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Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772–1863, British jurist, b. Boston, Mass.; son of John Singleton Copley, the American painter. Educated in England, he was called to the bar…

Lane, Franklin Knight

(Encyclopedia) Lane, Franklin Knight, 1864–1921, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1913–20), b. near Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada. Raised in California, he later studied law and practiced in San…

Tewodros II

(Encyclopedia) Tewodros II or Theodore II, 1818–68, emperor of Ethiopia (1855–68), originally named Kasa or Lij Kasa. He was a commoner and a bold and clever warrior. He seized control of his native…

Paul Dresser

songwriterBorn: 4/22/1858Birthplace: Terre Haute, Ind. Born John Paul Dreiser, Jr., Dresser was the fourth of 13 children and the older brother of famous author Theodore Dreiser. He changed his…

Winthrop Murray CRANE, Congress, MA (1853-1920)

Senate Years of Service: 1904-1913Party: RepublicanCRANE, Winthrop Murray, a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Dalton, Mass., April 23, 1853; attended the public schools of Dalton, Wilbraham…

John David DINGELL, Jr., Congress, MI (1926)

DINGELL, John David, Jr., (son of John David Dingell), a Representative from Michigan; born in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., July 8, 1926; attended Capitol Page School, Washington, D.C.,…

Dwight FOSTER, Congress, MA (1757-1823)

Senate Years of Service: 1800-1803Party: FederalistFOSTER, Dwight, (brother of Theodore Foster), a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Brookfield, Worcester County, Mass…

David Patterson DYER, Congress, MO (1838-1924)

DYER, David Patterson, (uncle of Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer), a Representative from Missouri; born in Henry County, Va., February 12, 1838; moved with his parents to Lincoln County, Mo., in…

Joseph Very QUARLES, Congress, WI (1843-1911)

Senate Years of Service: 1899-1905Party: RepublicanQUARLES, Joseph Very, a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Southport (now Kenosha), Kenosha County, Wis., December 16, 1843; attended the common…