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John William HARRELD, Congress, OK (1872-1950)

Senate Years of Service: 1921-1927Party: RepublicanHARRELD, John William, a Representative and a Senator from Oklahoma; born near Morgantown, Butler County, Ky., January 24, 1872; attended the…

Clair ENGLE, Congress, CA (1911-1964)

Senate Years of Service: 1959-1964Party: DemocratENGLE, Clair, a Representative and a Senator from California; born in Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif., September 21, 1911; attended the public…

Constantine V, Byzantine emperor

(Encyclopedia) Constantine V (Constantine Copronymus), 718–75, Byzantine emperor (741–75), son and successor of Leo III. An able general and administrator, he fought successfully against the Arabs,…

Herndon, William Henry

(Encyclopedia) Herndon, William Henry, 1818–91, friend, law partner, and biographer of Abraham Lincoln, b. Greensburg, Ky. In 1844 he became the junior member of the Springfield, Ill., law firm of…

Lowry, L. S.

(Encyclopedia) Lowry, L. S. (Laurence Stephen Lowry), 1887–1976, English painter and printmaker, b. Manchester, studied Municipal College of Art (later Manchester Metropolitan Univ.). He is…

Kearny, Philip

(Encyclopedia) Kearny, PhilipKearny, Philipkärˈnē [key], 1814–62, Union general in the American Civil War, b. New York City; nephew of Stephen Watts Kearny. After studying law he joined (1837) the…

Lancaster, Burt

(Encyclopedia) Lancaster, Burt (Burton Stephen Lancaster), 1913–94, American film actor, b. New York City. A superb athlete, he began his career as an acrobat. Best known for his roles as a cerebral…

Penrose, Sir Roger

(Encyclopedia) Penrose, Sir Roger, 1931–, British mathematical physicist, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1958. He taught and conducted research at a number of British and American colleges and universities before…