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Hatton, Sir Christopher

(Encyclopedia) Hatton, Sir Christopher, 1540–91, English courtier. He became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, from whom he received offices, honors, and lands. Knighted in 1578, he acted as Elizabeth…

Blunt, George William

(Encyclopedia) Blunt, George William, 1802–78, American hydrographer; son of Edmund March Blunt, a pioneer publisher of nautical books and charts in Newburyport, Mass. He established (1821) himself…

George Edmund FOSS, Congress, IL (1863-1936)

FOSS George Edmund , a Representative from Illinois; born in West Berkshire, Franklin County, Vt., July 2, 1863; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Harvard University in 1885;…

Edmund Hope DRIGGS, Congress, NY (1865-1946)

DRIGGS Edmund Hope , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., May 2, 1865; attended the public schools and Adelphi Academy in Brooklyn; became engaged in the casualty-insurance…

George Edmund GORMAN, Congress, IL (1873-1935)

GORMAN George Edmund , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., April 13, 1873; attended the public schools of his native city; was graduated in law from Georgetown University at…

Edmund Henry PENDLETON, Congress, NY (1788-1862)

PENDLETON Edmund Henry , a Representative from New York; born in Savannah, Ga., in 1788; received a liberal schooling; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced for several years in Hyde…

Edmund Winston PETTUS, Congress, AL (1821-1907)

Senate Years of Service: 1897-1907 Party: Democrat PETTUS Edmund Winston , a Senator from Alabama; born in Limestone County, Ala., July 6, 1821; attended the common schools of Alabama and…

Edmund Gibson ROSS, Congress, KS (1826-1907)

Senate Years of Service: 1866-1871 Party: Republican ROSS Edmund Gibson , a Senator from Kansas; born in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, December 7, 1826; apprenticed as a printer in Sandusky,…

Edmund William SAMUEL, Congress, PA (1857-1930)

SAMUEL Edmund William , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Blaenavon, Wales, on November 27, 1857; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Ashland, Schuylkill…

Edmund John STACK, Congress, IL (1874-1957)

STACK Edmund John , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., January 31, 1874; attended the grammar and high schools of Chicago; was graduated from the law department of Lake Forest…