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Benjamin Taylor CABLE, Congress, IL (1853-1923)

CABLE Benjamin Taylor , a Representative from Illinois; born in Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., August 11, 1853; moved with his parents to Rock Island, Ill., in September 1856; attended the public…

Allen Taylor CAPERTON, Congress, WV (1810-1876)

Senate Years of Service: 1875-1876 Party: Democrat CAPERTON Allen Taylor , a Senator from West Virginia; born near Union, Monroe County, Va. (now West Virginia), November 21, 1810; attended the…

William Taylor BARRY, Congress, KY (1784-1835)

Senate Years of Service: 1815-1816 Party: Democratic Republican BARRY William Taylor , a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born near Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Va., February 5, 1784;…

Henry Taylor BLOW, Congress, MO (1817-1875)

BLOW Henry Taylor , a Representative from Missouri; born in Southampton County, Va., July 15, 1817; moved to St. Louis, Mo., in 1830; attended St. Louis University in 1830 and 1831; engaged in…

John Taylor BIRD, Congress, NJ (1829-1911)

BIRD John Taylor , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Bloomsbury, Hunterdon County, N.J., August 16, 1829; attended the public schools, and a classical academy at Hackettstown, N.J.;…

Solomon Taylor NORTH, Congress, PA (1853-1917)

NORTH Solomon Taylor , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Jefferson County, Pa., May 24, 1853; attended the public schools; taught school six years and served as a school director for…

Robert Taylor THORP, Congress, VA (1850-1938)

THORP Robert Taylor , a Representative from Virginia; born near Oxford, Granville County, N.C., March 12, 1850; attended Horner Academy, Oxford, N.C., and was graduated from the law department of…

romance

(Encyclopedia) romance [O.Fr.,=something written in the popular language, i.e., a Romance language]. The roman of the Middle Ages was a form of chivalric and romantic literature widely diffused…

Pyle, Ernie

(Encyclopedia) Pyle, Ernie (Ernest Taylor Pyle), 1900–1945, American journalist, b. Dana, Ind. After working (1923–32) as a reporter, an editor, and an aviation writer, he became managing editor of…