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Henry Wilder KEYES, Congress, NH (1863-1938)

Senate Years of Service: 1919-1937 Party: Republican KEYES Henry Wilder , a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Newbury, Orange County, Vt., May 23, 1863; attended public and private schools;…

Samuel Wilder KING, Congress, HI (1886-1959)

KING Samuel Wilder , a Delegate from the Territory of Hawaii; born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii, December 17, 1886; attended St. Louis School at Honolulu and Honolulu High School; was…

Abel Carter WILDER, Congress, KS (1828-1875)

WILDER Abel Carter , a Representative from Kansas; born in Mendon, Worcester County, Mass., March 18, 1828; completed preparatory studies; engaged in mercantile pursuits; moved to Rochester, N.…

William Henry WILDER, Congress, MA (1855-1913)

WILDER William Henry , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, May 14, 1855; moved with his parents to Massachusetts in 1866; attended the common schools;…

Oscar Wilder UNDERWOOD, Congress, AL (1862-1929)

Senate Years of Service: 1915-1927 Party: Democrat UNDERWOOD Oscar Wilder , a Representative and a Senator from Alabama; born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 6, 1862; attended the common…

Ephraim Wilder FARLEY, Congress, ME (1817-1880)

FARLEY Ephraim Wilder , a Representative from Maine; born in Newcastle, Maine, August 29, 1817; attended the common schools and was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1836;…

Hiawatha

(Encyclopedia) HiawathaHiawathahīˈəwäˈthə [key], fl. c.1550, legendary chief of the Onondaga of North America. He is credited with founding the Iroquois Confederacy. He is the hero of the well-known…

Kenites

(Encyclopedia) KenitesKeniteskēnˈīts [key], in the Bible, wilderness nomadic tribe friendly to the Hebrews. They came with the Hebrews and inhabited S Palestine up to the time of David. Moses' father…

Nahanni National Park Reserve

(Encyclopedia) Nahanni National Park ReserveNahanni National Park Reservenəhănˈē [key], c.1,840 sq mi (4,766 sq km), Northwest Territories, Canada, W of Fort Simpson; est. 1972. Located just E of the…

Karlfeldt, Erik Axel

(Encyclopedia) Karlfeldt, Erik AxelKarlfeldt, Erik Axelāˈrĭk äkˈsəl kärlˈfĕlt [key], 1864–1931, Swedish lyric poet. His work is representative of neoromanticism in the 1890s. Themes of nature, love,…