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Roth, Frederick George Richard

(Encyclopedia) Roth, Frederick George Richard, 1872–1944, American animal sculptor, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., educated at Bremen, Germany, and studied art in Vienna and Berlin. His elephants, dogs, and…

Perley, Sir George Halsey

(Encyclopedia) Perley, Sir George Halsey, 1857–1938, Canadian statesman, b. Lebanon, N.H. As a child, he moved with his parents to Ottawa. In 1904 he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a…

Ventris, Michael George Francis

(Encyclopedia) Ventris, Michael George Francis, 1922–56, English linguist. Ventris was a student of architecture, but he became interested in the untranslated Mycenaean scripts, particularly Linear B…

George BRADBURY, Congress, MA (1770-1823)

BRADBURY, George, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Falmouth, Mass., October 10, 1770; was graduated from Harvard University in 1789; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…

George BLISS, Congress, OH (1813-1868)

BLISS, George, a Representative from Ohio; born in Jericho, Vt., January 1, 1813; attended Granville College; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1841 and commenced practice in Akron, Ohio…

George Cornelius WORTLEY, Congress, NY (1926)

WORTLEY, George Cornelius, a Representative from New York; born in Syracuse, N.Y., December 8, 1926; attended St. Lucy’s Academy, Syracuse; graduated from Tully Central School, Tully, N.Y.,…

George WYTHE, Congress, VA (1726-1806)

WYTHE, George, a Delegate from Virginia; born near Back River, Elizabeth City County, Va., in 1726; privately instructed by his mother and attended the College of William and Mary,…

Jonas George HOWARD, Congress, IN (1825-1911)

HOWARD, Jonas George, a Representative from Indiana; born on a farm near New Albany, Floyd County, Ind., May 22, 1825; attended private school, Indiana Asbury College (now De Pauw University…