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Murphy James FOSTER, Congress, LA (1849-1921)

Senate Years of Service: 1901-1913 Party: Democrat FOSTER Murphy James , a Senator from Louisiana; born in Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La., January 12, 1849; attended a preparatory school at…

Robert Murphy MAYO, Congress, VA (1836-1896)

MAYO Robert Murphy , a Representative from Virginia; born in Hague, Westmoreland County, Va., April 28, 1836; attended private schools and William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va.; was…

O'Brien, Flann

(Encyclopedia) O'Brien, Flann, pseud. for Brian Ó Nualláin or O'Nolan O'Nolanō nōˈlən [key] 1911–66, Irish novelist and political commentator. Born in County Tyrone and raised in Dublin, he studied…

Beattie, Ann

(Encyclopedia) Beattie, AnnBeattie, Annbēˈtē, bāˈ– [key], 1947–, American writer, b. Washington, D.C. She gained attention in the early 1970s with short stories in the New Yorker; the 48 stories she…

Scalia, Antonin

(Encyclopedia) Scalia, Antonin, 1936–2016, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1986–2016), b. Trenton, N.J. He graduated from Harvard Law School (1960) and subsequently taught law at the…

Basil the Great, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Basil the Great, SaintBasil the Great, Saintbăˈzĭl, bāˈ– [key], c.330–379, Greek prelate, bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, Doctor of the Church and one of the Four Fathers of the…

Provensen, Alice

(Encyclopedia) Provensen, Alice, 1918–2018, b. Chicago as Alice Rose Twitchell, and Martin ProvensenProvensen, Alice,prōˈvĕnsĕn [key], 1916–87, b. Chicago, American children's book authors and…

Maurice J. MURPHY, Jr., Congress, NH (1927-2002)

Senate Years of Service: 1961-1962 Party: Republican MURPHY Maurice J., Jr. , a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Dover, Strafford County, N.H., October 3, 1927; graduated from Holy Cross…