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Frank JONES, Congress, NH (1832-1902)

JONES Frank , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Barrington, N.H., September 15, 1832; attended the public schools; moved to Portsmouth in 1849 and became a merchant and brewer; owned…

Norman Rond HAMILTON, Congress, VA (1877-1964)

HAMILTON Norman Rond , a Representative from Virginia; born in Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Va., November 13, 1877; attended the public and high schools; newspaper reporter in Norfolk 1895-1914;…

Hitchens, Christopher Eric

(Encyclopedia) Hitchens, Christopher Eric, 1949–2011, Anglo-American journalist and critic, b. Portsmouth, England, grad. Bailliol College, Oxford (1970). He wrote for the New Statesman, London Times…

Katsura, Taro

(Encyclopedia) Katsura, TaroKatsura, Tarotärōˈ kätˈs&oomacr;rä [key], 1847–1913, Japanese statesman. A Choshu clansman, and a protégé of Aritomo Yamagata, he served as war minister, then (1901–6…

James, rivers, United States

(Encyclopedia) James. 1 Unnavigable river, 710 mi (1,143 km) long, rising in central N.Dak. and flowing across S.Dak. to the Missouri River at Yankton, S.Dak. Jamestown Dam on the river is an…

John Samuel SHERBURNE, Congress, NH (1757-1830)

SHERBURNE John Samuel , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Portsmouth, N.H., in 1757; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1776 and from the law department of Harvard…

Clement STORER, Congress, NH (1760-1830)

Senate Years of Service: 1817-1819 Party: Democratic Republican STORER Clement , a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Kennebunk, Maine, September 20, 1760; completed…

William WHIPPLE, Congress, NH (1730-1785)

WHIPPLE, William, a Delegate from New Hampshire; born in Kittery, York County, Maine, January 14, 1730; became a sailor and engaged in the slave trade; freed his slaves and engaged in…