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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…

Bakewell, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Bakewell, Robert, 1725–95, English livestock breeder and agriculturist. He successfully bred livestock for meat rather than appearance, developing new breeds, which included the…

Bacon, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Robert, 1860–1919, American banker and government official, b. Jamaica Plain, Mass. He embarked upon a career in business and in 1894 accepted a partnership with J. P. Morgan…

Persons, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Persons or Parsons, RobertPersons or Parsons, Robertboth: pärˈsənz [key], 1546–1610, English Jesuit missionary. He left a fellowship at Balliol College, Oxford, and went to the…

Venturi, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Venturi, Robert, 1925–2018, American architect and architectural theorist, b. Philadelphia, grad. Princeton (B.A., 1947; M.F.A., 1950). An important and highly influential theorist,…

Lyle H. BOREN, Congress, OK (1909-1992)

BOREN, Lyle H., (father of David Lyle Boren and grandfather of Daniel Boren), a Representative from Oklahoma; born near Waxahachie, Ellis County, Tex., May 11, 1909; moved to Lawton, Okla., in…

Joseph H. BOTTUM, Congress, SD (1903-1984)

Senate Years of Service: 1962-1963Party: RepublicanBOTTUM, Joseph H., a Senator from South Dakota; born in Faulkton, Faulk County, S.Dak., August 7, 1903; attended the public schools of…

John H. BOWEN, Congress, TN (1780-1822)

BOWEN, John H., a Representative from Tennessee; born in Washington County, Va., in September 1780; attended the schools of Lexington, Ky.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…

William H. ZELIFF, Jr., Congress, NH (1936)

ZELIFF, William H., Jr., a Representative from New Hampshire; born in East Orange, Essex County, N.J., June 12, 1936; graduated from Milford High School, Millford, Conn. 1954; B.S., University…

Matthias H. NICHOLS, Congress, OH (1824-1862)

NICHOLS, Matthias H., a Representative from Ohio; born in Sharptown, Salem County, N.J., October 3, 1824; attended the common schools; learned the trade of a printer; moved to Ohio in 1842 and…