Senate Years of Service: 1885-1891Party: DemocratPAYNE, Henry B., (grandfather of Frances P. Bolton and great-grandfather of Oliver Payne Bolton), a Representative and a Senator from Ohio;…
Empowering the National GovernmentThe Supreme CourtMarshall CourtMarshall Steps InTaking ControlEmpowering the National Government Now that Marshall had clearly established the Court's power…
(Encyclopedia) Macarthur, Mary Reid, 1880–1921, British labor organizer, b. Glasgow, Scotland. Working in her father's draper's shop, she became prominent in the shop assistants' union. As the…
(Encyclopedia) Maclay, WilliamMaclay, Williamməklāˈ [key], 1734–1804, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1789–91), b. Chester co., Pa. A lawyer and a provincial and state official before serving as…
(Encyclopedia) Mansel, Henry LonguevilleMansel, Henry Longuevillemănˈsəl [key], 1820–71, English philosopher and theologian. A disciple of Sir William Hamilton, he systematized his teacher's…
(Encyclopedia) Allen, William, 1704–80, American jurist, b. Philadelphia. He and his father-in-law, Andrew Hamilton, decided the choice of Philadelphia instead of Chester as provincial capital, and…
(Encyclopedia) Kadare, IsmailKadare, Ismailēsmäēlˈ kädärĕˈ [key], 1936–, Albanian novelist and poet, widely regarded as his country's most important contemporary writer, b. Gjirokastër, studied Univ…
Senate Years of Service: 1868-1873Party: RepublicanOSBORN, Thomas Ward, a Senator from Florida; born in Scotch Plains, Union County, N.J., March 9, 1833; moved to New York in 1842 with his…
POWELL, Adam Clayton, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in New Haven, Conn., November 29, 1908; attended the public schools of New York City; graduated from Colgate University,…
Senate Years of Service: 1889-1902Party: RepublicanMcMILLAN, James, a Senator from Michigan; born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, May 12, 1838; educated in the public schools of Hamilton; moved…
