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James Bay

(Encyclopedia) James Bay, shallow southern arm of Hudson Bay, c.300 mi (480 km) long and 140 mi (230 km) wide, E central Canada, in Nunavut Territory between Ont. and Que. Numerous rivers flow into…

David HOLMES, Congress, VA (1769-1832)

Senate Years of Service: 1820-1825 Party: Democratic Republican; Jackson Republican HOLMES David , a Representative from Virginia and a Senator from Mississippi; born at Mary Ann Furnace, near…

Gabriel HOLMES, Congress, NC (1769-1829)

HOLMES Gabriel , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Clinton, Sampson County, N.C., in 1769; attended Zion Parnassus Academy in Rowan County and Harvard University; studied law in…

John HOLMES, Congress, MA (1773-1843)

Senate Years of Service: 1820-1827; 1829-1833 Party: Democratic Republican; Adams Republican HOLMES John , a Representative from Massachusetts and a Senator from Maine; born in Kingston, Mass.,…

Uriel HOLMES, Congress, CT (1764-1827)

HOLMES Uriel , a Representative from Connecticut; born in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn., August 26, 1764; moved with his parents to Hartland, Conn.; attended the common schools and was…

Eleanor Holmes NORTON, Congress, DC (1937)

NORTON Eleanor Holmes , a Delegate from the District of Columbia; born in Washington, D.C., June 13, 1937; graduated from Dunbar High School, Washington, D.C.; B.A., Antioch College of Antioch…

Newcastle, William Cavendish, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Newcastle, William Cavendish, duke of, 1593?–1676, English soldier and politician. Of great wealth, Cavendish became (1638) governor of the prince of Wales and a privy councilor.…

Entertainment News from February 1997

Kenneth “Babyface” EdmondsArchive Photos1Bill Cosby performs a standup routine in West Palm Beach, Florida, his first since his son, Ennis, was murdered in January. He opened his show by…

Simpson, Sir George

(Encyclopedia) Simpson, Sir George, 1792?–1860, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada (1821–56), b. Scotland. In 1820 he was sent by the Hudson's Bay Company to Canada, where he took charge…

Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, 5th earl of

(Encyclopedia) Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, 5th earl of, 1771–1820, Scottish philanthropist, founder of the Red River Settlement. Emigration to America seemed to him the best solution for the poverty of…