HENRY, Patrick, (grandfather of William Henry Roane, cousin of Isaac Coles, and great-great-great-grandfather of Robert Lee Henry), a Delegate from Virginia; born in Studley, Hanover County,…
Senate Years of Service: 1796-1797; 1815-1821Party: Federalist; FederalistTICHENOR, Isaac, a Senator from Vermont; born in Newark, N.J., February 8, 1754; completed preparatory studies;…
STEVENS, Isaac Ingalls, (cousin of Charles Abbot Stevens and Moses Tyler Stevens), a Delegate from the Territory of Washington; born in North Andover (then a part of Andover), Essex County,…
LEGARÉ, Hugh Swinton, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., January 2, 1797; attended Charleston College and the school of Rev. Moses Waddell at Abbeville; was…
(Encyclopedia) LevitesLeviteslēˈvīts [key], a religious caste among the ancient Hebrews, descended from Jacob's son Levi and figuring prominently in the Bible. There were three divisions of Levites—…
(Encyclopedia) scribescribeskrīb [key], Jewish scholar and teacher (called in Hebrew, Soferim) of law as based upon the Old Testament and accumulated traditions. The work of the scribes laid the…
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Nicholas, 1769–1841, American manufacturer and philanthropist, b. Providence, R.I., grad. Rhode Island College (renamed Brown Univ. in 1804 for him), 1786. He extended the…
(Encyclopedia) Abravanel or Abarbanel, Judah, c.1460–c.1523, Jewish philosopher, physician, and poet, son of Isaac Abravanel, b. Lisbon; he is also known as Leone Ebreo. He fled (1483) from Portugal…
