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Arundel, Henry Fitzalan, 12th earl of

(Encyclopedia) Arundel, Henry Fitzalan, 12th earl ofArundel, Henry Fitzalan, 12th earl ofărˈəndəl [key], 1511?–1580, English statesman. Lord chamberlain under Henry VIII, he was a member of the…

Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman

(Encyclopedia) Saintsbury, George Edward BatemanSaintsbury, George Edward Batemansāntsˈbərē [key], 1845–1933, English critic and historian. His many works on English and French literature, notable…

Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st earl ofEllenborough, Edward Law, 1st earl ofĕlˈənbûrˌə [key], 1790–1871, British statesman; son of the 1st Baron Ellenborough. He served as president of…

Harold

(Encyclopedia) Harold, 1022?–1066, king of England (1066). The son of Godwin, earl of Wessex, he belonged to the most powerful noble family of England in the reign of Edward the Confessor. Through…

Morton, John, English prelate and statesman

(Encyclopedia) Morton, John, 1420?–1500, English prelate and statesman, archbishop of Canterbury (1486–1500). He studied law at Oxford and practiced in the London ecclesiastical courts. A supporter…

Stern, Robert A. M.

(Encyclopedia) Stern, Robert A. M. (Robert Arthur Morton Stern), 1939–, American architect, b. New York City. He studied architecture at Yale Univ., became a practicing architect in the mid-1960s,…

Byron M. CUTCHEON, Congress, MI (1836-1908)

CUTCHEON Byron M. , a Representative from Michigan; born in Pembroke, Merrimack County, N.H., May 11, 1836; attended the common schools and Pembroke Academy; taught school in Pembroke for several…

Thomas M. DAVIS, III, Congress, VA (1949)

DAVIS Thomas M., III , a Representative from Virginia; born in Minot, Ward County, N.Dak., January 5, 1949; graduated from the United States Capitol Page School; B.A., Amherst College, Amherst,…

Frank KRATOVIL, M. Jr., Congress, MD (1968)

KRATOVIL, Frank, M. Jr., a Representative from Maryland; born in Lanham, Prince George's County, Md.; May 29, 1968; B. A., Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md., 1990; J. D., University…

GEREN, Preston M. (Pete), Congress, TX (1952)

GEREN, Preston M. (Pete), a Representative from Texas; born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., January 29, 1952; graduated from Arlington Heights High School, Fort Worth, Tex., 1970; attended…