REED, John, (father of John Reed [1781-1860]), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Framingham, Mass., November 11, 1751; moved with his parents to Titicut Parish, in the northwestern…
REED, John, (father of John Reed [1781-1860]), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Framingham, Mass., November 11, 1751; moved with his parents to Titicut Parish, in the northwestern…
PATTERSON, Thomas, (half brother of John Patterson), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pa., October 1, 1764; moved with his parents to…
SIRES, Albio, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Bejucal, Cuba, January 26, 1951; graduated from Memorial High School, West New York, N.J.; B.A., St. Peterâs College, Jersey City, N.J…
(Encyclopedia) Cumberland Plateau or Cumberland Mountains, southwestern division of the Appalachian Mt. system, extending northeast to southwest through parts of West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky,…
(Encyclopedia) Minuit, PeterMinuit, Petermĭnˈy&oomacr;ĭt [key], c.1580–1638, first director-general of New Netherland, b. Wesel (then the duchy of Cleves). Sent by the Dutch West India Company to…
(Encyclopedia) Mahan, Dennis Hart, 1802–71, American soldier and educator, b. New York City; father of Alfred Thayer Mahan. He graduated (1824) from West Point, and from that year until 1871, except…
(Encyclopedia) Westmoreland, William Childs, 1914–2005, U.S. general, b. Spartanburg co., S.C. He graduated from West Point in 1936 and fought with distinction in North Africa and Europe during World…
(Encyclopedia) TempelhofTempelhoftĕmˈpəlhôf [key], district of Berlin, Germany. A workers' residential quarter and a film-production center, it became part of the U.S. occupation sector after 1945.…
(Encyclopedia) Wister, OwenWister, Owenwĭsˈtər [key], 1860–1938, American author, b. Philadelphia, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1882; LL.B., 1888). Trips to the West for his health gave him material for his…
