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Roswell Gilbert HORR, Congress, MI (1830-1896)

HORR, Roswell Gilbert, a Representative from Michigan; born in Waitsfield, Washington County, Vt., November 26, 1830; moved with his parents to Lorain County, Ohio, in 1834; attended the…

George Gilbert HOSKINS, Congress, NY (1824-1893)

HOSKINS, George Gilbert, a Representative from New York; born in Bennington, N.Y., December 24, 1824; completed preparatory studies; engaged in mercantile pursuits; for a number of years town…

Gilbert Nelson HAUGEN, Congress, IA (1859-1933)

HAUGEN, Gilbert Nelson, a Representative from Iowa; born near Orfordville, Rock County, Wis., April 21, 1859; attended the rural schools; moved to Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, in 1873 and…

Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck

(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck, 1836–1911, English playwright and poet. He won fame as the librettist of numerous popular operettas, written in collaboration with the composer Sir…

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

(Encyclopedia) Gilbert and Ellice Islands, former British colony in the central and S Pacific; see Kiribati and Tuvalu.