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., October 10, 1939; B.A., Asbury College, Wilmore, Ky., 1961; M.Ed., West Chester University of…