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John Smythe RICHARDSON, Congress, SC (1828-1894)
RICHARDSON John Smythe , a Representative from South Carolina; born on the Bloomhill plantation, near Sumter, Sumter County, S.C., February 29, 1828; pursued an academic course in Cokesbury, S.C…William Alexander RICHARDSON, Congress, IL (1811-1875)
Senate Years of Service: 1863-1865 Party: Democrat RICHARDSON William Alexander , a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., January 16, 1811; attended…William Emanuel RICHARDSON, Congress, PA (1886-1948)
RICHARDSON William Emanuel , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born on a farm (the old Daniel Boone homestead) near Stonersville, in Exeter Township, Berks County, Pa., on September 3, 1886;…William Merchant RICHARDSON, Congress, MA (1774-1838)
RICHARDSON William Merchant , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Pelham, Hillsborough County, N.H., January 4, 1774; was graduated from Harvard University in 1797; studied law; was…John Richardson THURMAN, Congress, NY (1814-1854)
THURMAN John Richardson , a Representative from New York; born in New York City October 6, 1814; was graduated from Columbia College in 1835; moved to Warren County, near Chestertown, N.Y., and…Lunsford Richardson PREYER, Congress, NC (1919-2001)
PREYER Lunsford Richardson , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., January 11, 1919; graduated from Woodberry Forest High School, Woodberry Forest, Va.; A.…Rae, John
(Encyclopedia) Rae, John, 1813–93, Scottish arctic explorer, b. Orkney Islands. A physician in the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company in N Canada, Rae made (1846–47) a journey of exploration from…Osheroff, Douglas Dean
(Encyclopedia) Osheroff, Douglas Dean, 1945–, American physicist, b. Aberdeen, Wash., Ph.D. Cornell, 1973. He was a professor at Cornell from 1973 to 1987, when he joined the faculty at Stanford.…Bristow, Benjamin Helm
(Encyclopedia) Bristow, Benjamin HelmBristow, Benjamin Helmbrĭsˈtō [key], 1832–96, American cabinet officer, b. Elkton, Ky. He was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1853. Bristow, a Union officer in…Australian literature
(Encyclopedia) Australian literature, the literature of Australia. Because the vast majority of early Australian settlers were transported prisoners, the beginnings of Australian literature were oral…Trending
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