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George VAN HORN, Congress, NY (1850-1904)
VAN HORN George , a Representative from New York; born in Otsego, Otsego County, N.Y., February 5, 1850; attended the common schools, the Cooperstown Seminary, and the New Berlin Academy; studied…Garret Dorset WALL, Congress, NJ (1783-1850)
Senate Years of Service: 1835-1841 Party: Jacksonian; Democrat WALL Garret Dorset , a Senator from New Jersey; born in Middletown, N.J., March 10, 1783; completed preparatory studies; studied…Joseph Lafayette RAWLINS, Congress, UT (1850-1926)
Senate Years of Service: 1897-1903 Party: Democrat RAWLINS Joseph Lafayette , a Delegate from the Territory of Utah and a Senator from Utah; born at Mill Creek, Salt Lake County, Utah, March 28,…Robert Taylor THORP, Congress, VA (1850-1938)
THORP Robert Taylor , a Representative from Virginia; born near Oxford, Granville County, N.C., March 12, 1850; attended Horner Academy, Oxford, N.C., and was graduated from the law department of…Calixtus II
(Encyclopedia) Calixtus II,&sp;Callixtus II, or Callistus II, d. 1124, pope (1119–24), named Guy of Burgundy, successor of Gelasius II. The son of count William I of Burgundy, he was archbishop…Randolph, John
(Encyclopedia) Randolph, John, 1773–1833, American legislator, known as John Randolph of Roanoke, b. Prince George co., Va. He briefly studied law under his cousin Edmund Randolph. He served in the U…Mahan, Dennis Hart
(Encyclopedia) Mahan, Dennis Hart, 1802–71, American soldier and educator, b. New York City; father of Alfred Thayer Mahan. He graduated (1824) from West Point, and from that year until 1871, except…Fish, Carl Russell
(Encyclopedia) Fish, Carl Russell, 1876–1932, American historian, b. Central Falls, R.I. From 1900 to his death he taught history at the Univ. of Wisconsin. Fish considered the Univ. of Wisconsin the…Barroso, José Manuel Durão
(Encyclopedia) Barroso, José Manuel DurãoBarroso, José Manuel Durãozh&oomacr;zĕˈ mänwĕlˈ d&oomacr;rouNˈ bärōˈz&oomacr; [key], 1956–, Portuguese politician, b. Lisbon. A leftist activist…Dartmoor Prison
(Encyclopedia) Dartmoor Prison, English prison, at Princetown, Devonshire, built (1806–9) to house French captives during the Napoleonic Wars. During the War of 1812 many American prisoners were…Trending
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