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Anglo-Persian Oil Company

US President Harry S. Truman and US ambassador to Iran Henry F. Grady opposed intervention in Iran but needed Britain's support for the Korean War.

Buffalo, Missouri

James B. Potter, Jr. (born 1931), Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–71

David E. Potter

He has written and lectured widely on technology and the new economy, including the Stockton Lecture at London Business School in 1998, one of the Millennium Lectures at 10 Downing Street in 1999, and the Tacitus Lecture, 2000 at the Guildhall.

In 1998, using Psion’s experience in small mobile operating systems, David led the creation of Symbian Limited in partnership with Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola and Matsushita to create the operating system standard for mobile wireless devices - now known as Symbian.

Potter has also had extensive involvement with educational establishments as a Visiting Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford, Honorary Fellow of Imperial College, London and Honorary Fellow and Governor of The London Business School.

E. B. Potter

im Auftrag des Arbeitskreises für Wehrforschung von Jürgen Rohwer.

Edward Potter

Edward E. Potter, Union general in the American Civil War; actions included the Battle of Boykin's Mill

Frank Hagney

Because of his tall and strong appearance, Hagney often played officers or henchmans, such as Mr. Potters wordless wheelchair pusher in It's a Wonderful Life.

George McCulloch

McCulloch was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William W. Potter.

God Save the Tsar!

In 1842, English author Henry F. Chorley wrote God, the Omnipotent! set to Lvov's tune and published in 19th and 20th century hymnals as the Russian Hymn.

Henry Ashurst

Henry F. Ashurst (1874–1962), U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1912–1941

Henry Chandler

Henry F. Chandler (1835–1906), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient

Henry F. Dimock

He married Susan Collins Whitney, whose siblings included Henry Melville Whitney, industrialist; William Collins Whitney, financier and Secretary of the Navy: and Lucy Collins "Lily" Whitney, wife of banker Charles T. Barney.

He was also a director of the McCall Ferry Power Company, Boston & Maine Railroad, Knickerbocker Trust Company, and the Metropolitan Steamship Company.

Henry Dimock was a distant cousin of Ira Dimock (1827-1917), silk manufacturer, and Dr. Susan Dimock (1847-1875), early female physician who perished in the wreck of the SS Schiller in the Scilly Islands.

Henry F. Grady

On October 18, 1917 he married Lucretia Louise del Valle (daughter of California State Senator Reginaldo Francisco del Valle and Helen M. (White) del Valle, and granddaughter of Ygnacio del Valle).

Henry F. Lippitt

He served on the Governor's staff with the rank of colonel in 1888-1889 and was president of the New England Cotton Manufacturers' Association (now the National Textile Association) in the latter year.

They had two children - Rhode Island politician and philanthropist Frederick Lippitt and Mary Ann Lippitt.

Henry F. May

Born in Denver, Colorado, he was reared in Berkeley, California and spent a formative year in Europe with his family as the youngest of three children.

Henry F. Miller House

The house was designed and built in 1948-1949 by Henry F. Miller as a thesis project for a Master of Architecture at the Yale School of Architecture.

Henry F. Thomas

He renewed his studies in the Ypsilanti Normal School, (now Eastern Michigan University) and graduated from the medical department of University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1868 and commenced practice in Constantine.

Henry F. Zwack

Governor George Pataki subsequently appointed him Executive Deputy Commissioner, New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) and later as a Judge on the New York State Court of Claims in December, 2006.

Henry F. Zwack (born December 5, 1952) is a lawyer and politician, most notable for having served as Rensselaer County, New York county executive and as an Acting New York State Supreme Court Justice.

Henry Grady

Henry F. Grady (1882 – 1957), United States ambassador to India, Greece and Iran

Henry Little

Henry F. W. Little, sergeant in the Union Army and Medal of Honor recipient in the American Civil War

Henry Potter

Henry F. Potter, aka "Mr. Potter", a fictional character in It's a Wonderful Life

Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company

After the line was acquired by the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company in 1900, the company put the T. J. Potter on the route from Portland direct to Ilwaco to bring more vacationers to the Long Beach Peninsula.

James C. Potter

A native of Scotland, he was schooled at the Mechanics' Institutes in Glasgow and was also a member of the 5th Battalion of the Royal Rifles.

James C. Potter (1 May 1855 – 30 October 1925) was an American engineer, inventor, businessman and civic leader in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Numerous buildings in Pawtucket are named after Potter, including the Potter-Burns Elementary School (formerly J.C. Potter Elementary), and the Potter Casino building in Slater Park.

John E. Potter

John E. "Jack" Potter (born 1956) is the President and CEO of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority since July 18, 2011.

On June 22, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority selected Potter to be the President and CEO of the Airports Authority.

Joseph Potter

William E. "Joe" Potter (1905-1988) U.S. Army General, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone and Disney Legend.

Lemoine Blanchard

Blanchard was defeated for reelection in 1963 by challenger James B. Potter, Jr.: Mayor Sam Yorty supported Potter and opposed Blanchard.

Lorraine K. Potter

As was she the first female chaplain to reach that rank, then-Air Force Chief of Staff Merrill McPeak organized a special ceremony at The Pentagon to commemorate the occasion.

Orlando B. Potter

Potter was unsuccessful for election in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress.

Robert L. D. Potter

At the age of nine his family moved to Egremont, Massachusetts, where he remained until about 20 years old, when he left to attend Union Law School in Easton, Pennsylvania, receiving his degree in 1857.

Rod Coutts

Teklogix became Psion Teklogix in the year 2000, after it was purchased for $544 million (Cdn.) by U.K.-based Psion, started by David Potter.

Roy R. Rubottom, Jr.

Upon the resignation of Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Henry F. Holland in September 1956, Rubottom was named Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs.

Rubén Salazar

Postmaster General John E. Potter announced the stamp series at the Associated Press Managing Editors Meeting in Washington.

The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism

The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism is a 2004 book by Charles D. Ferguson and William C. Potter (with Amy Sands, Leonard S. Spector and Fred L. Wehling) which explores the motivations and capabilities of terrorist organizations to carry out significant attacks using stolen nuclear weapons, to construct and detonate crude nuclear weapons, to release radiation by attacking or sabotaging nuclear facilities, and to build and use radiological weapons or "dirty bombs."

Timothy W. Potter

Potter taught at the University of Lancaster (1973-1978) where he instituted a new archaeology program.

William C. Potter

He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Pacific Council on International Policy, and served for five years on the UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters and the Board of Trustees of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research.

William Potter

William C. Potter, professor and Director of the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies

World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists

Some of the presidents of WATOC (present and past) are Leo Radom, Paul von Rague Schleyer, H.F. Schaefer and I.G. Csizmadia.


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