Senate Years of Service: 1870-1871; 1871-1881; 1881-1883Party: Republican; Republican; RepublicanWINDOM, William, a Representative and a Senator from Minnesota; born in Belmont County, Ohio,…
Senate Years of Service: 1881-1881; 1897-1909Party: Republican; RepublicanPLATT, Thomas Collier, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Owego, Tioga County, N.Y., July 15, 1833…
WILSON, Edgar Campbell, (son of Thomas Wilson of Virginia and father of Eugene McLanahanWilson), a Representative from Virginia; born in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Va. (now West Virginia…
WILSON, Thomas, (father of Edgar Campbell Wilson and grandfather of Eugene McLanahan Wilson), a Representative from Virginia; born in Staunton, Va., September 11, 1765; studied law in Staunton…
(Encyclopedia) Muti, RiccardoMuti, Riccardorēk-kärˈdō m&oomacr;ˈtē [key], 1941–, Italian conductor. Principal conductor of the Maggio Musicale (1969–81) in Florence and of the Philharmonia…
(Encyclopedia) Boufflers, Louis François, duc deBoufflers, Louis François, duc delwē fräNswäˈ dük də b&oomacr;flĕrˈ [key], 1644–1711, marshal and peer of France. He served under the French…
(Kevin Fowler)actor, directorBorn: 7/26/1959Birthplace: South Orange, New Jersey Known for playing offbeat characters in movies like The Usual Suspects (1995), for which he won a Best Supporting…
ANGELL, Homer Daniel, a Representative from Oregon; born on a farm near The Dalles, Wasco County, Oreg., January 12, 1875; attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of…
WILSON, Thomas, (father of Edgar Campbell Wilson and grandfather of Eugene McLanahan Wilson), a Representative from Virginia; born in Staunton, Va., September 11, 1765; studied law in Staunton,…
(Encyclopedia) Hood, Thomas, 1799–1845, English poet. He was an editor of various prominent magazines and periodicals. The greater proportion of his work was written in a humorous vein, and he was…
