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Benjamin ELLICOTT, Congress, NY (1765-1827)

ELLICOTT, Benjamin, a Representative from New York; born at Ellicotts Mills, Md., April 17, 1765; accompanied his brothers in 1789 to upper Canada on the survey to determine the western…

Samuel FARROW, Congress, SC (1759-1824)

FARROW, Samuel, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Virginia in 1759; moved to South Carolina with his father’s family, who settled in Spartanburg District in 1765; served in the…

John FAY, Congress, NY (1773-1855)

FAY, John, a Representative from New York; born in Hardwick, Worcester County, Mass., February 10, 1773; attended the common schools for a period of only six months; moved to New York with his…

Cecil Fielding WHITE, Congress, CA (1900-1992)

WHITE, Cecil Fielding, a Representative from California; born in Temple, Bell County, Tex., December 12, 1900; attended the public schools of Fort Smith, Ark.; at sixteen years of age joined…

WILLIAMS, John, Congress, NY (1807-1875)

WILLIAMS, John, a Representative from New York; born in Utica, N.Y., January 7, 1807; spent his youth and completed preparatory studies in Sackets Harbor, N.Y.; moved to Rochester, N.Y., in 1824…

Haikou

(Encyclopedia) HaikouHaikouhīˈkōˈ [key] or HoihowHaikouhoiˈhouˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 364,700), Hainan island, capital of Hainan prov., China. A seaport on Hainan Strait, it is the largest city…

Narayanganj

(Encyclopedia) Narayanganj or NarayungunjNarayungunjboth: näräˈyəngənj [key], city (1991 pop. 296,000), E central Bangladesh, at the confluence of the Lakhya and Dhaleshwari rivers. It is the river…

Luleå

(Encyclopedia) LuleåLuleålüˈləōˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 42,730), capital of Norrbotten co., NE Sweden, a port on the Gulf of Bothnia at the mouth of the Luleälv River. Although its harbor is icebound…

Kearny

(Encyclopedia) KearnyKearnykärˈnē [key], town (1990 pop. 34,874), Hudson co., NE N.J.; inc. 1899. The town was formerly the site of textile mills that dated to the late 1800s and shipyards and dry…

Matanzas, city, Cuba

(Encyclopedia) Matanzas, city (1994 est. pop. 115,000), capital of Matanzas prov., W central Cuba. A port with a large, deep harbor, it exports sugar, fruits, and sisal. Industries in the city…