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Robert WILLIAMS, Congress, NC

WILLIAMS, Robert, (brother of John Williams, of Tennessee, and Lewis Williams and Marmaduke Williams), a Representative from North Carolina; possibly born in 1768 or 1773; two prominent men…

Langdon, John

(Encyclopedia) Langdon, John, 1741–1819, American political leader, b. Portsmouth, N.H. A prosperous merchant, Langdon was active in pre-Revolutionary activities. In 1775 he became a delegate to the…

Frothingham, Octavius Brooks

(Encyclopedia) Frothingham, Octavius BrooksFrothingham, Octavius Brooksfrŏᵺˈĭnghəm [key], 1822–95, American clergyman and writer, b. Boston. While a Unitarian minister in Salem (1847–55) he came…

Best-Selling Books, 2006

Source: Publishers Weekly. Hardcover Fiction For One More Day, Mitch Albom Cross, James Patterson Dear John, Nicholas Sparks…

Eric Clapton

(Eric Clapp)blues-rock singer, guitarist, composerBorn: 3/30/1945Birthplace: Ripley, England Grammy Award-winning blues-rock singer, guitarist and composer whose virtuosic guitar skills caused…

Clive, Robert, Baron Clive of Plassey

(Encyclopedia) Clive, Robert, Baron Clive of PlasseyClive, Robert, Baron Clive of Plasseyplăsˈē [key], 1725–74, British soldier and statesman. He went to India in 1743 as a clerk for the British East…

Morris, Robert, 1734–1806, American merchant

(Encyclopedia) Morris, Robert, 1734–1806, American merchant, known as the “financier of the American Revolution,” and signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Liverpool, England. Morris…

House of Representatives, 111th Congress

Below is the composition of the 111th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2008 midterm elections. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district…