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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…

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William KENT, Congress, CA (1864-1928)

KENT, William, a Representative from California; born in Chicago, Ill., March 29, 1864; moved to California in 1871 with his parents, who settled in Marin County; attended private schools in…

William Harrell FELTON, Congress, GA (1823-1909)

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…

Sydney Pollack

producer, director, actorBorn: 7/1/1934Birthplace: Lafayette, Indiana A director of TV series including Ben Casey (1961) and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), Pollack has risen to distinction as a…

Newell SANDERS, Congress, TN (1850-1939)

Senate Years of Service: 1912-1913Party: RepublicanSANDERS, Newell, a Senator from Tennessee; born on a farm near Bloomington, Owen County, Ind., July 12, 1850; attended the rural schools;…

Ely, Richard Theodore

(Encyclopedia) Ely, Richard TheodoreEly, Richard Theodoreēˈlē [key], 1854–1943, American economist, b. Ripley, N.Y., grad. Columbia, 1876, Ph.D. Heidelberg, 1879. He taught at Johns Hopkins (1881–92…

Jude Law

actorBorn: 12/29/1972Birthplace: London, England Beguiling British actor who has played the bad boy in several films, Law's performance is often considered the best part of his early films, which…