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unusual facts about Hugh F. Blunt


Hugh F. Blunt

In a biography of former U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tip O'Neill, a story is told about how O'Neill and other children of the parish were warned by Father Blunt that they would be eternally damned if they visited the YMCA, since it was a Protestant institution.


Alfred Shea Addis

As the potential for civil war heated up, the abolitionists increased their stronghold in Leavenworth and violence broke out there when Missouri seceded from the Union in November 1862, prompting Brigadier General James G. Blunt to proclaim martial law.

Hugh F. Finley

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1870 to the Forty-second Congress.

Hugh F. Locke-King

Locke King was spurred on by Selwyn Edge (1868–1940), an experienced racing driver and car dealer, to complete the project with his highly publicised challenge that he would drive the course in a Napier (Lion) single-handedly at a constant 60 mph for 24 hours without a rest break.

James G. Blunt

James Blunt figures briefly in Rifles for Watie, a novel by Harold Keith about a young Union soldier from Kansas fighting the Civil War in Indian Territory and the surrounding states.

Le Flore County, Oklahoma

Union Major General James G. Blunt defeated Confederate Brigadier General William Cabell.


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