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2 unusual facts about Frederick C. Silvester


Frederick C. Silvester

Of his work with the choir, George Kidd wrote, 'The overall effect is one of good discipline, a clear understanding, and a sincerity that spreads itself over all sections' (Toronto Telegram, 15 Dec 1957).

He was also assistant conductor and coach 1942-1957, and conductor 1957-1960, of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.


Charles Eberhard Salomon

One brother, Frederick, became a full, substantive rank general in the Union Army.

Elmer Ernest Roper

He tried again in a 1931 by-election resulting from the death of Charles Weaver; he finished second of four candidates as Conservative Frederick C. Jamieson reclaimed the seat for Weaver's party.

Fred Crawford

Frederick C. Crawford (1891–1994), American industrialist and philanthropist

Frederick Branch

Frederick C. Branch (1922—2005), first African American officer in the United States Marine Corps

Frederick C. Anderson

In August 1864, the second month of the Siege of Petersburg, Union forces, including Anderson's regiment, cut the Weldon Railroad which supplied Petersburg and the Confederate capital of Richmond.

Frederick C. Billard

Billard was appointed by President Herbert Hoover to a third four-year term as Commandant in January 1932, but died of pneumonia on 17 May.

During his tour as commanding officer, Aphrodite operated in the European war zone and was the first American warship to transit the Kiel Canal after the World War I armistice was signed.

Frederick C. Branch

On April 25, 2005, after his death, U.S. Senate resolution 116 was sponsored by North Carolina Senators Elizabeth Dole and Richard Burr "to commemorate the life, achievements, and contributions of Frederick C. Branch".

Frederick C. Finkle

His father and grandparents emigrated to the U.S. in 1850 from Vestre Slidre in the Oppland, Norway.

Frederick C. Murphy

PFC Murphy is buried at Lorraine Cemetery north of Saint-Avold, Lorraine, France.

Frederick C. Peerenboom

Along with these commentaries, his unique visual introductions, mid-breaks, and closes helped him win five Emmy Awards for his TV performances.

Frederick C. Salomon

On September 30, 1862, he made an unsuccessful attempt to capture Newtonia, Missouri, during the First Battle of Newtonia.

Frederick C. Sauer

"It is the most bizarre collection of buildings in Western Pennsylvania," says Franklin Toker, professor of art and architecture at the University of Pittsburgh.

Frederick Cocks

Frederick C. Hicks, originally Frederick Hicks Cocks (1872–1925), U.S. Representative from New York

Frederick Hicks

Frederick C. Hicks (1872–1925), United States Representative from New York

Harriet Williams Russell Strong

Frederick C. Hicks, of New York, who died in Washington, Jan. 1, 1918.

Henschel Hs 293

Early jamming efforts by the United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) produced the XCJ jamming transmitter installed aboard the destroyer escorts USS Herbert C. Jones and Frederick C. Davis in late September 1943.

Meteoritical Society

The Leonard Medal, awarded since 1966 in honor of the first President of the Society, Frederick C. Leonard, is given for outstanding contributions to the science of meteoritics and closely allied fields.

Peter P. Silvester

After a period of industrial practice, he continued his studies at the University of Toronto, obtaining the MASc in 1958, and then at McGill University (Montreal), where he was awarded the PhD in Electrical Engineering, in 1964.

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership elections

Following Tilley's personal defeat in the 1935 general election which also saw the Conservatives swept from power he resigned and Frederick C. Squires was chosen House leader on September 10.

Weyerhaeuser House

He and his brother-in-law, Frederick C.A. Denkmann, founded the Weyerhaeuser and Denkmann Lumber Company in Rock Island.


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