(Encyclopedia) Beatty, David Beatty, 1st EarlBeatty, David Beatty, 1st Earlbēˈtē [key], 1871–1936, British admiral. He served with distinction in Egypt and Sudan (1896–98) and in the Boxer Uprising (…
O’CONNELL, David Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in New York City December 25, 1868; attended the public schools; employed in the publishing business in New York City, later becoming…
TRIGG, John Johns, (brother of Abram Trigg), a Representative from Virginia; born on his fatherâs estate near Old Liberty (now Bedford), Va., in 1748; received a liberal schooling; engaged…
WU, David, a Representative from Oregon; born in Taiwan, April 8, 1955; B.S., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1977; attended Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Mass.; J.D., Yale…
(Encyclopedia) Stuart, Gilbert, 1755–1828, American portrait painter, b. North Kingstown, R.I., best known for his portraits of George Washington. Having shown an early talent for drawing, he became…
(Encyclopedia) King, Charles Bird, 1785–1862, American portrait painter, b. Newport, R.I. He studied under Edward Savage and with Benjamin West in London. His work, executed in Washington, D.C.,…
writerBorn: 6/14/1941Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Wideman grew up in Homewood, a Black middle-class section of Pittsburgh that is the setting of one of his best-known works, The Homewood Trilogy (…
(Encyclopedia) Wakefield, family estate of George Washington, on the Potomac River, E Va.; part of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument (see National Parks and Monuments, tablenational…
ANDERSON, George Washington, a Representative from Missouri; born in Jefferson County, Tenn., May 22, 1832; attended the public schools; was graduated from Franklin College, Tennessee; moved…
