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Ballard SMITH, Congress, VA

SMITH Ballard , a Representative from Virginia; born in Hanover County, Va., birth date unknown; served as lieutenant in the Army during the Revolutionary War; member of the State house of…

George SMITH, Congress, PA

SMITH George , a Representative from Pennsylvania; birth date unknown; elected as a Republican to the Eleventh and Twelfth Congresses (March 4, 1809-March 3, 1813); death date unknown. Source:…

Margaret Smith Court Biography

Margaret Smith CourtBorn: July 16, 1942Australian tennis player won Grand Slam in both singles (1970) and mixed doubles (1963 with Ken Fletcher); record 24 Grand Slam singles titles—11…

Biographies: 2016 People in the News

2016 People in the News See also 2015 People in the News 2014 People in the News 2013 People in the News 2012 People in the News 2011 People in the News 2010 People…

Biographies: Deaths of 2007

Deaths of 2007 See also 2006 Deaths 2005 Deaths 2004 Deaths 2003 Deaths 2002 Deaths 2001 Deaths 2000 Deaths 1999…

Smith, Samuel Francis

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Samuel Francis, 1808–95, American Baptist clergyman and poet, b. Boston. He is remembered as the author of the national hymn “America,” written while he was a student at Andover…

Fort Washington

(Encyclopedia) Fort Washington, military post during the American Revolution, situated on the highest point of Manhattan island, New York City, overlooking the Hudson River opposite Fort Lee, N.J. It…

Gravely, Samuel Lee, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Gravely, Samuel Lee, Jr., 1922–2004, U.S. naval officer, the first African American to hold the rank of admiral, b. Richmond, Va. Joining the Naval Reserves in 1942, he became (1944)…

Cobb, Lee J.

(Encyclopedia) Cobb, Lee J., 1911–76, American actor, b. New York City. He first performed with the Pasadena (Calif.) Playhouse in 1929 and made his Broadway debut in Crime and Punishment (1935).…