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Harcourt Joseph PRATT, Congress, NY (1866-1934)

PRATT Harcourt Joseph , a Representative from New York; born in Highland, Ulster County, N.Y., October 23, 1866; attended the public schools and Claverack Academy at Claverack, N.Y.; engaged in…

Harry Hayt PRATT, Congress, NY (1864-1932)

PRATT Harry Hayt , a Representative from New York; born in Corning, Steuben County, N.Y., November 11, 1864; attended Corning Union School and was graduated from Corning Free Academy in 1882;…

Henry Otis PRATT, Congress, IA (1838-1931)

PRATT Henry Otis , a Representative from Iowa; born in Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, Maine, February 11, 1838; attended the common schools and Foxcroft Academy; was graduated from the law…

James Timothy PRATT, Congress, CT (1802-1887)

PRATT James Timothy , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Cromwell, Conn., December 14, 1802; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits in Hartford, Conn…

Joseph Marmaduke PRATT, Congress, PA (1891-1946)

PRATT Joseph Marmaduke , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., September 4, 1891; moved with his parents to Philadelphia, Pa. in 1892; attended the public…

Le Gage PRATT, Congress, NJ (1852-1911)

PRATT Le Gage , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Sterling, Worcester County, Mass., December 14, 1852; educated in the common schools; in 1869 entered upon a commercial career in Boston…

Thomas George PRATT, Congress, MD (1804-1869)

Senate Years of Service: 1850-1855; 1855-1857 Party: Whig; Opposition PRATT Thomas George , a Senator from Maryland; born in Georgetown, Md. (now a part of Washington, D.C.), February 18, 1804;…

Malory, Sir Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Malory, Sir ThomasMalory, Sir Thomasmălˈərē [key], d. 1471, English author of Morte d'Arthur. It is almost certain that he was Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revell, Warwickshire.…

Dryden, John

(Encyclopedia) Dryden, John, 1631–1700, English poet, dramatist, and critic, b. Northamptonshire, grad. Cambridge, 1654. He went to London about 1657 and first came to public notice with his Heroic…

Patterson, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Patterson, Elizabeth, 1785–1879, American wife of Jérôme Bonaparte, b. Baltimore. On a visit to America, Jérôme Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, met and married her (1803).…