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WILSON, Ephraim King, Congress, MD (1771-1834)

WILSON, Ephraim King, (father of Ephraim King Wilson [1821-1891]), a Representative from Maryland; born near Snow Hill, Somerset (now Worcester) County, Md., September 15, 1771; received…

James King GIBSON, Congress, VA (1812-1879)

GIBSON, James King, a Representative from Virginia; born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., February 18, 1812; attended the common schools; moved to Huntsville, Limestone County, Ala., in…

Morris King UDALL, Congress, AZ (1922-1998)

UDALL, Morris King, (brother of Stewart Lee Udall; father of Mark Udall; uncle of Thomas Udall; cousin of Gordon H. Smith), a Representative from Arizona; born in St. Johns, Apache County,…

John King LUTTRELL, Congress, CA (1831-1893)

LUTTRELL, John King, a Representative from California; born near Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., June 27, 1831; attended the common schools; moved with his parents to a farm in Alabama in 1844…

Rufus King POLK, Congress, PA (1866-1902)

POLK, Rufus King, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Columbia, Maury County, Tenn., August 23, 1866; attended Webb’s Academy, Culleoka, Tenn.; was graduated from Lehigh University,…

Oldest U.S. City

The Question: What is the oldest city in the United States? The Answer: St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest continuously settled city (by…

Isabella II

(Encyclopedia) Isabella II, 1830–1904, queen of Spain (1833–68), daughter of Ferdinand VII and of Maria Christina. Her uncle, Don Carlos, contested her succession under the Salic law, and thus the…

San Juan, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) San JuanSan Juansăn wän [key], river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, rising in the San Juan Mts., SW Colo., and flowing generally W through N.Mex. and Utah to Lake Powell on the Colorado…