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Judson, Adoniram
(Encyclopedia)Judson, Adoniram ădənīˈrəm [key], 1788–1850, American Baptist missionary, b. Malden, Mass. At Andover Theological Seminary, he became the leader of a missionary movement out of which grew the A...Adoniram
(Encyclopedia)Adoniram ădˌənīˈrəm [key], in the Bible, tax overseer. It also appears as Adoram and Hadoram. ...Malden
(Encyclopedia)Malden môlˈdən [key], city (1990 pop. 53,884), Middlesex co., E Mass., a suburb of Boston, in the Mystic valley; settled 1640, inc. 1882. Among its varied manufactures are electronic parts, metal c...Harmon, Judson
(Encyclopedia)Harmon, Judson, 1846–1927, U.S. Attorney General and governor of Ohio, b. Newton, Ohio. He was a lawyer and a judge in Cincinnati for many years and served (1895–97) ably as U.S. Attorney General ...Gage, Lyman Judson
(Encyclopedia)Gage, Lyman Judson, 1836–1927, American banker and cabinet member, b. Madison co., N.Y. He moved to Chicago in 1855 and from 1868 was associated with the First National Bank of Chicago, of which he ...Judson Dance Theater
(Encyclopedia)Judson Dance Theater, a loose collective of dancers, musicians, and visual artists that produced an influential series of avant-garde performance pieces at Judson Memorial Church in New York City's Gr...Savage, Minot Judson
(Encyclopedia)Savage, Minot Judson mīˈnət [key], 1841–1918, American Unitarian clergyman and writer, b. Norridgewock, Maine. After serving for nine years in the ministry of the Congregational Church, he became...Adoram
(Encyclopedia)Adoram ədôrˈəm [key], the same as Adoniram. ...Judson, Edward Zane Carroll
(Encyclopedia)Judson, Edward Zane Carroll: see Buntline, Ned. ...Hadoram
(Encyclopedia)Hadoram hədōˈrəm [key], in the Bible. 1 The same as Joram (3.) 2 Descendant of Eber. 3 The same as Adoniram. ...Browse by Subject
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