CHASE, Samuel, a Delegate from Maryland; born in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md., April 17, 1741; was tutored privately and pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar…
SMITH, William Loughton, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., in 1758; attended preparatory schools in England 1770-1774; studied law in the Middle Temple at London…
CAMPBELL, Robert Blair, (brother of John Campbell of South Carolina), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Marlboro County, S.C., birth date unknown; educated by a private tutor;…
PINCKNEY, Thomas, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., October 23, 1750; attended Westminster School, Oxford, England, and was graduated from Oxford University,…
REED, Eugene Elliott, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Manchester, N.H., April 23, 1866; attended the public schools and received instruction from private tutors; studied law;…
SECREST, Robert Thompson, a Representative from Ohio; born on a farm near Senecaville, Noble County, Ohio, January 22, 1904; attended the public schools; graduated from Muskingum College, New…
(Encyclopedia) Massachusetts Bay Company, English chartered company that established the Massachusetts Bay colony in New England. Organized (1628) as the New England Company, it took over the…
(Encyclopedia) Morton, Thomas, fl. 1622–47, English trader and adventurer in New England. He visited New England in 1622 and returned in 1625 with Captain Wollaston, who founded a settlement at Mt.…
(Encyclopedia) Stephen, 1097?–1154, king of England (1135–54). The son of Stephen, count of Blois and Chartres, and Adela, daughter of William I of England, he was brought up by his uncle, Henry I of…
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