(Philip St. John Basil Rathbone)actorBorn: 6/13/1892Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa Rathbone was well established as a stage actor in London before moving to Hollywood in the late 1920s. He…
SHINN, William Norton, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Burlington County, N.J., October 24, 1782; attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; sheriff of Burlington…
WORCESTER, Samuel Thomas, a Representative from Ohio; born in Hollis, Hillsborough County, N.H., August 30, 1804; attended the common schools and was graduated from Harvard University in 1830…
Liz Olson Although in modern times Christmas is one of the most widely celebrated holidays in the world, it was not observed by early Christians. Christmas was added to the…
Senate Years of Service: 1870-1871Party: RepublicanREVELS, Hiram Rhodes, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., on September 27, 1827; attended Beech Grove…
NABERS, Benjamin Duke, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., November 7, 1812; attended the common schools; moved to Hickory Flat, Miss.; engaged as a…
(Encyclopedia) Southey, RobertSouthey, Robertsouˈᵺē, sŭᵺˈē [key], 1774–1843, English author. Primarily a poet, he was numbered among the so-called Lake poets. While at Oxford he formed (1794) a…
SAPP, William Robinson, (uncle of William F. Sapp), a Representative from Ohio; born at Cadiz, Ohio, March 4, 1804; moved to Knox County, where he attended the public schools; engaged in the…
BANKHEAD, Walter Will, (son of John Hollis Bankhead 2d, grandson of John Hollis Bankhead, and nephew of William Brockman Bankhead), a Representative from Alabama; born in Jasper, Walker County…
Senate Years of Service: 1845-1847Party: DemocratCHALMERS, Joseph Williams, (father of James Ronald Chalmers), a Senator from Mississippi; born in Halifax County, Va., 1807; studied law in the…
