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Jim MARSHALL, Congress, GA (1948)

MARSHALL, Jim, a Representative from Georgia; born in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., on March 31, 1948; graduated from McGill Institute, Mobile, Ala., 1966; A.B., Princeton University,…

George CABOT, Congress, MA (1752-1823)

Senate Years of Service: 1791-1795; 1795-1796Party: Pro-Administration; FederalistCABOT, George, (great-grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge, great-great-great-grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr…

George PETER, Congress, MD (1779-1861)

PETER, George, a Representative from Maryland; born in Georgetown, Md. (now the District of Columbia), September 28, 1779; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Georgetown College;…

Fargo, William George

(Encyclopedia) Fargo, William George, 1818–81, American pioneer expressman, b. Pompey, N.Y. He had been successively a postrider, freight agent, messenger, and resident agent (1843) for an express…

Bellows, George Wesley

(Encyclopedia) Bellows, George Wesley, 1882–1925, American painter, draftsman, and lithographer, b. Columbus, Ohio. The son of an engineer, architect, and builder, he left Ohio State Univ. in his…

Marshall, Samuel Lyman Atwood

(Encyclopedia) Marshall, Samuel Lyman Atwood (S. L. A. Marshall), 1900–1977, American author and military analyst, b. Catskill, N.Y. Having served in World War I, he embarked upon a career in…

Franklin and Marshall College

(Encyclopedia) Franklin and Marshall College, at Lancaster, Pa.; United Church of Christ (Evangelical-Reformed); coeducational; est. 1787 as Franklin College, reorganized 1853 when it merged with…

George McDUFFIE, Congress, SC (1790-1851)

Senate Years of Service: 1842-1846Party: DemocratMcDUFFIE, George, (father-in-law of Wade Hampton [1818-1902]), a Representative and a Senator from South Carolina; born in Columbia County, Ga…

George Paul HARRISON, Congress, AL (1841-1922)

HARRISON, George Paul, a Representative from Alabama; born at “Monteith Plantation,” near Savannah, Ga., March 19, 1841; attended Effingham Academy and the Georgia Military Institute at…

Orwell, George

(Encyclopedia) Orwell, George, pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair, 1903–50, British novelist and essayist, b. Bengal, India. He is best remembered for his scathingly satirical and frighteningly political…