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Waller TAYLOR, Congress, IN (1786-1826)

Senate Years of Service: 1816-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanTAYLOR, Waller, a Senator from Indiana; born in Lunenburg County, Va., before 1786; attended the common…

John LOCKE, Congress, MA (1764-1855)

LOCKE, John, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Mass., February 14, 1764; attended Andover Academy and Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.; taught school;…

Henry Williams DWIGHT, Congress, MA (1788-1845)

DWIGHT, Henry Williams, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Stockbridge, Mass., February 26, 1788; attended Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.; studied law; was admitted to the…

John Fabyan PARROTT, Congress, NH (1767-1836)

Senate Years of Service: 1819-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanPARROTT, John Fabyan, a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Portsmouth, N.H., August 8…

John SLOANE, Congress, OH (1779-1856)

SLOANE, John, a Representative from Ohio; born in York, Pa., in 1779; moved to Ohio in early youth; completed preparatory studies; member of the state house of representatives 1803-1805 and in…

Alabama claims

(Encyclopedia) Alabama claims, claims made by the U.S. government against Great Britain for the damage inflicted on Northern merchant ships during the American Civil War by the Alabama and other…

Gregory, Lady Augusta

(Encyclopedia) Gregory, Lady Augusta (Isabella Augusta Persse), 1859–1932, Irish dramatist. Though she did not begin her writing career until middle-age, Lady Gregory soon became a vital force in the…

Frohman, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Frohman, CharlesFrohman, Charlesfrōˈmən [key], 1860–1915, American theatrical manager and producer, b. Sandusky, Ohio. Starting his career as a box-office clerk in Brooklyn, N.Y.,…

Marbury v. Madison

(Encyclopedia) Marbury v. Madison, case decided in 1803 by the U.S. Supreme Court. William Marbury had been commissioned justice of the peace in the District of Columbia by President John Adams in…

McLean, John

(Encyclopedia) McLean, JohnMcLean, Johnməklānˈ [key], 1785–1861, American political figure and jurist, b. Morris co., N.J. His family moved to Ohio, where he studied law, was admitted (1807) to the…