CARNAHAN, Albert Sidney Johnson, (father-in-law of Jean Carnahan, grandfather of Russ Carnahan), a Representative from Missouri; born near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo., January 9, 1897;…
CUMMINGS, Henry Johnson Brodhead, a Representative from Iowa; born in Newton, Sussex County, N.J., May 21, 1831; attended the public schools of Muncy, Pa.; edited a newspaper in Schuylkill…
(Encyclopedia) Montez, LolaMontez, Lolamŏntĕzˈ [key], 1818?–1861, Irish adventurer, whose original name was Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert. Her early marriage to an army officer soon ended in…
(Encyclopedia) Eschenbach, Christoph, 1940–, German conductor and pianist, b. Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), as Christoph Ringmann. Orphaned during World War II, he was adopted by Wallydore…
Born: 4/28/1758Birthplace: Westmoreland County, Va. James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Va. A William and Mary graduate, he served in the army during the first years of…
founder of the Chisholm TrailBorn: circa 1806Birthplace: Cherokee Nation, eastern Tennessee Born to a father of Scottish ancestry and a Cherokee mother, Chisholm went to live with the Western…
(Encyclopedia) Thrale, Hester Lynch, later Mrs. PiozziThrale, Hester Lynch,pēŏzˈē, pēôtˈtsē [key], 1741–1821, Englishwoman, noted for her intimate friendship with Samuel Johnson. Daughter of John…
(Encyclopedia) Cave, Edward, 1691–1754, English publisher. He founded (1731) the Gentleman's Magazine, the first modern magazine in English. Cave gave Samuel Johnson his first regular literary…
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Samuel, 1696–1772, American clergyman, educator, and philosopher, b. Guilford, Conn., grad. Collegiate School (now Yale), 1714; father of William Samuel Johnson. He became a…
