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Pueyrredón, Juan Martín de

(Encyclopedia) Pueyrredón, Juan Martín dePueyrredón, Juan Martín dehwän märtēnˈ dā pwāĭrādōnˈ [key], 1776–1850, Argentine general, supreme director of the United Provinces of La Plata (1816–19). In…

Shee, Sir Martin Archer

(Encyclopedia) Shee, Sir Martin Archer, 1769–1850, British portrait painter and writer, b. Dublin; pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds. He attained popularity in court and theatrical circles and executed…

San Martín, José de

(Encyclopedia) San Martín, José deSan Martín, José dehōsāˈ ᵺā sän märtēnˈ [key], 1778–1850, South American revolutionist, b. Yapeyú, in present-day Argentina. After service with the Spanish army in…

Martin GORSKI, Congress, IL (1886-1949)

GORSKI, Martin, a Representative from Illinois; born in Poland, October 30, 1886; immigrated in 1889 to the United States with his parents, who settled in Chicago, Ill.; attended the public…

Martin GROVER, Congress, NY (1811-1875)

GROVER, Martin, a Representative from New York; born in Hartwick, Otsego County, N.Y., October 20, 1811; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…

Martin BEATY, Congress, KY (1784-1856)

BEATY, Martin, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Abingdon, Va., on October 8, 1784; iron furnace operator; salt manufacturer; rancher; farmer; member of the Kentucky state senate, 1824-…

Martin CHITTENDEN, Congress, VT (1763-1840)

CHITTENDEN, Martin, a Representative from Vermont; born in Salisbury, Conn., March 12, 1763; moved with his parents to Williston, Vt., in 1776; attended Mares School, and was graduated from…

Alexander MARTIN, Congress, NC (1740-1807)

Senate Years of Service: 1793-1795; 1795-1799Party: Anti-Administration; RepublicanMARTIN, Alexander, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Hunterdon County, N.J., in 1740; attended the…

Augustus Newton MARTIN, Congress, IN (1847-1901)

MARTIN, Augustus Newton, a Representative from Indiana; born near Whitestown, Butler County, Pa., March 23, 1847; attended the common schools and Witherspoon Institute, Butler, Pa., and was…

Barclay MARTIN, Congress, TN (1802-1890)

MARTIN, Barclay, (uncle of Lewis Tillman), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Edgefield District, S.C., December 17, 1802; moved to Bourbon County, Ky., with his parents in 1804 and to…