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Samuel Newell BELL, Congress, NH (1829-1889)

BELL, Samuel Newell, (grandson of Samuel Bell and nephew of James Bell), a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., March 25, 1829; attended school in…

George Gilman FOGG, Congress, NH (1813-1881)

Senate Years of Service: 1866-1867Party: RepublicanFOGG, George Gilman, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Meredith Center, Belknap County, N.H., May 26, 1813; pursued classical studies and…

Paulette Goddard

(Marion Goddard Levy)actress, philanthropistBorn: 6/3/1910Birthplace: Queens, New York Brisk, attractive, chestnut-haired film star who started out as a child model for various New York City…

Bulwer-Lytton, Edward Robert, 1st earl of Lytton

(Encyclopedia) Bulwer-Lytton, Edward Robert, 1st earl of Lytton, pseud. Owen Meredith, 1831–91, English diplomat and poet; son of the novelist, Bulwer-Lytton. He was in the diplomatic service from…

State Department Notes on Guinea-Bissau

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy U.S.-Guinea-Bissau Relations PEOPLEThe rivers of Guinea and the islands of Cape Verde were…

David Shepherd GARLAND, Congress, VA (1769-1841)

GARLAND, David Shepherd, a Representative from Virginia; born near New Glasgow (now Clifford), Amherst County, Va., September 27, 1769; pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to…

Richard SWETT, Congress, NH (1957)

SWETT, Richard, (son-in-law of Thomas Peter Lantos), a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., May 1, 1957; attended public schools in Meredith and…

Daniel Eton SOMES, Congress, ME (1815-1888)

SOMES, Daniel Eton, a Representative from Maine; born in Meredith (now Laconia), N.H., May 20, 1815; received an academic education; moved to Biddeford, Maine, in 1846; established the Eastern…