BROWN, William, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Frederick County, Va., April 19, 1779; attended the common schools; moved with his father to Bourbon County, Ky., in 1784 and to…
(Encyclopedia) Earp, Wyatt Berry StappEarp, Wyatt Berry Stappûrp [key], 1848–1929, law officer, gambler, and gunfighter of the American West, b. Monmouth, Ill. After serving as police officer in…
(Encyclopedia) Rossellino, AntonioRossellino, Antonioäntôˈnyō rōs-sĕl-lēˈnō [key], 1427–c.1478, Florentine sculptor, whose name was Antonio di Matteo di Domenico Gambarelli. He was the youngest and…
(Encyclopedia) Pujo, Arsène PaulinPujo, Arsène Paulinarsĕnˈ pôlăNˈ püzhōˈ [key], 1861–1939, U.S. congressman, b. Lake Charles, La. He practiced law in Louisiana before serving (1903–13) as a…
TALIAFERRO, Benjamin, a Representative from Georgia; born in Virginia in 1750; completed preparatory studies; served in the Revolutionary War as a lieutenant in the rifle corps commanded by…
ABBOTT, Jo (Joseph), a Representative from Texas; born near Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., January 15, 1840; Twelfth Texas Cavalry, Confederate States of America, 1859-1865; lawyer, private…
GARTH, William Willis, a Representative from Alabama; born in Morgan County, Ala., October 28, 1828; pursued classical studies in Lagrange, Va., and at Emory and Henry College, Emory, Va.;…
GEST, William Harrison, a Representative from Illinois; born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., January 7, 1838; moved with his parents to Rock Island in 1842; was graduated from Williams…
CALKIN, Hervey Chittenden, a Representative from New York; born in Malden, Ulster County, N.Y., March 23, 1828; attended the public schools; moved to New York City in 1847; employed in the…
(Encyclopedia) Graham, Martha, 1894–1991, American dancer, choreographer, and teacher, b. Pittsburgh. Her family moved from Allegheny, Pa., to Santa Barbara, Calif., when she was 14. After 1916,…
