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Ezra DEAN, Congress, OH (1795-1872)

DEAN, Ezra, a Representative from Ohio; born in Hillsdale, Columbia County, N.Y., April 9, 1795; attended the common schools; in the War of 1812 was appointed ensign in the Eleventh Regiment…

Sidney DEAN, Congress, CT (1818-1901)

DEAN, Sidney, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Glastonbury, Conn., November 16, 1818; attended the common schools and Wilbraham and Suffield Academies; minister in the Methodist…

Staunton, Howard

(Encyclopedia) Staunton, Howard, 1810–74, English chess player, writer, and editor, b. Westmoreland. Settling (1836) in London, he edited (1841–54) England's first major chess magazine and wrote (…

Michael Dean CRAPO, Congress, ID (1951)

Senate Years of Service: 1999-Party: RepublicanCRAPO, Michael Dean, a Senator and a Representative from Idaho; born in Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, May 20, 1951; graduated Idaho…

Howard, Sir Robert

(Encyclopedia) Howard, Sir Robert, 1626–98, English dramatist. He held several important government posts under Charles II. His introduction to his Foure New Plays (1665) initiated a dispute with his…

Northampton, Henry Howard, earl of

(Encyclopedia) Northampton, Henry Howard, earl ofNorthampton, Henry Howard, earl ofnôrthămpˈtən [key], 1540–1614, English courtier; son of the poet, Henry Howard, earl of Surrey; member of the…

Edward Dean COOKE, Congress, IL (1849-1897)

COOKE, Edward Dean, a Representative from Illinois; born in Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa, October 17, 1849; attended the common schools, the local academy, and the high school at Dubuque;…

Dean Anderson GALLO, Congress, NJ (1935-1994)

GALLO, Dean Anderson, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Hackensack, N.J., November 23, 1935; attended public schools; realtor; president, Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council, 1970;…

Erastus Dean CULVER, Congress, NY (1803-1889)

CULVER, Erastus Dean, a Representative from New York; born in Champlain, Washington County, N.Y., on March 15, 1803; was graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington in 1826; studied…

Dean Milton GILLESPIE, Congress, CO (1884-1949)

GILLESPIE, Dean Milton, a Representative from Colorado; born in Salina, Saline County, Kans., May 3, 1884; attended the public schools and Salina Normal University; engaged in agricultural…