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Queensland

(Encyclopedia) Queensland, state (2016 pop. 4,703,193), 667,000 sq mi (1,727,200 sq km), NE Australia. Brisbane is the capital; other important cities are Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Townsville,…

Protectorate, in English history

(Encyclopedia) Protectorate, in English history, name given to the English government from 1653 to 1659. Following the English civil war and the execution of Charles I, England was declared (1649) a…

Constitutional Convention

(Encyclopedia) Constitutional Convention, in U.S. history, the 1787 meeting in which the Constitution of the United States was drawn up. The convention at Philadelphia drew up one of the most…

Jedediah STRONG, Congress, CT (1738-1802)

STRONG, Jedediah, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Litchfield, Conn., November 7, 1738; was graduated from Yale College in 1761; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1764 and commenced…

Elijah BOARDMAN, Congress, CT (1760-1823)

Senate Years of Service: 1821-1823 Party: Democratic Republican BOARDMAN Elijah , a Senator from Connecticut; born in New Milford, Conn., March 7, 1760; educated under private tutors; served in the…

Amasa LEARNED, Congress, CT (1750-1825)

LEARNED Amasa , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Killingly, Conn., November 15, 1750; prepared for college by a private tutor; was graduated from Yale College in 1772; taught in the Union…

William Samuel JOHNSON, Congress, CT (1727-1819)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1791 Party: Pro-Administration JOHNSON William Samuel , a Delegate and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Stratford, Conn., on October 7, 1727; was tutored privately…

David DAGGETT, Congress, CT (1764-1851)

Senate Years of Service: 1813-1819 Party: Federalist DAGGETT David , a Senator from Connecticut; born in Attleboro, Mass., December 31, 1764; pursued preparatory studies and graduated from Yale…

Japan

(Encyclopedia) CE5 JapanJapanjəpănˈ, Jap. Nihon or Nippon, country (2015 est. pop. 127,975,000), 145,833 sq mi (377,835 sq km), occupying an archipelago off the coast of E Asia. The capital is…

John Donne: Prayer XI. Nobilibusque trahunt

PrayerJohn Donne O ETERNAL and most gracious God, who in thy upper house, the heavens, though there be many mansions, yet art alike and equally in every mansion; but here in thy lower house,…