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Ezra Booth TAYLOR, Congress, OH (1823-1912)
TAYLOR Ezra Booth , a Representative from Ohio; born in Nelson, Portage County, Ohio, July 9, 1823; attended the common and select schools and academies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…Clare Boothe LUCE, Congress, CT (1903-1987)
LUCE Clare Boothe , a Representative from Connecticut; born in New York City, on March 10, 1903; graduated from St. Mary's School, Garden City, Long Island, N.Y., and from Miss Mason's School at…George Booth CARY, Congress, VA (1811-1850)
CARY George Booth , a Representative from Virginia; born at ``Bonny Doon,'' near Courtland, Southampton County, Va., in 1811; received a liberal education; engaged in planting; elected as a…Henry Booth COWLES, Congress, NY (1798-1873)
COWLES Henry Booth , a Representative from New York; born in Hartford, Conn., March 18, 1798; moved with his father to Dutchess County, N.Y., in 1809; was graduated from Union College,…Ross, Sir John
(Encyclopedia) Ross, Sir John, 1777–1856, British arctic explorer and rear admiral. In 1818 he went in search of the Northwest Passage but turned back after exploring Baffin Bay. Financed by Sir…Segal, George
(Encyclopedia) Segal, George, 1924–2000, American sculptor, b. New York City, grad. Rutgers (B.A., 1950; M.A., 1963). An influential member of the pop art movement, Segal is known for his tableaux of…Cranbrook Educational Community
(Encyclopedia) Cranbrook Educational Community, at Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; est. and endowed by George G. and Ellen Scripps Booth in 1927. It includes the Cranbrook Academy of Art, with graduate…Macklin, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Macklin, CharlesMacklin, Charlesmăkˈlĭn [key], 1697?–1797, English actor and dramatist, whose original name was Charles McLaughlin, b. Ireland. He began his career as a strolling…Writers
Achebe, Rousseau, Yourcenar, and more A-B | C | D-F | G-H | I-L | M-N | O-P | R-S | T-Z Achebe, Chinua Adams, Henry Addison, Joseph Aesop Agee, James Agnon, S. Y. Alcott,…Holt, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Holt, Joseph, 1807–94, American public official, judge advocate general of the U.S. army (1862–75), b. Breckinridge co., Ky. He became a widely known lawyer and political speaker in…Trending
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