SMITH, Howard Worth, a Representative from Virginia; born in Broad Run, Fauquier County Va., February 2, 1883; attended the public schools; was graduated from Bethel Military Academy,…
DOTY, James Duane, (cousin of Morgan Lewis Martin), a Delegate and a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., November 5, 1799; attended the common schools;…
FELTON, William Harrell, (husband of Rebecca Latimer Felton), a Representative from Georgia; born near Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga., June 19, 1823; attended the common and primary schools…
Senate Years of Service: 1925-1931Party: RepublicanPINE, William Bliss, a Senator from Oklahoma; born in Bluffs, Scott County, Ill., December 30, 1877; attended the public schools; taught…
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(Encyclopedia) Matute, Ana MaríaMatute, Ana Maríaäˈnä märēˈä mät&oomacr;ˈtā [key], 1926–2014, Spanish novelist, b. Barcelona. Much of her fiction, which has been translated into more than 20…
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(Encyclopedia) Jacobean styleJacobean stylejăkˌəbēˈən [key], an early phase of English Renaissance architecture and decoration. It formed a transition between the Elizabethan and the pure Renaissance…
(Encyclopedia) Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th earl ofDerby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th earl ofdärˈbē [key], 1799–1869, British statesman. Although a Whig, he…
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