(Encyclopedia) Barrow, Dean Oliver, 1951–, Belizean political leader, prime minister of Belize (2008–20). A lawyer and member of the United Democratic party (UDP), he served in the Belize House of…
(Encyclopedia) Plunket orPlunkett, Saint Oliver, 1629–81, Irish Roman Catholic churchman and martyr, b. Co. Meath. He was educated at Rome and named Roman Catholic archbishop of Armagh and primate of…
(Encyclopedia) Sacks, Oliver Wolf, 1933–2015, British neurologist and author, b. London, educated at Queen's College, Oxford. In 1960 he moved to the United States, where he continued his medical…
(Encyclopedia) St. John, OliverSt. John, Oliversĭnˈjən [key], 1598?–1673, English politician. He married (1638) a cousin of Oliver Cromwell. In 1637–38 he was, by his brilliant defense of John…
(Encyclopedia) Baker, Oliver Edwin, 1883–1949, American economic geographer, grad. Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio. He studied forestry at Yale and agriculture and economics at the Univ. of…
(Encyclopedia) Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785–1819, American naval officer, b. South Kingstown, R.I.; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry. Appointed a midshipman in 1799, he served in the Tripolitan War,…
NORTON, Eleanor Holmes, a Delegate from the District of Columbia; born in Washington, D.C., June 13, 1937; attended public schools; B.A., Antioch College of Antioch University, Yellow Springs…
Muhammad Ali Timeline The ups and downs of the champ's career by Mike Morrison 1942 Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., on Jan. 17, in Louisville, Ky., to Odessa and Cassius, Sr. (a sign…
Senate Years of Service: 1855-1861Party: DemocratIVERSON, Alfred, Sr., a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Liberty County, Ga., December 3, 1798; attended private schools and…
Senate Years of Service: 1859-1871Party: DemocratSAULSBURY, Willard, Sr., (brother of Eli Saulsbury, father of Willard Saulsbury, Jr.), a Senator from Delaware; born in Mispillion Hundred,…
