MANN, James Robert, a Representative from Illinois; born near Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., on October 20, 1856; attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of Illinois at…
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, city (2020 pop. 137,298), seat of Union co., NE N.J., on Newark Bay; inc. 1855. It is a shipping and transportation hub, with…
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(Encyclopedia) pontoon, one of a number of floats used chiefly to support a bridge, to raise a sunken ship, or to float a hydroplane or a floating dock. Pontoons have been built of wood, of hides…
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(Encyclopedia) Pope, John, 1822–92, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Louisville, Ky. He fought with distinction at Monterrey and Buena Vista in the Mexican War and later served with the…
Senate Years of Service: 1986-1993Party: DemocratSANFORD, (James) Terry, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Laurinburg, N.C., August 20, 1917; attended Presbyterian Junior College;…
(Encyclopedia) Iacocca, Lee (Lido Anthony Iacocca)Iacocca, Leeīˌəkōˈkə [key], 1924–2019, American automobile business executive, b. Allentown, Pa., grad. Lehigh Univ. (1945), Princeton (M.A., 1946).…
Senate Years of Service: 1876-1882; 1885-1897; 1897-1901; 1901-1909Party: Republican; Republican; Silver Republican; DemocratTELLER, Henry Moore, a Senator from Colorado; born in Granger,…
WASHINGTON, George, (granduncle of George Corbin Washington), a Delegate from Virginia and first President of the United States; born at âWakefield,â near Popes Creek, Westmoreland County…
