(Encyclopedia) Sydney, city (2016 pop. 208,374, Greater Sydney 2016 pop. 4,823,991), capital of New South Wales, SE Australia, surrounding Port Jackson inlet on the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is Australia…
(Encyclopedia) Blair, Francis Preston, 1791–1876, American journalist and politician, b. Abingdon, Va. Through the Frankfort, Ky., journal Argus of Western America, which he edited with Amos Kendall…
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BLAIR, Austin, a Representative from Michigan; born in Caroline, Tompkins County, N.Y., February 8, 1818; attended the common schools, Cazenovia Seminary, and Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y.;…
Senate Years of Service: 1967-1978Party: RepublicanHANSEN, Clifford Peter, a Senator from Wyoming; born in Zenith, Teton (then Lincoln) County, Wyo., October 16, 1912; attended the public…
First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Jamie Rubin, 16, Canterbury School, Fort Myers, Fla., for his project identifying small molecules that can be used in treatment for Candida albicans yeast…
Senate Years of Service: 1845-1851; 1855-1861Party: Democrat; DemocratYULEE, David Levy, a Delegate and a Senator from Florida; born David Levy in St. Thomas, West Indies, June 12, 1810; at…
MURRAY, Thomas Jefferson, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Jackson, Madison County, Tenn., August 1, 1894; attended the public high schools; graduated from Union University, Jackson,…
HOOKER, Charles Edward, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Union, Union County, S.C., in 1825; raised in Laurens District, S.C.; attended the common schools, and was graduated from the…
