(Encyclopedia) Farmer, James Leonard, Jr., 1920–99, African-American civil-rights leader who was one of the principal civil-rights figures of the 1950s and 60s, b. Marshall, Tex., grad. Wiley College…
(Encyclopedia) Roches, Peter desRoches, Peter desdā rōsh [key], d. 1238, English churchman and statesman, b. Poitou. A chamberlain under Richard I of England, then entered the service of King John,…
(Encyclopedia) Thomas, Clarence, 1948–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1991–), b. Pin Point (Savannah), Ga. Raised in a poor family, he graduated (1974) from the Yale Law School and…
(Through 2005–2006 season)Most points, game—100, Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, 1962Most free throws, game—28, Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, 1962; 28, Adrian Dantley,…
MORRIS, Thomas, (son of Robert Morris), a Representative from New York; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 26, 1771; attended school in Geneva, Switzerland, 1781-1786 and the University of…
PARKS, Gorham, a Representative from Maine; born in Westfield, Mass., May 27, 1794; attended the common schools and was graduated from Harvard University in 1813; studied law; was admitted to…
HUGHSTON, Jonas Abbott, a Representative from New York; born in Sidney, Delaware County, N.Y., in 1808; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1839 and…
SMITH, Albert, a Representative from Maine; born in Hanover, Mass., January 3, 1793; attended the common schools and was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1813; studied law;…
ALEXANDER, Adam Rankin, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Rockbridge County, Va., November 1, 1781; surveyor; member of the Tennessee state senate, 1817; register of the land office for…
DICKEY, John, (father of Oliver James Dickey), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa., June 23, 1794; completed preparatory studies; appointed…
