dualism. 1  the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two. 2  Philosophy. the view that there are just two mutually irreducible substances. 3  Theology. the doctrine that there are two independent divine beings or eternal principles, one good and the other evil. the belief that a human being embodies two parts, as body and soul.
Thomas Sully was an early American painter, born in Lincolnshire, England. He immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of nine, and as a young man initially worked for an insurance broker in Philadelphia. However, Sully was passionate about art and when he was 16, Sully joined his brother, a miniaturist, in Virginia.
He was elected governor in 1887 and over-whelmingly re-elected two years later. From 1891 until his death he was president of Texas A & M in College Station, Texas, where he died January 3, 1898. Sul Ross University in Alpine, Texas is also named for him. At this time, Sul Ross was without a doubt the most popular private citizen in Texas. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Waco. Lawrence Sul Ross was born in Bentonsport, Iowa, September 27, 1838. His parents took him to Texas when he was an infant. He graduated from Wesleyan University in Florence, Alabama, in 1859.