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Muscoe Russell Hunter GARNETT, Congress, VA (1821-1864)
GARNETT Muscoe Russell Hunter , a Representative from Virginia; born at ``Elmwood,'' near Loretto, Essex County, Va., July 25, 1821; tutored at home and was graduated from the University of…Robert Mercer Taliaferro HUNTER, Congress, VA (1809-1887)
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1861 Party: Democrat HUNTER Robert Mercer Taliaferro , a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born at "Mount Pleasant," near Loretto, Essex County, Va., April…Hunter Holmes MOSS, Jr., Congress, WV (1874-1916)
MOSS Hunter Holmes, Jr. , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., May 26, 1874; attended the public schools; in early youth was employed in a bank; was…Archibald Hunter Arrington WILLIAMS, Congress, NC (1842-1895)
WILLIAMS Archibald Hunter Arrington , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Louisburg, Franklin County, N.C., October 22, 1842; attended the common schools and Emory and Henry College,…Mitchum, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Mitchum, Robert (Robert Charles Duran Mitchum), 1917–97, American film actor, b. Bridgeport, Conn. He found extra work and bit parts in early 1940s movies, and first achieved wide…Delibes, Miguel
(Encyclopedia) Delibes, MiguelDelibes, Miguelmēgĕlˈ dālēˈbās [key], 1920–2010, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and journalist, b. Valladolid. Prolific and widely translated, he is known for his…Andrews, Roy Chapman
(Encyclopedia) Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884–1960, American naturalist and explorer, b. Beloit, Wis., B.A. Beloit College, 1906, M.A. Columbia Univ., 1913. Associated with the American Museum of Natural…Cardigan Welsh corgi
(Encyclopedia) Cardigan Welsh corgi, breed of short, long-bodied working dog believed to have been introduced into Wales from Central Europe c.1200 b.c. It stands about 12 in. (30.5 cm) high at the…Stoppard, Tom
(Encyclopedia) Stoppard, Tom, 1937–, English playwright, b. Zlín, Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic), as Tomas Straussler. During his childhood he and his family moved to Singapore, later (…dime novels
(Encyclopedia) dime novels, swift-moving, thrilling novels, mainly about the American Revolution, the frontier period, and the Civil War. The books were first sold in 1860 for 10 cents by the firm of…Trending
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