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Haywood, William Dudley

(Encyclopedia) Haywood, William Dudley, 1869–1928, American labor leader, known as Big Bill Haywood, b. Salt Lake City, Utah. He began work as a miner at 15 years of age. In 1896 he joined the newly…

Haywood, Eliza (Fowler)

(Encyclopedia) Haywood, Eliza (Fowler), 1693?–1756, English author. Separated from her husband, she supported herself and her two children by writing plays and novels. Two of her books, Utopia (1725…

Cleveland, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Cleveland. 1 City (2020 pop. 372,674), seat of Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River; laid out (1796)…

Cleveland State University

(Encyclopedia) Cleveland State University, at Cleveland, Ohio; coeducational; founded 1964, incorporating Fenn College (est. 1923). The Cleveland-Marshall School of law was incorporated in 1969. The…

Tryon, William

(Encyclopedia) Tryon, William, 1729–88, English colonial governor in North America. After a distinguished army career he was appointed (1764) lieutenant governor of North Carolina and succeeded (1765…

Cleveland, Grover

(Encyclopedia) Cleveland, Grover (Stephen Grover Cleveland), 1837–1908, 22d (1885–89) and 24th (1893–97) President of the United States, b. Caldwell, N.J.; son of a Presbyterian clergyman. Cleveland'…

Cleveland, former county, England

(Encyclopedia) Cleveland, former county, NE England, created under the Local Government Act of 1972 (effective 1974). It was composed of the county boroughs of Hartlepool and Teesside and parts of…

Stokes, Carl Burton

(Encyclopedia) Stokes, Carl Burton, 1927–96, American political leader, b. Cleveland. A 1956 graduate of the Cleveland-Marshall School of Law, Stokes began his political career as a Democratic member…

Haywood County, NC Census Data

North carolina Haywood County, North Carolina People QuickFactsHaywood CountyNorth CarolinaPopulation, 2005 estimate 56,4828,683,242Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 4.…

Haywood County, TN Census Data

Tennessee Haywood County, Tennessee People QuickFactsHaywood CountyTennesseePopulation, 2005 estimate 19,6565,962,959Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -0.7%4.8%…