(Encyclopedia) CondéCondékôNdāˈ [key], family name of a cadet branch of the French royal house of Bourbon. The name was first borne by Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé, 1530–69, Protestant leader…
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Aníbal Acevedo-Vila, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Joe Baca, U.S. congressman Herman Badillo, U.S. congressman Joan Baez, folk singer and activist…
CONNOR, Henry William, a Representative from North Carolina; born near Amelia Court House, Prince George County, Va., August 5, 1793; was graduated from South Carolina College (now the…
(Encyclopedia) Hazard, PaulHazard, Paulpôl äzärˈ [key], 1878–1944, French scholar. He began his teaching at the Univ. of Lyons in 1910. After World War I he taught at the Sorbonne and in 1925 was…
early French colonial settler, businesswomanBorn: ?Birthplace: ? Although very little is known about Outelas, particularly her childhood, it is evident from a handful of surviving records that she…
Susannahsurvivor of the AlamoBorn: circa 1814Birthplace: possibly Williamson County, Tenn. Dickinson grew up poor and illiterate. When she was 15, she married Almaron Dickinson, a blacksmith. The…
ENGLISH, William Eastin, (son of William Hayden English), a Representative from Indiana; born at âEnglishton Park,â near Lexington, Scott County, Ind., November 3, 1850; moved to…
Senate Years of Service: 1859-1861Party: DemocratLANE, Joseph, (father of La Fayette Lane and grandfather of Harry Lane), a Delegate and a Senator from Oregon; born in Buncombe County, N.C.,…
KNOLLENBERG, Joseph, a Representative from Michigan; born in Mattoon, Coles County, Ill., November 28, 1933; attended public schools; B.S., Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Ill., 1955…
Senate Years of Service: 1898-1903Party: RepublicanSIMON, Joseph, a Senator from Oregon; born in Bechtheim, Germany, February 7, 1851; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who…
