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Pierce BUTLER, Congress, SC (1744-1822)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1796; 1802-1804 Party: Pro-Administration; Anti-Administration; Democratic Republican; Democratic Republican BUTLER Pierce , a Delegate and a Senator from South…

Robert Reyburn BUTLER, Congress, OR (1881-1933)

BUTLER Robert Reyburn , a Representative from Oregon; born in Butler, Johnson County, Tenn., September 24, 1881; attended the public schools and Holly Springs College; was graduated from the law…

Thomas BUTLER, Congress, LA (1785-1847)

BUTLER Thomas , a Representative from Louisiana; born near Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., April 14, 1785; attended the common schools and received a college education in Pittsburgh, Pa.;…

Butler AMES, Congress, MA (1871-1954)

AMES Butler , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lowell, Mass., August 22, 1871; attended the public schools and Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H.; was graduated from the United…

Article VII

[Constitution to be considered adopted when ratified by nine states.] The ratification of the conventions of nine States shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between…

Bloom, Harold

(Encyclopedia) Bloom, Harold, 1930–2019, American literary critic and scholar, b. The Bronx, N.Y., Ph.D. Yale (1955). The son of Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Russia, he was Sterling Professor of…

The Prize

The winnings, the winners by Beth Rowen The Winnings Each winner of a Nobel Prize, which can go to individuals and institutions, takes home a medal, a diploma, and cash, which varies…

Nobel Prize for Literature

The Most Famous Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize for Literature, one of the six international awards administered by the Nobel Foundation, honors outstanding achievement in letters. The estate…

Brewer's: Tace

(2 syl.). Latin for candle. Silence is most discreet. Tace is Latin for “be silent,” and candle is symbolical of light. The phrase means “keep it dark,” do not throw light upon it.…