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Cachin, Marcel

(Encyclopedia) Cachin, MarcelCachin, Marcelmärsĕlˈ käshăNˈ [key], 1869–1958, French Communist leader. An early leader of the Socialist party, he was instrumental in bringing many Socialists into the…

Rolph, John

(Encyclopedia) Rolph, JohnRolph, Johnrŏlf [key], 1793–1870, Canadian physician and politician, b. England. He studied law and medicine in England and served in the Legislative Assembly of Upper…

Pétion de Villeneuve, Jérôme

(Encyclopedia) Pétion de Villeneuve, JérômePétion de Villeneuve, Jérômezhārōmˈ pātyôNˈ də vēlnövˈ [key], 1756–94, French revolutionary. A leader of the Jacobins, Pétion sat in the Constituent…

Pathet Lao

(Encyclopedia) Pathet LaoPathet Laopätˈət lou [key], left-wing nationalist group that was ultimately victorious in the Laotian civil war that began in the mid-1950s. The name was first used in 1950…

Mary, persons in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Mary, in the New Testament. 1 Mary, the Virgin. 2 Mary Magdalene. 3 Wife of Cleophas. 4 Mary of Bethany, sister of Lazarus and Martha. She sat at Jesus' feet while Martha served. She…

Cormenin, Louis Marie de La Haye, vicomte de

(Encyclopedia) Cormenin, Louis Marie de La Haye, vicomte deCormenin, Louis Marie de La Haye, vicomte delwē märēˈ də lä ā vēkôNtˈ də kôrmənăNˈ [key], 1788–1868, French politician, jurist, and…

Choate, Rufus

(Encyclopedia) Choate, RufusChoate, Rufuschōt [key], 1799–1859, American lawyer and Congressman, b. Essex co., Mass.; uncle of Joseph Hodges Choate. Admitted to the bar in 1823, Rufus Choate gained…

Tallmadge, Benjamin

(Encyclopedia) Tallmadge, BenjaminTallmadge, Benjamintălˈmĭj [key], 1754–1835, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Brookhaven, N.Y. Joining a Connecticut regiment, he served throughout the Revolution…

Lane, Franklin Knight

(Encyclopedia) Lane, Franklin Knight, 1864–1921, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1913–20), b. near Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada. Raised in California, he later studied law and practiced in San…

Iowa City

(Encyclopedia) Iowa City, city (2020 pop. 74,828), seat of Johnson co., E Iowa, on both sides of the Iowa River; founded 1839 as the capital of Iowa…