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3 unusual facts about George N. Stearns


George N. Stearns

He was a member of the Republican party and was an abolitionist, taking an active part in the celebrated Jerry Rescue case in Syracuse, although he always refused to serve in any public office.

She was the daughter of George Taylor and Jane Rite of Millville, Pennsylvania and was born on February 22, 1816.

George Stearns

George N. Stearns (1812–1882), tool designer and founder of the George N. Stearns Company


2007 Centurion Boats at the Glen

George Gillett, owner of the NHL's Montréal Canadiens and part owner of the English Premier League's Liverpool Football Club, bought the majority share of Ray Evernham's team and has renamed the three-car operation (#9 of Kasey Kahne, #10 of Scott Riggs and #19 of Elliott Sadler) Gillett Evernham Motorsports (or "GEM" for short).

CSS Mississippi

Even as Farragut was moving his ships across the bar, President Davis and Navy Secretary Mallory were promising Flag Officer George N. Hollins, commanding the Confederate States Navy forces on the Mississippi, that Louisiana would be sent up to Memphis as soon as she could be finished (expected to be within days), and Mississippi would follow shortly thereafter.

Doxie Moore

In the 1950s, he was an administrative assistant to Indiana Governor George N. Craig.

E. C. Stearns Bicycle Agency

Edward C. Stearns continued to design important components for his bicycle line in much the same manner as he designed tools for his hardware enterprise, E. C. Stearns & Company.

By June 1900, the American Bicycle Company demanded that company founder, Edward C. Stearns, Herbert E. Maslin and Mrs. Avis Van Wagenen, of Syracuse, execute an agreement not to engage in the manufacture of bicycles in competition with A.B.C., who claimed they made an agreement with the Stearns company when their factory was sold to the combination.

Erromanga language

The earliest published account of Erromangan languages is Gordon (1889), whose notes, which he took on the island, were published posthumously.

Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly

Vinland, a Romanesque "cottage" in Newport, Rhode Island built in 1882 for tobacco heiress Catharine Lorillard Wolfe by Peabody & Stearns, purchased by the Twomblys in 1896 and greatly enlarged.

George Bliss

George N. Bliss (1837–1928), American soldier in the American Civil War

George Briggs

George N. Briggs (1796–1861), seven-term Governor of Massachusetts

George Dale

George N. Dale (1834–1903), American lawyer and politician in Vermont

George Fuller

George N. Fuller, secretary of the Michigan Historical Commission and the Michigan Pioneer Historical Society

George Gillett

George N. Gillett, Jr. (born 1938), American businessman, professional sports franchise owner

George M. Stearns

He eventually moved to Springfield himself, where he practiced with E. D. Beach and later with Marcus Perrin Knowlton.

George N. Atiyeh

George N. Atiyeh (1923 – April 21, 2008) was a Lebanese librarian and scholar.

George N. Crocker

During World War II, Crocker was an officer in the largest and longest Army court-martial resulting from the Fort Lawton Riot.

George N. Gillett, Jr.

On August 6, 2007, Gillett bought a controlling interest of the NASCAR team Evernham Motorsports from founder Ray Evernham, thereby forming Gillett Evernham Motorsports.

It has been reported that former manager Rafael Benítez's relationship with Hicks and Gillett had become increasingly strained and he was fired on June 2, 2010, after a poor season which saw the club finish seventh in the Premier League, missing out on UEFA Champions League football next term.

George N. H. Peters

George Nathaniel Henry Peters was born on November 30, 1825 in New Berlin, Pennsylvania to Isaac Cyrus Peters and Magdalene Miller.

George N. Pappas

He has a bowling center named after him, George Pappas Victory Lanes in Mooresville, North Carolina.

George Parks

George N. Parks (1953–2010), University of Massachusetts band director

George Peterson

George N. Peterson, Jr, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

George Southwick

George N. Southwick (1863–1912), American politician in New York state

Heartbreak House

A major Broadway revival was mounted in 1984, with an all star cast headed by Sir Rex Harrison as Shotover (a role for which he was nominated for a Tony), and featuring Amy Irving, Rosemary Harris, Dana Ivey, George N. Martin, and Tom Aldredge.

PBA Bowling Tour: 1979 Season

George Pappas was the winner of the Firestone Tournament of Champions.

R. H. Stearns

F.W. Stearns was a close friend of Calvin Coolidge, joining him as an honored guest at the Republican National Convention in California when Coolidge was Vice President.

Richard Stearns

R. H. Stearns (1824–1909), tradesman, philanthropist, and politician from Massachusetts

Stephen C. Stearns

In 1992, Stearns wrote The Evolution of Life Histories, now regarded as one of the key works in Life history theory with over 7700 citations.

William Adams Richardson

He served in the militia, first as a Judge Advocate with the rank of Major and later as an aide to Governor George N. Briggs with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.


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