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KEAN, John, Congress, SC (1756-1795)

KEAN, John, (great-grandfather of Hamilton Fish Kean, and John Kean [1852-1914], and great-great-grandfather of Robert Winthrop Kean), a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C.,…

Heinlein, Robert Anson MacDonald

(Encyclopedia) Heinlein, Robert Anson MacDonaldHeinlein, Robert Anson MacDonaldhīˈlīn [key], 1907–88, American science-fiction writer, b. Butler, Mo. His best-known novel, Stranger in a Strange Land…

Roger I

(Encyclopedia) Roger I (Roger Guiscard), c.1031–1101, Norman conqueror of Sicily; son of Tancred de Hauteville (see Normans). He went to Italy in 1058 to join his brother, Robert Guiscard, in…

Sri Lanka

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Sri LankaSri Lankasrē längˈkə [key] [Sinhalese,=resplendent land], formerly Ceylon, ancient Taprobane, officially Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, island republic (…

Robert Owens TIERNAN, Congress, RI (1929)

TIERNAN Robert Owens , a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., February 24, 1929; attended La Salle Academy; A.B., Providence College, Providence, R.I.,…

SIMMONS, Robert (Rob), Congress, NY (1943)

SIMMONS, Robert (Rob), a Representative from Connecticut; born in New York, N.Y., February 11, 1943; graduated from Haverford College, Haverford, Pa., 1965; M.P.A., Harvard University, Cambridge…

Robert (Rob) SIMMONS, Congress, CT (1943)

SIMMONS Robert (Rob) , a Representative from Connecticut; born in New York, N.Y., February 11, 1943; graduated from Haverford College, Haverford, Pa., 1965; M.P.A., Harvard University, Cambridge…

Robert WALN, Congress, PA (1765-1836)

WALN Robert , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 22, 1765; received a limited schooling; engaged in mercantile pursuits and in East India and China trade;…

Robert MITCHELL, Congress, OH (1778-1848)

MITCHELL Robert , a Representative from Ohio; born in Westmoreland County, Pa., in 1778; attended the common schools; studied medicine; moved to Ohio in 1807 and practiced in Zanesville; clerk to…

Robert Barnwell RHETT, Congress, SC (1800-1876)

Senate Years of Service: 1850-1852 Party: Democrat RHETT Robert Barnwell , a Representative and a Senator from South Carolina; born Robert Barnwell Smith in Beaufort, S.C., December 21, 1800;…