STERLING, John Allen, (brother of Thomas Sterling), a Representative from Illinois; born near Le Roy, McLean County, Ill., February 1, 1857; attended the public schools, and was graduated from…
STORER, Bellamy, (son of Bellamy Storer [1796-1875] and uncle of Nicholas Longworth), a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, August 28, 1847; attended the common schools of that…
SCOTT, George Cromwell, a Representative from Iowa; born near East Kendall (now Morton), Monroe County, N.Y., August 8, 1864; moved to Iowa in 1880; attended the country schools and the high…
SHORT, Don Levingston, a Representative from North Dakota; born in Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, June 22, 1903; moved with parents to a ranch in Billings County, near Medora, N.Dak., in…
DAVIS, Charles Russell, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Pittsfield, Pike County, Ill., September 17, 1849; moved with his father to Le Sueur County, Minn., in 1854; attended the…
(Encyclopedia) Lafosse or La Fosse, Charles deLafosse or La Fosse, Charles deshärl də lä fôs [key], 1636–1716, French painter. A pupil of Le Brun, he was more influenced by Veronese and Correggio,…
(Encyclopedia) PicardyPicardypĭkˈərdē [key], Fr. Picardie, region and former province, N France, on the English Channel, part of the French administrative region of Hauts-de-France. It includes the…
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SANDERS, Archie Dovell, a Representative from New York; born in Stafford, Genesee County, N.Y., June 17, 1857; attended the common schools, Le Roy Academy and Buffalo Central High School; in…
