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Croker, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Croker, Richard, 1841–1922, American politician, head of Tammany Hall from 1886 to 1902, b. Co. Cork, Ireland. He became prominent as Democratic leader of New York City's East Side and…

Elizabeth I

The daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I became one of the most effective monarchs in British history. She succeeded her half-sister, Mary I, in 1558 and reigned for the next 44…

Stoddard County, MO Census Data

Missouri Stoddard County, Missouri People QuickFactsStoddard CountyMissouriPopulation, 2005 estimate 29,7145,800,310Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 0.0%3.6%Population…

Stoddard County, MO Social Statistics

Stoddard county missouri dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school6,629100.0Nursery school,…

Stoddard County, MO Economic Statistics

Stoddard county missouri dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over23,653100.0In labor force13,87058.…

Stoddard County, MO Housing Statistics

Stoddard county missouri dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units13,221100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached10,38178.51-unit,…

Elizabeth, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, city (2020 pop. 137,298), seat of Union co., NE N.J., on Newark Bay; inc. 1855. It is a shipping and transportation hub, with…

Ebenezer STODDARD, Congress, CT (1785-1847)

STODDARD Ebenezer , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Union, Tolland County, Conn., May 6, 1785; attended Woodstock Academy in 1802 and in 1803, and was graduated from Brown University…

Woodville, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Woodville, Elizabeth, 1437–92, queen consort of Edward IV of England. She was the daughter of Richard Woodville (later the 1st Earl Rivers). Her first husband, Sir John Grey, was…

Jolley, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Jolley, Elizabeth (Monica Elizabeth Jolley), 1923–2007, Australian novelist, b. Birmingham, England. A nurse during World War II, she immigrated to Western Australia in 1959. Although…