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Hicks, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Hicks, Edward, 1780–1849, American painter and preacher, b. Bucks co., Pa. A member of the Society of Friends, he became a noted back-country preacher in the conservative group of…

Ts'ao Hsüeh-ch'in

(Encyclopedia) Ts'ao Hsüeh-ch'inTs'ao Hsüeh-ch'intsouˈ shyĕˈchĭnˈ [key], 1715–63, Chinese novelist. He is the author of Story of the Stone (or A Dream of Red Mansions), which is considered China's…

Candice S. MILLER, Congress, MI (1954)

MILLER Candice S. , a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 7, 1954; graduated from Lakeshore High School, St. Clair Shores, Mich.; attended Macomb County…

Clarence E. MILLER, Congress, OH (1917)

MILLER Clarence E. , a Representative from Ohio; born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, November 1, 1917; graduate of Fairfield County public schools; utility company electrical engineer,…

Daniel H. MILLER, Congress, PA (1846)

MILLER Daniel H. , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., birth date unknown; elected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress; reelected as a Jacksonian to the…

Gary G. MILLER, Congress, CA (1948)

MILLER Gary G. , a Representative from California; born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ark., October 16, 1948; attended California High School, Whittier, Calif.; attended Lowell High School, La…

Jesse MILLER, Congress, PA (1800-1850)

MILLER Jesse , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Landisburg, Perry County, Pa., in 1800; attended the common schools; first clerk to county commissioner of Perry County 1820-1823;…

John MILLER, Congress, MO (1781-1846)

MILLER John , a Representative from Missouri; born near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Va. (now West Virginia), November 25, 1781; attended the common schools; moved to Steubenville, Ohio, about…

MILLER, John, Congress, NY (1774-1862)

MILLER John , a Representative from New York; born in Amenia, Dutchess County, N.Y., November 10, 1774; attended the district school one year and a private classical school in Kent, Conn., for a…