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John Ehrlichman

former government official, authorBorn: 3/20/1925Birthplace: Tacoma, Wash. President Nixon's domestic affairs advisor (1969–73) who was one of several White House officials imprisoned for…

John Glenn

The Right StuffPioneer John Glenn Returns to Space by Michael Morrison Is there anything John Glenn can't do? College graduate, distinguished war hero, the first American to orbit the earth,…

John Johns TRIGG, Congress, VA (1748-1804)

TRIGG, John Johns, (brother of Abram Trigg), a Representative from Virginia; born on his father’s estate near Old Liberty (now Bedford), Va., in 1748; received a liberal schooling; engaged…

Diefenbaker, John George

(Encyclopedia) Diefenbaker, John GeorgeDiefenbaker, John Georgedēˈfənbāˌkər [key], 1895–1979, Canadian political leader. Elected to Parliament (1940), he succeeded George Drew as leader of the…

Dillon, John Forrest

(Encyclopedia) Dillon, John Forrest, 1831–1914, American jurist, b. Montgomery co., N.Y., M.D. State Univ. of Iowa, 1850. He abandoned medical practice early in his career and was admitted to the…

Dyson, Freeman John

(Encyclopedia) Dyson, Freeman JohnDyson, Freeman Johndīˈsən [key], 1923–2020, British-American theoretical physicist and mathematician, studied Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A., 1945) and Cornell. He…

Eaton, John Henry

(Encyclopedia) Eaton, John Henry, 1790–1856, U.S. Senator (1818–29) and Secretary of War (1829–31), b. Halifax co., N.C. After being admitted to the bar, he practiced in Franklin, Tenn., and married…

Edwards, John Reid

(Encyclopedia) Edwards, John Reid (Johnny Reid Edwards), 1953–, U.S. politician, b. Seneca, S.C., grad. North Carolina State Univ. (B.A., 1974), Univ. of North Carolina (J.D., 1977). The son of a…

DeLorean, John Zachary

(Encyclopedia) DeLorean, John Zachary, 1925–2005, American automobile executive and entrepeneur, b. Detroit. Son of a Ford Motor Co. worker, he attended the Lawrence Institute of Technology (B.S.…

Denham, Sir John

(Encyclopedia) Denham, Sir JohnDenham, Sir Johndĕnˈəm [key], 1615–69, English poet and dramatist. His fame rests largely on two works: Cooper's Hill (1642), a topographical poem, combining…