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William Matthew MERRICK, Congress, MD (1818-1889)

MERRICK, William Matthew, (son of William Duhurst Merrick), a Representative from Maryland; born near Faulkner, Charles County, Md., September 1, 1818; was graduated from Georgetown University…

Matthew Joseph MERRITT, Congress, NY (1895-1946)

MERRITT, Matthew Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in New York City April 2, 1895; attended the public and high schools; during the First World War served in 1918 as a sergeant in…

Petrie, Sir William Matthew Flinders

(Encyclopedia) Petrie, Sir William Matthew FlindersPetrie, Sir William Matthew Flinderspēˈtrē [key], 1853–1942, English archaeologist, a noted Egyptologist. He excavated ancient remains in Britain (…

Synoptic Gospels

(Encyclopedia) Synoptic GospelsSynoptic Gospelssĭnŏpˈtĭk [key] [Gr. synopsis=view together], the first three Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), considered as a unit. They bear greater similarity to…

O'Neill, Shane

(Encyclopedia) O'Neill, Shane, 1530?–1567, Irish chieftain. The eldest son of Con O'Neill, 1st earl of Tyrone, he carried on a bitter feud with his father after Con accepted Henry VIII's nomination…