(Encyclopedia) Nicholson, James William Augustus, 1821–87, American naval officer, b. Dedham, Mass.; grandson of Samuel Nicholson. He was appointed a midshipman in 1838, served under Commodore Perry…
(Encyclopedia) Gass, Patrick, 1771–1870, American explorer, member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, b. Perry co., Pa. His journal of the trip across the continent first appeared in 1807 and was…
(Encyclopedia) Gilmer, Thomas Walker, 1802–44, U.S. Secretary of the Navy (Feb., 1844), b. Albemarle co., Va. He practiced law, served in the Virginia legislature, and became (1840) governor of…
WHITMORE, George Washington, a Representative from Texas; born in McMinn County, Tenn., on August 26, 1824; attended the public schools; moved to Texas in 1848; studied law; was admitted to…
(Encyclopedia) Adams, Will (William Adams), 1564?–1620, first Englishman to visit Japan. As pilot of a Dutch ship searching for gold and trade, he reached Japan in 1600. At first imprisoned and…
BLACK, James, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Newport, Perry County, Pa., March 6, 1793; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; member of the State house of…
MAGEE, John Alexander, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Landisburg, Perry County, Pa., October 14, 1827; attended the common schools and was graduated from New Bloomfield Academy;…
RITCHEY, Thomas, a Representative from Ohio; born in Bedford County, Pa., January 19, 1801; moved to Somerset, Ohio; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; treasurer of…
rock group To many, Jane's Addiction epitomized the alternative rock scene that developed during the mid-1980s. Merging elements of punk and metal among other styles, the band's first release,…
(Encyclopedia) Whig party, one of the two major political parties of the United States in the second quarter of the 19th cent.
By the time Fillmore had succeeded to the presidency, the…