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Frederick STONE, Congress, MD (1820-1899)
STONE Frederick , a Representative from Maryland; born in Charles County, Md., February 7, 1820; was graduated from St. John's College, Annapolis, Md., in 1839; studied law; was admitted to the…James WILLIAMS, Congress, DE (1825-1899)
WILLIAMS James , a Representative from Delaware; born in Philadelphia, Pa., August 4, 1825; completed preparatory studies; moved to Kenton, Kent County, Del., in 1844 and engaged in agricultural…Dwight TOWNSEND, Congress, NY (1826-1899)
TOWNSEND Dwight , a Representative from New York; born in New York City September 26, 1826; was educated at the grammar school of Columbia College, New York City; engaged in the sugar business in…Patrick WALSH, Congress, GA (1840-1899)
Senate Years of Service: 1894-1895 Party: Democrat WALSH Patrick , a Senator from Georgia; born in Ballingarry, County Limerick, Ireland, January 1, 1840; immigrated to the United States in 1852…Jeffries, James J.
(Encyclopedia) Jeffries, James J., 1875–1953, American boxer, b. Carroll, Fairfield co., Ohio. He began boxing in 1896, and in 1899 he won the heavyweight championship from Robert Fitzsimmons at…Jonas, Franz
(Encyclopedia) Jonas, FranzJonas, Franzfränts yōˈnäs [key], 1899–1974, Austrian Socialist politician. Jonas was mayor of Vienna (1951–65) and a member of parliament (1962–65). In 1965 he was elected…Auburn University
(Encyclopedia) Auburn University, main campus at Auburn, Ala.; land-grant and state supported; opened 1859 as East Alabama Male College, reorganized 1872 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of…Hauptmann, Gerhart
(Encyclopedia) Hauptmann, GerhartHauptmann, Gerhartgĕrˈhärt houptˈmän [key], 1862–1946, German dramatist, novelist, and poet. He showed the influence of the theories of Zola and the plays of Ibsen in…Jekyll, Gertrude
(Encyclopedia) Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843–1932, British artist, landscape gardener, and crafts artist. She was associated with William Robinson and Edwin Lutyens in developing an informal and natural…Makiyivka
(Encyclopedia) MakiyivkaMakiyivkaməkēˈəfkə [key], Rus. Makeyevka, city (1989 pop. 430,000), SE Ukraine, in the Donets Basin. It is a metallurgical and coal-mining center and has machinery and coking…Trending
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