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Howell Edmunds JACKSON, Congress, TN (1832-1895)
Senate Years of Service: 1881-1886 Party: Democrat JACKSON Howell Edmunds , a Senator from Tennessee; born in Paris, Henry County, Tenn., April 8, 1832; moved with his parents to Jackson, Tenn.,…Jackson, Henry Martin “Scoop”
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Henry Martin “Scoop,” 1912–83, American political leader, b. Everett, Wash. As a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1941–53) and Senate (1953–83) he was a…Gibson, Paris
(Encyclopedia) Gibson, Paris, 1830–1920, American pioneer and politician, b. Brownfield, Maine. After serving in the Maine legislature he moved to Minneapolis, where he built the first flour mill and…Matthew Paris
(Encyclopedia) Matthew Paris: see Matthew of Paris.Bordone, Paris
(Encyclopedia) Bordone, ParisBordone, Parispäˈrēs bōrdôˈnā [key], 1500–1571, Venetian painter of the Renaissance; pupil of Titian. Skillful in his use of color, he was particularly interested in…Paris, Matthew
(Encyclopedia) Paris, Matthew: see Matthew of Paris.Paris, Paulin
(Encyclopedia) Paris, Paulin (Alexis Paulin Paris)Paris, PaulinpôlăNˈ pärēsˈ [key], 1800–1881, French scholar. He was noted for his research in medieval French literature and for initiating the…Paris green
(Encyclopedia) Paris green, also called Schweinfurt green, an extremely poisonous, bright green powder that was formerly used extensively as a pigment (e.g., in wallpaper) and that is sometimes used…Paris Pacts
(Encyclopedia) Paris Pacts, four international agreements signed in Paris on Oct. 23, 1954, to establish a new international status for West Germany. Since the end of World War II, West Germany had…State of the Union Address: Andrew Jackson (December 3, 1833)
Andrew Jackson (December 3, 1833) Fellow Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: On your assembling to perform the high trusts which the people of the United States have confided…Trending
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