DeFAZIO, Peter Anthony, a Representative from Oregon; born in Needham, Norfolk County, Mass., May 27, 1947; B.A., Tufts University, Medford, Mass., 1969; M.A., University of Oregon, Eugene, Oreg.,…
(Encyclopedia) Lowry, L. S. (Laurence Stephen Lowry), 1887–1976, English painter and printmaker, b. Manchester, studied Municipal College of Art (later Manchester Metropolitan Univ.). He is…
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…
Senate Years of Service: 1812-1813Party: Democratic RepublicanPOSEY, Thomas, a Senator from Louisiana; born in Fairfax County, Va., July 9, 1750; received a limited schooling; moved to the…
(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…
