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John Cotton SMITH, Congress, CT (1765-1845)
SMITH John Cotton , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Sharon, Conn., on February 12, 1765; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Yale College in 1783; studied law; was…Harrison Gray OTIS, Congress, MA (1765-1848)
Senate Years of Service: 1817-1822 Party: Federalist OTIS Harrison Gray , a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., on October 8, 1765; graduated from Harvard…Daniel MONTGOMERY, Jr., Congress, PA (1765-1831)
MONTGOMERY Daniel, Jr. , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Londonderry, Chester County, Pa., October 30, 1765; moved to Danville, Pa.; chief promoter of turnpike roads in the section…Robert Goodloe HARPER, Congress, SC (1765-1825)
Senate Years of Service: 1816-1816 Party: Federalist HARPER Robert Goodloe , a Representative from South Carolina and a Senator from Maryland; born near Fredericksburg, Va., in January 1765;…Maskelyne, Nevil
(Encyclopedia) Maskelyne, NevilMaskelyne, Nevilmăsˈkəlīn [key], 1732–1811, English astronomer. Maskelyne received his education at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Appointed…Marianao
(Encyclopedia) MarianaoMarianaomäryänäˈō [key], municipality (1982 est. pop. 130,000), Ciudad de La Habana prov., W Cuba, a commercial and residential suburb of Havana. Marianao encloses the military…Shippen, William, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Shippen, William, Jr., 1736–1808, American surgeon, b. Philadelphia, M.D. Edinburgh, 1761. A pioneer lecturer on anatomy and midwifery, he was instrumental in the organization (1765)…Bagration, Piotr Ivanovich, Prince
(Encyclopedia) Bagration, Piotr Ivanovich, PrinceBagration, Piotr Ivanovich, Princepyôˈtər ēväˈnəvyĭch bägrätēōnˈ [key], 1765–1812, Russian general in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He…Conway, Henry Seymour
(Encyclopedia) Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721–95, English soldier and politician; nephew of Robert Walpole. Early in his life he entered upon concurrent and distinguished military and parliamentary…Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3d duke of
(Encyclopedia) Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3d duke of, 1735–1811, British statesman. After serving as a secretary of state (1765–66), he became first lord of the treasury in Lord Chatham's…Trending
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