Senate Years of Service: 1891-1897Party: DemocratPALMER, John McAuley, a Senator from Illinois; born at Eagle Creek, Scott County, Ky., September 13, 1817; moved with his family to Madison…
This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 112th Congress, which began in 2011. There are 80 women in the House of Representatives and 17 women in the Senate. State…
(Encyclopedia) Fantin-Latour, Ignace Henri Jean ThéodoreFantin-Latour, Ignace Henri Jean Théodoreēgnäsˈ äNrēˈ zhäNˈ tēōdôrˈ fäNtăNˈ-lät&oomacr;rˈ [key], 1836–1904, French painter and lithographer…
Senate Years of Service: 1865-1875; 1887-1905Party: Republican; Republican; Silver; RepublicanSTEWART, William Morris, a Senator from Nevada; born in Galen, near Lyons, Wayne County, N.Y.,…
Here are the best-selling children's books of all time (through the end of 2000), with author and year of initial publication, compiled by Publishers Weekly. OP means the book is no longer in print.…
(Encyclopedia) Mandeville, Sir John, 14th-century English author of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville. Originally written in Norman French, the work became enormously popular and was translated into…
(Encyclopedia) Machault d'Arnouville, Jean Baptiste deMachault d'Arnouville, Jean Baptiste dezhäN bätēstˈ də mäshōˈ därn&oomacr;vēlˈ [key], 1701–94, French statesman. He held a succession of…
(Encyclopedia) Maurepas, Jean Frédéric Phélippeaux, comte deMaurepas, Jean Frédéric Phélippeaux, comte dezhäN frādārēkˈ fālēpōˈ kôNt də môrəpäˈ [key], 1701–81, French statesman. He succeeded his…
(Encyclopedia) Roland de la Platière, Jean MarieRoland de la Platière, Jean MariezhäN märēˈ rôläNˈ də lä plätyĕrˈ [key], 1734–93, French revolutionary. An inspector general of commerce at Rouen and…
