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Isaac WILDRICK, Congress, NJ (1803-1892)

WILDRICK Isaac , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Marksboro, Warren County, N.J., March 3, 1803; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits near Blairstown, Warren…

William WALSH, Congress, MD (1828-1892)

WALSH William , a Representative from Maryland; born near Tullamore, County Kings, Ireland, May 11, 1828; attended a local school; immigrated to the United States in 1842 and settled in Virginia…

Thomas Bayless WARD, Congress, IN (1835-1892)

WARD Thomas Bayless , a Representative from Indiana; born in Marysville, Union County, Ohio, April 27, 1835; moved with his parents to La Fayette, Ind., in May 1836; attended Wabash College,…

Samuel MAYALL, Congress, ME (1816-1892)

MAYALL Samuel , a Representative from Maine; born in North Gray, Cumberland County, Maine, June 21, 1816; attended the public schools and was tutored privately at home; moved to Gray, Maine;…

William McCLELLAND, Congress, PA (1842-1892)

McCLELLAND William , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Mount Jackson, Lawrence County, Pa., March 2, 1842; attended Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa.; served in the Civil War…

Anthony KENNEDY, Congress, MD (1810-1892)

Senate Years of Service: 1857-1861; 1861-1863 Party: American (Know-Nothing); Unionist KENNEDY Anthony , a Senator from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., December 21, 1810; was sent by his…

New Kensington

(Encyclopedia) New Kensington, city (1990 pop. 15,894), Westmoreland co., SW Pa., on the Allegheny River, in a coal-mining area; laid out 1891 on the site of Fort Crawford (1778), inc. as a city 1933…

Leoncavallo, Ruggiero

(Encyclopedia) Leoncavallo, RuggieroLeoncavallo, Ruggieror&oomacr;d-jāˈrō lāˌōnkävälˈlō [key], 1857–1919, Italian composer. The opera Pagliacci (1892), his one outstanding success, is a classic…

Utah, University of

(Encyclopedia) Utah, University of, at Salt Lake City; coeducational; state supported; opened 1850, chartered 1851 as Univ. of Deseret, closed 1851–67. It was empowered to give degrees in 1884 and…

Tinley Park

(Encyclopedia) Tinley Park, village (1990 pop. 37,121), Cook and Will counties, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; inc. 1892. Its population grew significantly in the late 20th cent. Brushes…