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Reuben DAVIS, Congress, MS (1813-1890)

DAVIS Reuben , A Representative from Mississippi; born in Winchester, Tenn., January 18, 1813; moved with his parents to Alabama about 1818; attended the public schools; studied medicine, but…

Strype, John

(Encyclopedia) Strype, JohnStrype, Johnstrīp [key], 1643–1737, English ecclesiastical historian and biographer. A graduate of Cambridge, he took holy orders. Much of his early life was spent in…

John IV, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea

(Encyclopedia) John IV (John Lascaris)John IVlăsˈkərĭs [key], b. c.1250, d. after 1273, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (1258–61), son and successor (under a regency) of Theodore II and last of the…

John, king of England

(Encyclopedia) John, 1167–1216, king of England (1199–1216), son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. John, though often cruel and treacherous, was an excellent administrator, much concerned…

John Brooke

John Brooke"Wake up, Demi, dear! I want you." "Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;" and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep. "It's only ten…

John DeWitt I

John DeWitt I22 October 1787by John DeWittTo the Free Citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.Whoever attentively examines the history of America, and compares it with that of other…

Snow, John

ex-secretary of the TreasuryBirthplace: Toledo, OhioBorn: 8/2/39