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Ayr, town, Scotland

(Encyclopedia) Ayr Ayr âr [key], town, South Ayrshire, SW Scotland, at the mouth of the Ayr River on the Firth of Clyde. Ayr is a sea resort and a port for fishing, the…

Lowestoft

(Encyclopedia) LowestoftLowestoftlōˈstôft, –stəf [key], city (1991 pop. 55,231), Suffolk, the easternmost city in England. It is a popular seaside resort and has fishing, shipbuilding, food…

Windsor, town, United States

(Encyclopedia) WindsorWindsorwĭnˈzər [key], town (1990 pop. 27,817), Hartford co., N Conn., at the confluence of the Farmington and Connecticut rivers, just N of Hartford. Settled by Plymouth Colony…

Worcester, city, England

(Encyclopedia) WorcesterWorcesterw&oobreve;sˈtər [key], city (1991 pop. 75,466) and district, Worcestershire, W central England, on the Severn River. The making of porcelain, gloves, and sauces…

Thomas HALL, Congress, ND (1869-1958)

HALL, Thomas, a Representative from North Dakota; born in Cliff Mine, Keweenaw County, Mich., June 6, 1869; moved with his parents to a homestead near Jamestown, Stutsman County, N.Dak., in…

Frances Payne BOLTON, Congress, OH (1885-1977)

BOLTON, Frances Payne, (wife of Chester C. Bolton, granddaughter of Henry B. Payne, and mother of Oliver P. Bolton), a Representative from Ohio; born Francis Payne Bingham, March 29, 1885, in…

Ariosto Appling WILEY, Congress, AL (1848-1908)

WILEY, Ariosto Appling, (brother of Oliver Cicero Wiley), a Representative from Alabama; born in Clayton, Barbour County, Ala., November 6, 1848; moved with his parents to Troy, Pike County,…

Women in the 111th Congress

This table provides the name and state of the women currently serving in the 111th Congress (which began in 2009). There are 77 women in the House of Representatives and 17 women in the Senate…

De Lancey

(Encyclopedia) De LanceyDe Lanceydə lănˈsē [key], family of political leaders, soldiers, and merchants prominent in colonial New York. Étienne De Lancey or Stephen De Lancey, 1663–1741, b. Caen,…

Hiram Pitt BENNET, Congress, CO (1826-1914)

BENNET, Hiram Pitt, a Delegate from the Territory of Colorado; born in Carthage, Franklin County, Maine, September 2, 1826; moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Richland County in…