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Jackson, Glenda
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Glenda, 1936–2023, English actress and politician. Jackson's first starring role was as Charlotte Corday in Marat/Sade (1966)…Jackson, Sheldon
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Sheldon, 1834–1909, American missionary and educator, b. Montgomery co., N.Y., grad. Union College, 1855, and Princeton Theological Seminary, 1858. After a career as a…Jackson College
(Encyclopedia) Jackson College: see Tufts Univ.Lake Jackson
(Encyclopedia) Lake Jackson, city (1990 pop. 22,776), Brazoria co., SE Tex., on a branch of the Brazos River, near the Gulf of Mexico; founded 1941. It is a trading and shipping center for the many…Port Jackson
(Encyclopedia) Port Jackson or Sydney Harbour, inlet of the Pacific Ocean, 22 sq mi (57 sq km), 12 mi (19 km) long and 1.5 mi (2.4 km) wide at its mouth, New South Wales, Australia, forming Australia…O'Neill, Margaret
(Encyclopedia) O'Neill, Margaret (Peggy O'Neill), c.1796–1879, wife of John Henry Eaton, U.S. secretary of war under President Andrew Jackson. She was the daughter of a Washington tavern keeper and…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: J
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Hermitage, estate, United States
(Encyclopedia) Hermitage: see Jackson, Andrew.Jackson, Helen (Fiske) Hunt
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Helen (Fiske) Hunt, 1830–85, American writer whose pseudonym was H. H., b. Amherst, Mass. She was a lifelong friend of Emily Dickinson. In 1863, encouraged by T. W. Higginson…Joseph, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Joseph, one of the heroes of the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis. He is presented as the favored son of Jacob and Rachel, sold as a boy into slavery by his brothers, who…Trending
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