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Robert WRIGHT, Congress, MD (1752-1826)

Senate Years of Service: 1801-1806Party: Democratic RepublicanWRIGHT, Robert, (cousin of Turbutt Wright), a Senator and a Representative from Maryland; born at “Narborough,” near…

Turbutt WRIGHT, Congress, MD (1741-1783)

WRIGHT, Turbutt, (cousin of Robert Wright), a Delegate from Maryland; born at “White Marsh,” near Chester Mills (now Centerville), Queen Annes County, Md., on February 5, 1741; engaged in…

William WRIGHT, Congress, NJ (1794-1866)

Senate Years of Service: 1853-1859; 1863-1866Party: Democrat; DemocratWRIGHT, William, a Representative and a Senator from New Jersey; born in Clarksville, Rockland County, N.Y., November 13,…

Gregory Wright CARMAN, Congress, NY (1937)

CARMAN, Gregory Wright, a Representative from New York; born in Farmingdale, Nassau County, N.Y., January 31, 1937; attended the public schools; attended University of Paris, France, L’…

Albemarle Sound

(Encyclopedia) Albemarle Sound, large inland body of generally fresh water, c.55 mi (90 km) long, from 3 to 14 mi (4.8–22 km) wide, NE N.C. Shallow and tideless, the sound is separated from the…

Evans, Oliver

(Encyclopedia) Evans, Oliver, 1755–1819, American inventor, b. near Newport, Del. He joined his brothers in a flour-milling business in Wilmington, and after studying similar earlier devices, he…

Stanley, Ralph Edmond

(Encyclopedia) Stanley, Ralph Edmond, 1927–2016, American bluegrass singer and banjo player, b. Dickenson co., Va. He and his brother, Carter Glen Stanley, 1925–66, were sons of a country-singer…

Wright, Sir Almroth Edward

(Encyclopedia) Wright, Sir Almroth Edward, 1861–1947, British pathologist. He was professor of pathology (1892–1902) at the Army Medical School, Netley, and professor of experimental pathology, Univ…

Imitation of Christ, The

(Encyclopedia) Imitation of Christ, The, Christian devotional book, of great popularity. It originated among the Brothers of the Common Life in the Netherlands and was written probably c.1425.…