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Olivier, Sydney Haldane Olivier, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Olivier, Sydney Haldane Olivier, 1st Baron, 1859โ1943, British colonial administrator. Olivier was one of the first members of the Fabian Society, contributing to the famous Fabian Essays (1889). He...Adams, Samuel
(Encyclopedia)Adams, Samuel, 1722โ1803, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Boston, Mass.; second cousin of John Adams. An unsuccessful businessman, he becam...Grey, Sir George
(Encyclopedia)Grey, Sir George, 1812โ98, British colonial administrator. He explored the Swan River district in NW Australia (1838) and later was governor of South Australia (1841โ45) and of New Zealand (1845โ...Wyatt, Sir Francis
(Encyclopedia)Wyatt, Sir Francis, 1588โ1644, English colonial governor of Virginia. Married to a niece of Sir Edwin Sandys of the London Company, he went to Virginia as governor in 1621, taking with him the first...Hopkins, Stephen
(Encyclopedia)Hopkins, Stephen, 1707โ85, colonial governor of Rhode Island and political leader in the American Revolution, b. Providence, R.I. A member of the colonial assembly for many years, he also served as ...Fitch, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Fitch, Thomas, c.1700โ1774, colonial governor of Connecticut, b. Norwalk, Conn. A lawyer, Fitch was an assistant in the colony (1734โ35, 1740โ50). The assembly elected him deputy governor in 175...Metcalfe, Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Metcalfe, Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baron, 1785โ1846, British colonial administrator, b. India. He entered the Indian civil service as a young man, rose quickly, and was provisional governor-...Rockefeller, John Davison
(Encyclopedia)Rockefeller, John Davison, 1839โ1937, American industrialist and philanthropist, b. Richford, N.Y. He moved (1853) with his family to a farm near Cleveland and at age 16 went to work as a bookkeeper...Bradford, William, 1590โ1657, governor of Plymouth Colony
(Encyclopedia)Bradford, William, 1590โ1657, governor of Plymouth Colony, b. Austerfield, Yorkshire, England. As a young man he joined the separatist congregation at Scrooby and in 1609 emigrated with others to Ho...Voice of America
(Encyclopedia)Voice of America, broadcasting service of the United States Information Agency, est. 1942. Originally set up as a means of fighting the cold war, the Voice of America produces and broadcasts radio pro...Browse by Subject
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