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Baldwin, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Baldwin, Robert, 1804–58, Canadian statesman, leader of the movement for representative government in Canada, b. York (now Toronto), Ont. His father, William Warren Baldwin (1775–1844…

Owen, Robert Dale

(Encyclopedia) Owen, Robert Dale, 1801–77, American social reformer, b. Scotland; son of Robert Owen. He studied at his father's New Lanark school and in Switzerland. In 1825 he went to New Harmony,…

Robert MORRIS, Congress, PA (1734-1806)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1795Party: Pro-AdministrationMORRIS, Robert, (father of Thomas Morris [1771-1849]), a Delegate and a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Liverpool, England,…

Browning, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Browning, Robert, 1812–89, English poet. His remarkably broad and sound education was primarily the work of his artistic and scholarly parents—in particular his father, a London bank…

Robert Dale OWEN, Congress, IN (1801-1877)

OWEN, Robert Dale, a Representative from Indiana; born in Glasgow, Scotland, November 7, 1801; studied under private teachers and attended the Emanuel von Fellenberg School at Hofwyl, near…

Woods, Robert Archey

(Encyclopedia) Woods, Robert Archey, 1865–1925, American social worker, b. Pittsburgh, grad. Amherst, 1886. After six months at Toynbee Hall, London, he helped found (1891) the South End House,…

Robert Henry CLANCY, Congress, MI (1882-1962)

CLANCY, Robert Henry, a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Mich., March 14, 1882; attended the public schools; was graduated from the literary department of the University of…

Robert Davis CAREY, Congress, WY (1878-1937)

Senate Years of Service: 1930-1937Party: RepublicanCAREY, Robert Davis, (son of Joseph Maull Carey), a Senator from Wyoming; born in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., August 12, 1878; attended…

Robert Raymond BARRY, Congress, NY (1915-1988)

BARRY, Robert Raymond, a Representative from New York; born in Omaha, Nebr., May 15, 1915; received early education in the public schools of Evanston, Ill.; attended Hamilton College, Clinton…

Robert Johns BULKLEY, Congress, OH (1880-1965)

Senate Years of Service: 1930-1939Party: DemocratBULKLEY, Robert Johns, a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 8, 1880; attended the…