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Edward Francis McDONALD, Congress, NJ (1844-1892)
McDONALD Edward Francis , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Ireland September 21, 1844; immigrated to the United States when six years of age with his parents, who settled in Newark, N.J…John Charles TARSNEY, Congress, MO (1845-1920)
TARSNEY John Charles , a Representative from Missouri; born in Medina, Lenawee County, Mich., November 7, 1845; attended the common schools; during the Civil War enlisted in the Fourth Regiment,…About Adam
Director/Writer:Gerard StembridgeWriter:StembridgeMiramax Films; R; 98 minutesRelease:5/01Cast:Stuart Townsend, Kate Hudson, Frances O'Conner Stuart Townsend plays About Adam's title…John Holroyd BAGLEY, Jr., Congress, NY (1832-1902)
BAGLEY John Holroyd, Jr. , a Representative from New York; born in Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y., November 26, 1832; attended the common schools; went to California in 1851 and engaged in…Rupert, Prince
(Encyclopedia) Rupert, Prince, 1619–82, count palatine of the Rhine. Born in Prague, he was the son of Frederick the Winter King, elector palatine and king of Bohemia, and Elizabeth, daughter of…Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st BaronStrathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baronstrăthkōˈnə [key], 1820–1914, Canadian fur trader, financier,…Restoration, in French history
(Encyclopedia) Restoration, in French history, the period from 1814 to 1830. It began with the first abdication of Emperor Napoleon I and the return of the Bourbon king, Louis XVIII, but was…New Hampshire Grants
(Encyclopedia) New Hampshire Grants, early name (1749–77) for Vermont, given because most of the early settlers came in under land grants from Benning Wentworth, the colonial governor of New…chartered companies
(Encyclopedia) chartered companies, associations for foreign trade, exploration, and colonization that came into existence with the formation of the European nation states and their overseas…Cloisters, the
(Encyclopedia) Cloisters, the, museum of medieval European art, in Fort Tryon Park, New York City, overlooking the Hudson River. A branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it was opened to the…Trending
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