STUBBS, Henry Elbert, a Representative from California; born in Nampa, Coleman County, Tex., March 4, 1881; attended the public schools in Groesbeck, Tex., and Phillips University, Enid, Okla…
(Encyclopedia) Vikings, Scandinavian warriors who raided the coasts of Europe and the British Isles from the 9th cent. to the 11th cent. In their language, the word “viking” originally meant a…
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(Encyclopedia) Godwin, William, 1756–1836, English author and political philosopher. A minister in his youth, he was, however, plagued by religious doubts and gave up preaching in 1783 for a literary…
Senate Years of Service: 1831-1836; 1840-1853Party: Jacksonian; Anti-Jacksonian; WhigMANGUM, Willie Person, a Representative and a Senator from North Carolina; born in Orange (now Durham)…
Senate Years of Service: 1923-1933Party: RepublicanDALE, Porter Hinman, a Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Island Pond, Essex County, Vt., March 1, 1867; attended the public…
(Encyclopedia) Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824–81, Union general in the U.S. Civil War, b. Liberty, Ind. He saw brief service in the Mexican War and remained in the army until 1853, when he entered…
