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John Joachim ZUBLY, Congress, GA (1724-1781)

ZUBLY, John Joachim, a Delegate from Georgia; born in St. Gall, Switzerland, August 27, 1724; immigrated to America and settled in South Carolina; was engaged as a clerk in Wando Neck; ordained to…

William Stuart REYBURN, Congress, PA (1882-1946)

REYBURN, William Stuart, (son of John Edgar Reyburn), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 17, 1882; attended the Hill School, Pottstown, Pa.; was graduated…

Foster Vincent BROWN, Congress, TN (1852-1937)

BROWN, Foster Vincent, (father of Joseph Edgar Brown), a Representative from Tennessee; born near Sparta, White County, Tenn., December 24, 1852; attended the common schools; was graduated…

Rymer, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Rymer, ThomasRymer, Thomasrīˈmər [key], 1643?–1713, English critic and historiographer. Educated at Cambridge and Gray's Inn, he was called to the bar in 1673 but turned his efforts…

Ward, John Quincy Adams

(Encyclopedia) Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830–1910, American sculptor, b. Urbana, Ohio. He was trained under H. K. Brown, whom he assisted in the execution of the equestrian statue of George…

Hall, Samuel Read

(Encyclopedia) Hall, Samuel Read, 1795–1877, American educator and clergyman, b. Croydon, N.H. After teaching in Rumford, Maine, and Fitchburg, Mass., he founded (1823) at Concord, Vt., a training…

Greenfield Village

(Encyclopedia) Greenfield Village, reproduction of an early American village, est. 1933 by Henry Ford at Dearborn, Mich., as part of the Edison Institute. A white-spired church, a town hall, an inn,…

Eaton, Amos

(Encyclopedia) Eaton, AmosEaton, Amosēˈtən [key], 1776–1842, American naturalist, b. Chatham, N.Y., grad. Williams College, 1799. After practicing law for a time, he conducted pioneer geological…