ROSE, Robert Lawson, (son of Robert Selden Rose and son-in-law of Nathaniel Allen), a Representative from New York; born in Geneva, N.Y., October 12, 1804; received a limited schooling; moved…
(Encyclopedia) Terbrugghen, HendrickTerbrugghen, Hendrickhĕnˈdrĭk tĕrbr&oobreve;gˈhən [key], 1588–1629, Dutch painter, a leading member of the Utrecht school. He was a pupil of the history…
(Encyclopedia) RoscommonRoscommonrŏskŏmˈən [key], county (1991 pop. 51,876), 951 sq mi (2,463 sq km), central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Roscommon. A part of the central plain of Ireland…
(Encyclopedia) Pearson, Drew, 1897–1969, American journalist and radio commentator, b. Evanston, Ill. He traveled around the world as a correspondent before joining the Baltimore Sun in 1926. Pearson…
actor Born: 8/11/1902Birthplace: San Francisco, California Lloyd Nolan was most famous for his role as the curmudgeonly Doctor Morton Chegley in the Diahann Carroll situation comedy Julia (1968–71…
KRUSE, Edward H., a Representative from Indiana; born in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., October 22, 1918; graduated from Southside High School, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1936; graduated from the…
JONES, Robert Franklin, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cairo, Allen County, Ohio, June 25, 1907; attended the village school in Cairo, Ohio; was graduated from the Lima Central High…
COTTMAN, Joseph Stewart, a Representative from Maryland; born near Allen, Somerset (now Wicomico) County, Md., August 16, 1803; completed preparatory studies; attended Princeton College in…
ADAMS, Samuel, (uncle of Joseph Allen; granduncle of Charles Allen; cousin of John Adams), a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., September 27, 1722; graduated from Harvard…
GILLIE, George W., a Representative from Indiana; born in Berwickshire, Scotland, August 15, 1880; moved to the United States with his parents, who settled in Kankakee, Ill., in 1882 and in…