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Charles Steinmetz
STEINMETZ, CHARLES PROTEUS 1865-1923 E LECTRICAL ENGINEER Early Life in Europe Charles Proteus Steinmetz was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), in 1865. He was educated at the University of Breslau, whose physics department had a solid reputation in... Read more |
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Schenectady
Schenectady , city (1990 pop. 65,566), seat of Schenectady co., E central N.Y., on the Mohawk River and Erie Canal; founded 1661 by Arent Van Curler, inc. 1798. The General Electric Company was established there in 1892, but its presence waned in the late 20th cent. and the city's population... Read more |
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Matthew Stanley Quay
Matthew Stanley Quay , 1833-1904, American political leader, b. Dillsburg, Pa. He studied law in Pittsburgh and was admitted (1854) to the bar. He fought in the Civil War, and after the war he rose steadily in Pennsylvania politics until he became boss of the state Republican machine. His skill in... Read more |
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Stephen Johnson Field
Stephen Johnson Field 1816-99, American jurist, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1863-97), b. Haddam, Conn. After practicing law for several years in New York City with his brother David Dudley Field , he went to California in 1849, settled at Marysville, and in 1850 was elected to the... Read more |
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Dennis Archer
Dennis Archer 1942– Attorney, politician Up From the Farm Dedicated to Detroit Voted Mayor in 1993 Elections Made Significant Changes in Detroit Sources Promising an administration that would be distinguished by such qualities as openness, accessibility, and cooperation, Dennis Archer became... Read more |
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Insular Cases
Insular Cases The Insular Cases are a group of‐some fourteen decisions of the period 1901–1904 that involve the application of the Constitution and Bill of Rights to overseas territories (see Territories and New States). The cases arose after the United States acquired island... Read more |
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Sir James Eyre
Sir James Eyre 1734-99, English jurist. As a young lawyer he was counsel (1763) for John Wilkes in the suit against the government that established the illegality of general warrants (warrants for the arrest of any or all persons, no names being specified, involved in an offense). He later became... Read more |
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justice of the peace
justice of the peace official presiding over a type of police court . In some states of the United States the justices, who are usually elected, have jurisdiction over petty civil and criminal cases as well as having such duties as the issuing of search warrants and the performance of marriage... Read more |
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Magistrate
MAGISTRATE Any individual who has the power of a public civil officer or inferior judicial officer, such as a justice of the peace. The various state judicial systems provide for judicial officers who are often called magistrates, justices of the peace, or police justices. The authority of these... Read more |
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