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George Nye

George D. Nye (1898–1969), American politician of the Democratic party


Ballarat, California

Ballarat has featured in Western fiction including Hellbound for Ballarat (1970) by Nelson C. Nye and Bounty Hunt at Ballarat (1973) by Clayton Matthews.

Elijah Dukes

Dukes attended Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida his junior and senior years, after spending his first two years of high school at Jefferson High School, C. Leon King High School, and George D. Chamberlain High School.

George D. Behrakis

In 1959 Behrakis became a salesperson for major pharmacy company Johnson and Johnson, where he created the drug known as Tylenol.

George D. Birkhoff House

The house is notable for its associations with former resident Dr. George David Birkhoff, an eminent mathematician and Harvard University professor.

George D. Grundy, Jr.

Grundy was born June 21, 1898 in Southampton, New York to Florence Reeves and he was raised in Richmond Hill, Queens.

George D. Herron

In 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson campaigned successfully for re-election under the slogan "He Kept Us Out of War."

George D. Lamont

He attended Yale College for a year and a half, then studied law in Lockport, received a degree from Yale in 1841, was admitted to the bar the same year, and commenced practice in Lockport.

George D. Miller III

During his administration the school has celebrated its centennial birthday, in 2000; the name of the college was changed to Davis College in honor of its founder Dr. John Adelbert Davis, in 2004; the college received Middle States Accreditation, in 2005; and two old buildings were taken down to pave the way for the Ministry Center to be built in the future, in 2006.

George Daniel Miller III (March 27, 1951) was the eighth president of Davis College in Johnson City, New York.

George D. Oakley House

The family also started a business to promote musical concerts, Artists' Services of Honolulu, which between the 1930s and early 1960s brought famous talents to perform in Honolulu, including Yehudi Menuhin, Arthur Rubenstein, and

George D. Pyper

In 1911, Pyper managed a 6000-mile American tour for the choir, wherein they performed in Madison Square Gardens and at the White House for U.S. President William Howard Taft.

When the Juvenile Instructor folded and was replaced by The Instructor, Pyper became the first editor of the new publication, a position he held until his death.

George D. Ruggles

His parents died when he was young, and he was raised by his uncle, Charles H. Ruggles, who was Chief Justice of the New York Court of Appeals.

George D. Schwab

He then attended Columbia University, where he earned a M.A. in 1955 and a Ph.D. in 1968.

George D. Wagner

George Day Wagner (September 22, 1829 – February 13, 1869) was an Indiana politician, farmer, and soldier, serving as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

George D. Wallace

Wallace died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from injuries he sustained during a fall while on vacation in Pisa, Italy.

In 1952 Wallace auditioned for a character part in Radar Men from the Moon and landed the starring role of Commando Cody.

George D. Watt

Fielding's brother Joseph had joined the Latter Day Saint church in Upper Canada and had written to James about the new church.

George D. Zamka

In March 2008, Zamka visited Colombia's Planetarium of Bogotá with the crew of mission STS-120 to share their experience as NASA astronauts with 200 students, 50 teachers, and 20 science major experts.

George Dunton Widener

They had two sons, Harry Elkins Widener (1885-1912), George Dunton Widener, Jr. (1889-1971), and a daughter, Eleanor Widener Dixon (1891-1953).

George Herron

George D. Herron (1862–1925), American clergyman, writer and Christian socialist activist

George Lamont

:For the 19th-century New York state senator, see George D. Lamont.

George Pope

George D. Pope (1867–1927), political figure on Prince Edward Island.

Harold F. Dodge

From 1917 to 1958 worked at quality assurance department at Bell Laboratories with Walter Shewhart, George Edwards, Harry Romig, R. L. Jones, Paul Olmstead, E.G.D. Paterson, and Mary N. Torrey.

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum

In addition to the papers of Herbert Hoover, the manuscript holdings include those of Lewis Strauss, Gerald P. Nye, Felix Morley, Clark Mollenhoff, Robert E. Wood, Westbrook Pegler, and Laura Ingalls Wilder, among others.

James W. Nye

He was born in DeRuyter, New York, he attended the common schools and Homer Academy in Homer, New York; he studied law in Troy, New York, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Madison County.

John Ambler Smith

Smith was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875) with 51.11% of the vote, defeating Democrat George Douglas Wise.

Katharine Lane Weems

In 1926 she won two medals: a Bronze Medal at the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Exposition, and the George D. Widener Memorial Gold Medal from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Keith Bilbrey

In 1982, Bilbrey began announcing on the Grand Ole Opry, joining a long tradition of legendary Opry announcers, including George D. Hay, Grant Turner, Ralph Emery, and Hairl Hensley.

New York City Police Riot

This new police force was to be controlled by a 5-man board of police commissioners, appointed by the Governor of New York, and at first comprised Simeon Draper, James Bowen, James W. Nye, Jacob Cholwell and James S.T. Stranahan.

Pyper

George D. Pyper (1860–1943), the fifth general superintendent of the Sunday School of The LDS Church)

The Jockey Club

Created in 1984, The Jockey Club Research Foundation was joined along with the Grayson Foundation, established in 1940 by George D. Widener, Jr., William Woodward, Sr. and John Hay Whitney, amongst others.

William Nye

William M. Nye (1829–??), former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly


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