Search

Search results

Displaying 81 - 90

William Shakespeare

His life, plays, and poetry   William Shakespeare   All About Shakespeare William Shakespeare (Encyclopedia) About His Life About the Plays About the Poetry Critical Opinion…

William WILLIAMS, Congress, NY (1815-1876)

WILLIAMS, William, a Representative from New York; born in Bolton, Conn., September 6, 1815; received a common-school education; clerk in a bank in Windham, Conn.; moved to Sandusky, Ohio, in…

WILLIAMS, William, Congress, CT (1731-1811)

WILLIAMS, William, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Lebanon, Conn., March 29, 1731; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Harvard College in 1751; studied theology for a year;…

WILLIAMS, William, Congress, NY (1815-1876)

WILLIAMS, William, a Representative from New York; born in Bolton, Conn., September 6, 1815; received a common-school education; clerk in a bank in Windham, Conn.; moved to Sandusky, Ohio, in…

William Elza WILLIAMS, Congress, IL (1857-1921)

WILLIAMS, William Elza, a Representative from Illinois; born near Detroit, Pike County, Ill., May 5, 1857; attended the public schools and Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill.; studied law;…

William Robert WILLIAMS, Congress, NY (1884-1972)

WILLIAMS, William Robert, a Representative from New York; born in Brookfield, Madison County, N.Y., August 11, 1884; moved to Cassville, Oneida County, N.Y., with his parents in 1891; attended…

Barnardo, Thomas John

(Encyclopedia) Barnardo, Thomas JohnBarnardo, Thomas Johnbərnärˈdō [key], 1845–1905, British social reformer. Pioneering in the care of destitute children, he founded (1867) in London the East End…

Hopkins, Mark, American educator

(Encyclopedia) Hopkins, Mark, 1802–87, American educator, b. Stockbridge, Mass., grad. Williams, 1824, and Berkshire Medical School, 1829. After a few months of medical practice he returned (1830) to…