(Encyclopedia) Rosenberg, Isaac, 1890–1918, English poet, b. Bristol. He studied painting at the Slade School (1911–14) and had an exhibition of his work at the Whitechapel Gallery. Although he wrote…
(Encyclopedia) Sears, Isaac, c.1730–86, American Revolutionary leader, b. West Brewster, Mass. A merchant sea captain, Sears won a reputation as a daring privateer during the French and Indian War.…
(Encyclopedia) Barré, IsaacBarré, Isaacbârˈē [key], 1726–1802, British soldier and politician. He served under Gen. James Wolfe in the French and Indian Wars and was wounded at Quebec (1759).…
(Encyclopedia) Stern, Isaac, 1920–2001, American violinist, b. Kremenets, in what is now Ukraine. Brought to the United States as an infant, Stern began piano lessons at the age of six and violin…
(Encyclopedia) Backus, IsaacBackus, Isaacbăkˈəs [key], 1724–1806, American clergyman, leader among New England Baptists and a champion of religious freedom, b. Norwich, Conn. Converted in the Great…
(Encyclopedia) Paulson, Henry Merritt, Jr., 1946–, U.S. investment banker and government official, b. Palm Beach, Fla., grad. Harvard (M.B.A., 1970). After working as an assistant to the comptroller…
FORD, Leland Merritt, a Representative from California; born in Eureka, Eureka County, Nev., March 8, 1893; attended the public schools; also took various courses at the University of Arizona…
Senate Years of Service: 1862-1871Party: RepublicanHOWARD, Jacob Merritt, a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vt., July 10, 1805; attended the…
MERRITT, Edwin Albert, a Representative from New York; born in Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., July 25, 1860; attended the common schools; graduated from Potsdam Normal School in 1879…
MERRITT, Matthew Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in New York City April 2, 1895; attended the public and high schools; during the First World War served in 1918 as a sergeant in…
