actorBorn: 1/23/1944Birthplace: Breukelen, Netherlands Having spent much of the '70s honing his skill in European cinema, Hauer gained the coveted starring role in Grijpstra en de Gier (1979), a…
(Encyclopedia) Kelsey, HenryKelsey, Henrykĕlˈsē [key], c.1670–1729, English fur trader and explorer in Canada. He entered the service of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1684. He was sent (1689) inland to…
WOODWORTH, William W., a Representative from New York; born in New London, Conn., March 16, 1807; moved to Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y., in 1834; received a limited schooling; supervisor…
SUTHERLAND, Josiah, a Representative from New York; born in the township of Stanford, near the village of Stissing, Dutchess County, N.Y., June 12, 1804; attended the district school, and was…
SCUDDER, Isaac Williamson, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J., in 1816; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1838…
SIMPSON, Kenneth Farrand, a Representative from New York; born in New York City May 4, 1895; attended private schools in New York City and Hill School, Pottstown, Pa.; was graduated from Yale…
Senate Years of Service: 1844-1848Party: DemocratASHLEY, Chester, a Senator from Arkansas; born in Massachusetts, June 1, 1790; moved with his parents to Hudson, N.Y.; attended the common…
AUF DER HEIDE, Oscar Louis, a Representative from New Jersey; born in New York City, December 8, 1874; attended the public schools; moved with his parents to West New York, Hudson County, N.J…
PITCHER, Nathaniel, a Representative from New York; born in Litchfield, Conn., November 30, 1777; received a limited schooling; moved to Sandy Hill, N.Y.; supervisor 1804-1810; member of the…
(Encyclopedia) WeehawkenWeehawkenwēˈhôkən, wēhôˈkən [key], township (1990 pop. 12,385), Hudson co., NE N.J., on the Hudson River opposite New York City, with which it is connected by the Lincoln…
