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Langdon, John

(Encyclopedia) Langdon, John, 1741–1819, American political leader, b. Portsmouth, N.H. A prosperous merchant, Langdon was active in pre-Revolutionary activities. In 1775 he became a delegate to the…

Paine, Robert Treat

(Encyclopedia) Paine, Robert Treat, 1731–1814, political figure in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Boston, Mass. He served briefly as a chaplain in the French…

Coburn, Alvin Langdon

(Encyclopedia) Coburn, Alvin LangdonCoburn, Alvin Langdonkōˈbûrn [key], 1882–1936, American photographer, b. Boston. Coburn began making photographs at eight and was one of the younger members of…

Langdon, Harry

(Encyclopedia) Langdon, Harry, 1884–1944, American silent film comedian and director, b. Council Bluffs, Iowa. He repeatedly ran away from home to join traveling shows and circuses as a youngster,…

Gunpowder Plot

(Encyclopedia) Gunpowder Plot, conspiracy to blow up the English Parliament and King James I on Nov. 5, 1605, the day set for the king to open Parliament. It was intended to be the beginning of a…

Cheves, Langdon

(Encyclopedia) Cheves, LangdonCheves, Langdonchĭˈvĭs [key], 1776–1857, American statesman, b. Abbeville District (now Abbeville co.), S.C. Admitted to the bar in 1797, he became one of the leading…

Langdon CHEVES, Congress, SC (1776-1857)

CHEVES Langdon , a Representative from South Carolina; born September 17, 1776, in Bulltown Fort, near Rocky River, Ninety-sixth District (now Abbeville County), S.C., where the settlers had taken…

Chauncey LANGDON, Congress, VT (1763-1830)

LANGDON Chauncey , a Representative from Vermont; born in Farmington, Conn., November 8, 1763; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1787; studied law at Litchfield,…

John LANGDON, Congress, NH (1741-1819)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1801 Party: Pro-Administration; Anti-Administration; Democratic Republican LANGDON John , a Delegate and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Portsmouth, N.H., June…