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Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Historical BackgroundThe Constitution called for the creation of a federal government with the following three branches, or parts: legislative, executive, and judiciary. Article I created…Linacre, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Linacre or Lynaker, ThomasLinacre or Lynaker, Thomasboth: lĭˈnəkər [key], 1460?–1524, English humanist and physician. He took the degree of doctor of medicine at the Univ. of Padua,…Tenison, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Tenison, ThomasTenison, Thomastĕnˈĭsən [key], 1636–1715, English churchman, archbishop of Canterbury (1695–1715). In 1680 he became rector of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London; there he…Thomas, James Henry
(Encyclopedia) Thomas, James Henry, 1874–1949, British statesman and labor leader. A railroad worker, he held various offices in the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants and was a leader of the…Fall Poetry
Wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being . . .—Percy Bysshe Shelley Read more verse honoring the seasons. See a glossary of poetry terms. Read biographies of notable poets. No…Erpenius, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Erpenius, ThomasErpenius, Thomasûrpēˈnēəs [key], 1584–1624, Dutch Orientalist, whose name in Dutch was Van Erpe. Erpenius was one of the most celebrated scholars of his day and wrote…Cabinet Members Under Cleveland (First Term)
Secretary of State Thomas F. Bayard, 1885Secretary of the Treasury Daniel Manning, 1885Charles S. Fairchild, 1887Secretary of War William C. Endicott, 1885Attorney General Augustus H. Garland…Father's Day
Director: Ivan ReitmanWriters: Lowell Ganz and Babaloo MandelDirector of Photography:Stephen H. BurumEditors:Sheldon Kahn and Wendy Greene BricmontMusic:James Newton HowardProduction Designer…William Wyatt BIBB, Congress, GA (1781-1820)
Senate Years of Service: 1813-1816 Party: Democratic Republican BIBB William Wyatt , a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Amelia County, Va., October 2, 1781; pursued an academic…John Angel James CRESWELL, Congress, MD (1828-1891)
Senate Years of Service: 1865-1867 Party: Unconditional Unionist CRESWELL John Angel James , a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born at Creswells Ferry (now Port Deposit), Cecil County…Trending
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