PERKINS, Bishop, a Representative from New York; born in Becket, Berkshire County, Mass., September 5, 1787; attended private school at East Granville, Mass., and was graduated from Williams…
McPHERSON, Isaac Vanbert, a Representative from Missouri; born near Rome, Douglas County, Mo., March 8, 1868; moved to Bradleyville, Taney County, Mo., with his parents; attended the graded…
HASKELL, Dudley Chase, (grandfather of Otis Halbert Holmes), a Representative from Kansas; born in Springfield, Windsor County, Vt., March 23, 1842; moved with his parents to Lawrence, Kans.,…
(Encyclopedia) Emigrant Aid Company, organization formed in 1854 to promote organized antislavery immigration to the Kansas territory from the Northeast. Eli Thayer conceived the plan as early as Feb…
(Encyclopedia) Forillon National ParkForillon National ParkfôˌrēyōNˈ [key], 92 sq mi (238 sq km), at the tip of Forillon Peninsula, SE Que., Canada, near Gaspé; est. 1970. On the Gulf of St. Lawrence…
(Encyclopedia) Bonaventure Island, 21&fslsh;2 mi (4 km) long and 3&fslsh;4 mi (1.2 km) wide, off E Que., Canada, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, c.3 mi (5 km) N of Perce Rock. It has the largest…
(Encyclopedia) AqabaAqabaäˈkäbä [key], town (1996 est. pop. 52,000), SW Jordan, at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba, on the border with Israel. It is the only Jordanian port with direct access to the…
(Encyclopedia) Murry, John Middleton, 1889–1957, English critic and editor. In 1919 he became editor of the Athenaeum and in 1923 founded his own review, the Adelphi, with which he was associated…
