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Robert Beecher HOWELL, Congress, NE (1864-1933)

Senate Years of Service: 1923-1933 Party: Republican HOWELL Robert Beecher , a Senator from Nebraska; born in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., January 21, 1864; attended the public schools;…

Howell Edmunds JACKSON, Congress, TN (1832-1895)

Senate Years of Service: 1881-1886 Party: Democrat JACKSON Howell Edmunds , a Senator from Tennessee; born in Paris, Henry County, Tenn., April 8, 1832; moved with his parents to Jackson, Tenn.,…

Jehiel Howell HALSEY, Congress, NY (1788-1867)

HALSEY Jehiel Howell , a Representative from New York; born in Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., October 7, 1788; moved to Herkimer County in 1793 with his parents, who settled in…

Anderson Howell WALTERS, Congress, PA (1862-1927)

WALTERS Anderson Howell , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., May 18, 1862; attended the public schools and was graduated from Johnstown High School in 1878…

McLennan, Sir John Cunningham

(Encyclopedia) McLennan, Sir John Cunningham, 1867–1935, Canadian physicist, grad. Univ. of Toronto (B.A., 1892; Ph.D., 1900). He taught at the Univ. of Toronto from 1892 to 1932, was professor of…

Liddell, Henry George

(Encyclopedia) Liddell, Henry GeorgeLiddell, Henry Georgelĭdˈəl [key], 1811–98, English classical scholar. He was headmaster (1846–55) of Westminster School and dean (1855–91) of Christ Church,…

Fell, John

(Encyclopedia) Fell, John, 1625–86, English clergyman. He was dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and bishop of Oxford. While at Oxford, he initiated an extensive building program and promoted the…

Abbott, Grace

(Encyclopedia) Abbott, Grace, 1878–1939, American social worker, b. Grand Island, Nebr. She did notable work as director (1921–34) of the Child Labor Division of the U.S. Children's Bureau. The Child…

Lewis, Jerry

(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Jerry, 1926–2017, extremely popular and influential American comedian, b. Newark, N.J. as Jerome Levitch. The son of vaudevillians, he entered show business early and…

Hopper, Dennis Lee

(Encyclopedia) Hopper, Dennis Lee, 1936-2010, American filmmaker and actor, b. Dodge City, Ks. Hopper’s family relocated several times during his…