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(Encyclopedia) hospice, program of humane and supportive care for the terminally ill and their families; the term also applies to a professional facility that provides care to dying patients who can…baneberry
(Encyclopedia) baneberry, any plant of the small genus Actaea, north temperate perennials of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family) sometimes cultivated for the handsome (though poisonous)…Rodgers, Christopher Raymond Perry
(Encyclopedia) Rodgers, Christopher Raymond Perry, 1819–92, American naval officer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Appointed midshipman in 1833, he served in the Mexican War. In the Civil War he took part in the…Saunders, Dame Cicely
(Encyclopedia) Saunders, Dame Cicely (Cicely Mary Strode Saunders), 1918–2005, British physician, a pioneer in the modern hospice movement. She left Oxford during World War II to become a nurse (1944…Warwick, town and district, England
(Encyclopedia) Warwick, town (1991 pop. 21,701) and district, county seat of Warwickshire, central England, on the Avon River. The town has some commerce and manufacturing. Warwick is best known for…Christopher Augustus BERGEN, Congress, NJ (1841-1905)
BERGEN Christopher Augustus , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Bridge Point, Somerset County, N.J., August 2, 1841; attended Harlingen School and Edge Hill Classical School and was…Christopher Grant CHAMPLIN, Congress, RI (1768-1840)
Senate Years of Service: 1809-1811 Party: Federalist CHAMPLIN Christopher Grant , a Representative and a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Newport, R.I., April 12, 1768; completed preparatory…George Henry CHRISTOPHER, Congress, MO (1888-1959)
CHRISTOPHER George Henry , a Representative from Missouri; born on a farm in Bates County, near Butler, Mo., December 9, 1888; attended the public schools of Bates County, Mo.; was graduated…Christopher Henderson CLARK, Congress, VA (1767-1828)
CLARK Christopher Henderson , a Representative from Virginia; born in Albemarle County, Va., in 1767; attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Va.; studied law…BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit), Congress, MO (1939)
Senate Years of Service: 1987- Party: Republican BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit), a Senator from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., March 6, 1939; attended the public schools; graduated,…Trending
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