(Encyclopedia) Purcell, HenryPurcell, Henrypûrˈsəl [key], c.1659–1695, English composer and organist. Often considered England's finest native composer, Purcell combined a great gift for lyrical…
Senate Years of Service: 1875-1893Party: RepublicanDAWES, Henry Laurens, a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Cummington, Mass., October 30, 1816; attended the common…
(Encyclopedia) George, Henry, 1839–97, American economist, founder of the single tax movement, b. Philadelphia. Of a poor family, his formal education was cut short at 14, and in 1857 he emigrated to…
(Encyclopedia) Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar Hoover), 1895–1972, American administrator, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), b. Washington, D.C. Shortly after he was admitted to the…
RAYMOND, Henry Jarvis, a Representative from New York; born in Lima, Livingston County, N.Y., January 24, 1820; attended the common schools; was graduated from the University of Vermont at…
BULLARD, Henry Adams, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Pepperell, Mass., September 9, 1788; was graduated from Harvard University in 1807; studied law in Boston and Philadelphia; was…
(Encyclopedia) Garnet, Henry HighlandGarnet, Henry Highlandgärˈnĭt [key], 1815–82, American abolitionist clergyman, b. Kent co., Md. Born a slave, he escaped in 1824 and was educated at the Oneida…
LAURENS, Henry, a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., March 6, 1724; received his early education in Charleston; went to England in 1744 to acquire a business education;…
(Encyclopedia) Pearse, Patrick HenryPearse, Patrick Henrypērs [key], 1879–1916, Irish educator and patriot. He was educated for the law but early in his career made himself part of the Gaelic…
