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Liliuokalani Biography

Hawaiian queenBorn: 1838 Queen Liliuokalani was the last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii. She took the throne in 1891 following the death of her brother, King Kalakaua. She was a strong…

BROWN, John, Congress, MD (1815)

BROWN, John, a Representative from Maryland; birth date unknown; member of the State house of delegates, 1807-1808; elected as a Republican to the Eleventh and served until his resignation in…

Allyson Y. SCHWARTZ, Congress, PA (1948)

SCHWARTZ, Allyson Y., a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Queens, Queens County, N.Y., October 3, 1948; graduated from the Calhoun School, New York, N.Y., 1966; B.A., Simmons College,…

Anne Boleyn

(Encyclopedia) Anne Boleyn, queen of England: see Boleyn, Anne.

Catherine Howard

(Encyclopedia) Catherine Howard, queen of England: see Howard, Catherine.

Catherine Parr

(Encyclopedia) Catherine Parr, queen of England: see Parr, Catherine.

Stuart, Mary

(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, Mary: see Mary Queen of Scots.

Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Burghley or Burleigh, William Cecil, 1st BaronBurghley or Burleigh, William Cecil, 1st Baronboth: bûrˈlē [key], 1520–98, English statesman. He first rose to prominence during the…

Joseph Patrick ADDABBO, Congress, NY (1925-1986)

ADDABBO, Joseph Patrick, a Representative from New York; born in Ozone Park, Queens County, N.Y., March 17, 1925; attended Public School 59, Boys’ High School, Brooklyn, and City College of…