(Encyclopedia) Bilderdijk, WillemBilderdijk, Willemwĭlˈəm bĭlˈdərdīk [key], 1756–1831, Dutch poet. He tutored Louis Bonaparte in Dutch and later conducted a small private college at Leiden, where his…
(Encyclopedia) Philip of SwabiaPhilip of Swabiaswāˈbēə [key], 1176?–1208, German king (1198–1208), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. After the death (1197) of his brother, German King and Holy…
Senate Years of Service: 1870-1875Party: RepublicanLEWIS, John Francis, a Senator from Virginia; born in Lynnwood, Rockingham County, Va., March 1, 1818; attended an old field school; engaged…
McCRARY, George Washington, a Representative from Iowa; born near Evansville, Vanderburg County, Ind., August 29, 1835; moved to the Territory of Iowa in 1836 with his parents, who settled in…
DANIEL, Wilbur Clarence (Dan), a Representative from Virginia; born in Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Va., May 12, 1914; grew up on a tobacco farm in Mecklenburg County, Va.; educated in…
SMITH, George Luke, a Representative from Louisiana; born in New Boston, Hillsboro County, N.H., December 11, 1837; completed preparatory studies and attended Union College, Schenectady, N.Y…
HANNAFORD, Mark Warren, a Representative from California; born in Woodrow, Lincoln County, Colo., February 7, 1925; attended public schools in Anderson, Ind.; B.A., Ball State University,…
KEIGHTLEY, Edwin William, a Representative from Michigan; born on a farm near Scott, Lagrange County, Ind., August 7, 1843; attended the common schools, Lagrange Academy, and Valparaiso…
FRENCH, Ezra Bartlett, a Representative from Maine; born in Landaff, Grafton County, N.H., September 23, 1810; attended the common schools and pursued an academic course; studied law in Bath,…
Senate Years of Service: 1836-1837 Party: Jacksonian PAGE, John, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H., May 21, 1787; attended the public schools; engaged in…
