An illustrated guide to the first ladies of the United States
Please note: Martha Jefferson, Rachel Jackson, Hannah Hoes Van Buren, and Ellen Arthur all died before their husbands became president…
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Senate Years of Service: 1826-1831; 1837-1837Party: Jacksonian; DemocratMcKINLEY, John, a Senator and a Representative from Alabama; born in Culpeper County, Va., May 1, 1780; moved to…
BOLLING, Richard Walker, (great-great-grandson of John Williams Walker and great-great-nephewof Percy Walker), a Representative from Missouri; born in New York City, May 17, 1916; attended…
HUBBARD, David, (cousin of Samuel Houston), a Representative from Alabama; born near the town of Old Liberty (now Bedford), Bedford County, Va., in 1792; attended the county schools and an…
(Encyclopedia) Dolci, Carlo or CarlinoDolci, Carlo or Carlinokärˈlō, kärlēˈnō dōlˈchē [key], 1616–86, Florentine painter. Among his best-known paintings are the heads and half-figures of Jesus and…
(Encyclopedia) Ferri, CiroFerri, Cirochēˈrō fĕrˈrē [key], 1634–89, Italian baroque painter, etcher, and architect, the most celebrated pupil of Pietro da Cortona. He imitated Cortona's style with…
(Encyclopedia) Antoninus, SaintAntoninus, Saintăntōnīˈnəs [key], 1389–1459, Italian churchman, b. Antoninus Pierozzi. He was a Dominican and became archbishop of Florence. He ruled well and was…
(Encyclopedia) Fontana, Lavinia, 1552–1614, Italian painter, daughter of Prospero Fontana, who trained her in the Mannerist style. Noted for her sensitivity in color and detail, she was a fashionable…
(Encyclopedia) Poggio Bracciolini, Gian FrancescoPoggio Bracciolini, Gian Francescojän fränchāsˈkō pôdˈjō brätˌchōlēˈnē [key], 1380–1459, Italian humanist. A secretary in the Roman curia, he later…
