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Macdonald, George

(Encyclopedia) Macdonald, George, 1824–1905, Scottish author. Ordained a Congregational minister, he eventually abandoned his vocation to become a writer and freelance preacher. His first published…

Hoyte, Desmond

(Encyclopedia) Hoyte, Desmond (Hugh Desmond Hoyte), 1929–2002, Guyanese political leader. A member of the People's National Congress, Hoyte was first elected to the National Assembly in 1968 and held…

Northampton, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) NorthamptonNorthamptonnôrthˌhămpˈtən, nôrˌthămpˈtən [key], city (1990 pop. 29,289), seat of Hampshire co., W Mass., on the Connecticut River; inc. as a town 1656, as a city 1883.…

John Forbes KERRY, Congress, MA (1943)

Senate Years of Service: 1985-2013 Party: Democrat KERRY John Forbes , a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Fitzsimons Army Hospital (Colorado), December 11, 1943; graduated, St. Paul's School,…

J. Randy FORBES, Congress, VA (1952)

FORBES J. Randy , a Representative from Virginia; born in Chesapeake, Chesapeake County, Va., February 17, 1952; graduated from Great Bridge High School, Chesapeake, Va., 1970; B.A., Randolph-…

Michael Patrick FORBES, Congress, NY (1952)

FORBES Michael Patrick , a Representative from New York; born in Riverhead, Suffolk County, N.Y., July 16, 1952; graduated Westhampton Beach High School, Westhampton, N.Y., 1970; B.A., State…

Thomas Forbes HARTNETT, Congress, SC (1941)

HARTNETT Thomas Forbes , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., August 7, 1941; attended parochial schools; graduated from Bishop England High School, Charleston, 1960;…

Mercer, Hugh

(Encyclopedia) Mercer, HughMercer, Hughmûrˈsər [key], c.1725–1777, American Revolutionary general, b. Aberdeen, Scotland. A physician, he was a surgeon in the forces of Charles Edward Stuart (the…

Sumter, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Sumter, Thomas, 1734–1832, American Revolutionary officer, b. near Charlottesville, Va. He served with Edward Braddock (1755) and John Forbes (1758) in their expeditions against Fort…

Kerry, John Forbes

(Encyclopedia) Kerry, John Forbes, 1943–, U.S. politician, b. Denver, grad. Yale, 1966, Boston College law school, 1976. A decorated navy veteran who served two tours in Vietnam after graduating from…