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Nathaniel CHIPMAN, Congress, VT (1752-1843)

Senate Years of Service: 1797-1803Party: FederalistCHIPMAN, Nathaniel, (brother of Daniel Chipman and grandfather of John Logan Chipman), a Senator from Vermont; born in Salisbury, Conn.,…

DAVIS, John, Congress, MA (1787-1854)

Senate Years of Service: 1835-1841; 1845-1853 Party: Anti-Jacksonian; Whig DAVIS, John, (father of Horace Davis, great-great grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.), a Representative and a…

Patrick HENRY, Congress, VA (1736-1799)

HENRY, Patrick, (grandfather of William Henry Roane, cousin of Isaac Coles, and great-great-great-grandfather of Robert Lee Henry), a Delegate from Virginia; born in Studley, Hanover County,…

Lehmann, Lilli

(Encyclopedia) Lehmann, LilliLehmann, Lillilāˈmän [key], 1848–1929, German operatic soprano. She made her debut in 1865 in Prague and in 1870 joined the Royal Opera, Berlin. Her stature as one of the…

Marley, Bob

(Encyclopedia) Marley, Bob (Robert Nesta Marley), 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, and guitarist. As a member of the Wailers, a reggae band…

Marsden, Gerry

(Encyclopedia) Marsden, Gerry, 1942-2021, British pop singer and bandleader, b. Liverpool, England. Marsden was the leader of ‘60s British Invasion…

koto

(Encyclopedia) kotokotokōˈtō [key], a Japanese string instrument related in structure to the zither. It consists of an elongated rectangular wooden body, strung lengthwise with 7 to 13 silk strings.…

Herbert, Victor

(Encyclopedia) Herbert, Victor, 1859–1924, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor, studied at the Stuttgart Conservatory. In 1886 the Metropolitan Opera Company engaged his wife, Therese…

Gilberto, João

(Encyclopedia) Gilberto, João (João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira), 1931–2019, Brazilian guitarist, singer, and songwriter. With Carlos Jobim and others, he created the cool, sophisticated…

Chevalier, Maurice

(Encyclopedia) Chevalier, MauriceChevalier, Mauriceshəvălˈyā, Fr. mōrēsˈ shəvälyāˈ [key], 1888–1972, French singer and film actor. He made his debut in 1900 singing and dancing at the Casino de…