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Edward Clayton EICHER, Congress, IA (1878-1944)

EICHER, Edward Clayton, a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm near Noble, Washington County, Iowa, December 16, 1878; attended the public schools, Washington (Iowa) Academy, and Morgan…

John Charles CHURCHILL, Congress, NY (1821-1905)

CHURCHILL, John Charles, a Representative from New York; born in Mooers, Clinton County, N.Y., January 17, 1821; attended the Burr Seminary, Manchester, Vt., and was graduated from Middlebury…

Luther PATRICK, Congress, AL (1894-1957)

PATRICK, Luther, a Representative from Alabama; born near Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., January 23, 1894; attended the public schools, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, and Purdue…

Malcolm Rice PATTERSON, Congress, TN (1861-1935)

PATTERSON, Malcolm Rice, (son of Josiah Patterson), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Somerville, Morgan County, Ala., June 7, 1861; attended the common schools; moved to Memphis, Tenn…

Winchester, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) WinchesterWinchesterwĭnˈchĕˌstər, wĭnˈchĭstər [key]. 1 Town (1990 pop. 11,524), Litchfield co., NW Conn., in the Litchfield Hills; settled 1732, inc. 1771. It includes Winsted (1990…

Carolina campaign

(Encyclopedia) Carolina campaign, 1780–81, of the American Revolution. After Sir Henry Clinton had captured Charleston, he returned to New York, leaving a British force under Cornwallis to…

book collecting

(Encyclopedia) book collecting, or bibliophily, the acquiring of books that are, or are expected to become, rare and that possess permanent interest in addition to their texts. Collecting has…

1994 CMA Awards

Entertainer of the YearVince GillSingle of the Year“I Swear,” John Michael MontgomeryAlbum of the YearCommon Thread: The Songs of the Eagles, John Anderson, Clint Black, Suzy Bogguss, Brooks &…