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Dawson, Sir John William

(Encyclopedia) Dawson, Sir John William, 1820–99, Canadian geologist and educator, b. Pictou, N.S., studied at the Univ. of Edinburgh. After serving (1850–55) as superintendent of education in Nova…

O'brien County, IA Census Data

Iowa O'Brien County, Iowa People QuickFactsO'Brien CountyIowaPopulation, 2005 estimate 14,4142,966,334Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -4.6%1.4%Population, 2000 15,…

O'Brien SMITH, Congress, SC (17561811)

SMITH, O'Brien, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Ireland about 1756; came to South Carolina following the Revolutionary War, taking the oath of allegiance to the Government of the…

O'Brien County, IA Social Statistics

O brien county iowa dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school3,545100.0Nursery school,…

O'Brien County, IA Economic Statistics

O brien county iowa dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over11,903100.0In labor force7,61864.0Civilian…

O'Brien County, IA Housing Statistics

O brien county iowa dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units6,509100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached5,61986.31-unit, attached1241.…

Notable Irish Writers

To be an artist is to fail, as no other dare fail, that failure is his world and the shrink from desertion, art and craft, good housekeeping, living. —Samuel Beckettfrom "Three Dialogues"…

In Joyce's Wake

Contemporary Irish writers live up to legend by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Ulysses: Joyce's masterpiece. Related Links Notable Irish WritersThe Booker PrizeBest Novels of the CenturySt. Patrick…

David O'Brien MARTIN, Congress, NY (1944)

MARTIN, David O'Brien, a Representative from New York; born in St. Lawrence County, N.Y., April 26, 1944; attended the public schools of Colton and Canton, N.Y.; graduated, Hugh C. Williams…

Union party

(Encyclopedia) Union party, in American history. 1 Coalition of Republicans and War Democrats in the election of 1864. Abraham Lincoln was renominated for President with Andrew Johnson, the…