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Michael Daniel HARTER, Congress, OH (1846-1896)

HARTER Michael Daniel , a Representative from Ohio; born in Canton, Ohio, April 6, 1846; attended the public schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits and banking; moved to Mansfield, Ohio, in 1869…

Daniel Oren HASTINGS, Congress, DE (1874-1966)

Senate Years of Service: 1928-1937 Party: Republican HASTINGS Daniel Oren , a Senator from Delaware; born near Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md., March 5, 1874; was educated under private…

Daniel Linn GOOCH, Congress, KY (1853-1913)

GOOCH Daniel Linn , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Rumsey, McLean County, Ky., October 28, 1853; attended a private school; entered the drug business at the age of seventeen, and…

Daniel Elliott HUGER, Congress, SC (1779-1854)

Senate Years of Service: 1843-1845 Party: Democrat HUGER Daniel Elliott , a Senator from South Carolina; born on Limerick plantation, near Charleston, S.C., June 28, 1779; pursued classical…

Daniel HUGUNIN, Jr., Congress, NY (1790-1850)

HUGUNIN Daniel, Jr. , a Representative from New York; born in Montgomery County, N.Y., February 6, 1790; pursued classical studies; served in the War of 1812; successfully contested the…

Moscow, grand duchy of

(Encyclopedia) Moscow or Muscovy, grand duchy of, state existing in W central Russia from the late 14th to mid-16th cent., with the city of Moscow as its nucleus. Its formation and eventual…

oratory

(Encyclopedia) oratory, the art of swaying an audience by eloquent speech. In ancient Greece and Rome oratory was included under the term rhetoric, which meant the art of composing as well as…

O'Connor, Feargus

(Encyclopedia) O'Connor, FeargusO'Connor, Feargusfûrˈgəs [key], 1794–1855, Irish Chartist leader. Elected to the Parliament of 1832 as a supporter of Daniel O'Connell, he soon quarreled with O'…