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Abraham X. PARKER, Congress, NY (1831-1909)

PARKER, Abraham X., a Representative from New York; born in Granville, Addison County, Vt., November 14, 1831; attended the St. Lawrence Academy and the Albany (N.Y.) Law School; was admitted…

Seychelles Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 10/31/2022[source] Pres. Wavel Ramkalawan Vice Pres. Ahmed AFIF Min. for Defense, Legal Affairs, Information…

O. Henry

(Encyclopedia) O. Henry, pseud. of William Sydney Porter, 1862–1910, American short-story writer, b. Greensboro, N.C. He went to Texas in 1882 and worked at various jobs—as teller in an Austin bank (…

Grace, princess consort of Monaco

(Encyclopedia) Grace, 1929–82, princess consort of Monaco, b. Philadelphia as Grace Patricia Kelly. She acted on stage and television in New York, and made her film debut in 1951. Cool, blonde, and…

plebs

(Encyclopedia) plebsplebsplĕbz [key] or plebeiansplebeiansplĭbēˈənz [key] [Lat. plebs=people], general body of Roman citizens, as distinct from the patrician class. They lacked, at first, most of the…

Women CEOs

Profiles of leading female CEOs and business executives Meg Whitman, CEO of eBay, speaking at the Intershop Open Conference in 1999. Top Female CEOs Brenda Barnes Christina Gold…

Bertrand Hollis SNELL, Congress, NY (1870-1958)

SNELL, Bertrand Hollis, a Representative from New York; born in Colton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., December 9, 1870; attended the public schools; was graduated from the State normal school at…

Kim Stanley

(Patricia Beth Reid)actressBorn: 2/11/1925Birthplace: Tularosa, N.M. versatile actress who bewitched Broadway audiences as a tomboy in Picnic, a spent chanteuse in Bus Stop, and a young single…

Ellen Goodman

columnistBorn: 1941 Goodman graduated from Radcliffe College in 1963 and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University for the following year. She has been an associate editor and a columnist at the…

Peter Lawford

actorBorn: 9/7/1923Birthplace: London, England Lawford is best known for his many roles as leading man in MGM films of the 1940s and 1950s ( The White Cliffs of Dover, 1944; The Picture of Dorian…