(Encyclopedia) Merton, outer borough (1991 pop. 161,800) of Greater London, SE England. The area is largely residential with some industry, including tanning and the manufacture of silk and calico…
(Encyclopedia) Willet, MarinusWillet, Marinusmərēˈnəs wĭlˈĭt [key], 1740–1830, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Jamaica, N.Y. In the French and Indian War he was (1758) a member of the expeditions…
(Encyclopedia) Blunt, Anthony Frederick, 1907–83, English art historian and Soviet spy, grad. Cambridge. Director of the Courtauld Institute of Art after 1947 and professor of the history of art at…
(Encyclopedia) Throckmorton or Throgmorton, Sir Nicholas, 1515–71, English diplomat. A relative of Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, he became a staunch Protestant and gained the favor of…
(Encyclopedia) Sandage, Allan Rex, 1926–2010, American astronomer, b. Iowa City, Iowa, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 1953. He was a graduate student under Walter Baade and an assistant to…
Senate Years of Service: 1848-1849Party: DemocratJOHNSON, Herschel Vespasian, a Senator from Georgia; born near Farmerâs Bridge, Burke County, Ga., September 18, 1812; attended private…
Senate Years of Service: 1887-1891Party: DemocratREAGAN, John Henninger, a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tenn., October 8, 1818; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1939-1945 Party: Democrat CHANDLER, Albert Benjamin (Happy), (grandfather of A.B. Chandler), a Senator from Kentucky; born in Corydon, Henderson County, Ky., July…
Senate Years of Service: 1939-1945Party: DemocratCHANDLER, Albert Benjamin (Happy), (grandfather of A.B. Chandler), a Senator from Kentucky; born in Corydon, Henderson County, Ky., July 14,…
