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(Encyclopedia) Tufts University, main campus at Medford, Mass.; coeducational; chartered 1852 by Universalists as a college for men. It became a university in 1955. Jackson College, formerly a…Yazoo land fraud
(Encyclopedia) Yazoo land fraud, name given to the sale in 1795 by an act of the Georgia legislature of vast holdings in the Yazoo River country to four land companies following the wholesale bribery…Thomas FLETCHER, Congress, KY (1779)
FLETCHER Thomas , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Westmoreland County, Pa., October 21, 1779; settled in Montgomery County, Ky.; member of the State house of representatives in 1803, 1805…Russell, William Fletcher
(Encyclopedia) Russell, William Fletcher, 1890–1956, American educator, b. Delhi, N.Y., grad. Cornell, 1910, Ph.D. Columbia, 1914; son of James Earl Russell. He was dean (1917–23) of the College of…Johnson, Lionel Pigot
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Lionel Pigot, 1867–1902, British poet and critic, b. Broadstairs, Kent, educated at Oxford. He lived an ascetic, scholarly life in London, converting to Roman Catholicism in…Who, The
(Encyclopedia) Who, The, English rock music group formed in 1964. The members were Peter Dennis Blanford Townshend, 1945–, Chiswick, London, U.K…Ernest L. FLETCHER, Congress, KY (1952)
FLETCHER Ernest L. , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky., November 12, 1952; graduated from LaFayette High School, Lexington, Ky., 1970; B.S., University…Isaac FLETCHER, Congress, VT (1784-1842)
FLETCHER Isaac , a Representative from Vermont; born in Dunstable, Middlesex County, Mass., November 22, 1784; pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.,…Loren FLETCHER, Congress, MN (1833-1919)
FLETCHER Loren , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, April 10, 1833; attended the public schools and Maine Wesleyan Seminary, Kents Hill, Maine; moved to…Richard FLETCHER, Congress, MA (1788-1869)
FLETCHER Richard , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Cavendish, Windsor County, Vt., January 8, 1788; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.,…Trending
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