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John Nathaniel NORTON, Congress, NE (1878-1960)

NORTON John Nathaniel , a Representative from Nebraska; born on a farm near Stromsburg, Polk County, Nebr., May 12, 1878; attended the public schools and Bryant Normal University, Stromsburg, Nebr…

Nathaniel Dick WALLACE, Congress, LA (1845-1894)

WALLACE Nathaniel Dick , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Columbia, Maury County, Tenn., October 27, 1845; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Trinity College, Dublin,…

Smith, Edmund Kirby

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Edmund Kirby, or Edmund Kirby-Smith, 1824–93, American soldier, Confederate general in the Civil War, b. St. Augustine, Fla. A West Point graduate, he was cited for gallantry in…

Massinger, Philip

(Encyclopedia) Massinger, PhilipMassinger, Philipmăsˈənjər [key], 1583–1640, English dramatist, b. Salisbury. He studied at Oxford (1602–6) but left without a degree, apparently to go to London to…