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  Edward Albert Pollard - LoveToKnow 1911
EDWARD ALBERT POLLARD (1828-1872), American journalist, was born in Nelson county, Virginia, on the 27th of February 1828.
He graduated at the university of Virginia in 1849, studied law at the College of William and Mary, and in Baltimore (where he was admitted to the bar), and was engaged in newspaper work in California until 1855.
In 1864 Pollard sailed for England, but the vessel on which he sailed was captured as a blockade runner, and he was confined in Fort Warren in Boston Harbour from the 29th of May until the 12th of August, when he was paroled.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Edward_Albert_Pollard   (235 words)

  
 Comparative Sentences
Pollard's life sentence is also disproportionate even when compared to the sentences of those who committed far more serious offences by spying for enemy nations.
Jonathan Pollard is the only person in the history of the United States to receive a life sentence for spying for an American ally.
Pollard spent 7 years in solitary confinement, in the harshest unit of the harshest prison in the Federal system - FCI Marion.
www.jonathanpollard.org /sentences.htm   (279 words)

  
 Albert Pollard Summary
In 1903 Pollard was elected to the newly established chair of constitutional history at University College, London, which he held until 1931.
According to one authority, Pollard was able to accomplish as much as he did for the development of historical studies because he hacked his way through the tangle of London academic politics virtually single-handedly.
As Pollard was not especially comfortable in handling philosophical or political ideas, his works are characterized by a preoccupation with times, places, and individual actors in history.
www.bookrags.com /Albert_Pollard   (756 words)

  
  Albert Pollard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albert Frederick Pollard was a British historian who specialized in the Tudor period.
He was born in Ryde on the Isle of Wight on December 16, 1869, and died on August 3, 1948, at Milford-on-Sea.
Pollard studied and wrote about the history of the Tudors from a political viewpoint.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albert_Pollard   (202 words)

  
 Pollard leaving House
Albert Pollard, D-Lancaster, announced he will not seek re-election to the 99th District seat he first won in 1999.
Pollard, 37, has two children under age 3, and said the amount of time he was spending away from them and his wife wasn't fair to any of them.
Pollard had been Murphy's legislative aide, as well as serving as his speechwriter and campaign manager in three previous campaigns.
www.fredericksburg.com /News/FLS/2005/032005/03022005/1688104/printer_friendly   (604 words)

  
 Pollard, Albert Frederick - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Pollard, Albert Frederick
He founded the Historical Association in 1906, edited the Association's newly-acquired journal, History, from 1916–24, raising it to a high level of quality and influence, and in 1920 brought about the foundation of the Institute of Historical Research of which he was director until 1931.
Pollard was born in Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
The outstanding authority on the Tudor period in his generation, Pollard's works include The Jesuits in Poland (1892), England under the Protector Somerset (1900), The Reign of Henry VII (1913–14), A Short History of the Great War (1920), Factors in American History (1925), and Wolsey (1929).
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Pollard%2c+Albert+Frederick   (203 words)

  
 Edward Albert Pollard
POLLARD, Edward Albert, journalist, born in Nelson county, Virginia, 27 February, 1828; died in Lynch-burg, Virginia, 12 December, 1872.
Pollard then emigrated to California and took part in the wild life of that country as a journalist until 1855, after which he spent some time in northern Mexico and Nicaragua, and then returned to the eastern states.
Pollard was shot at and killed from an upper window on the opposite side of the street by James Grant, who felt himself aggrieved by an article that was published in Pollard's paper.
www.famousamericans.net /edwardalbertpollard   (769 words)

  
 Arutz 7   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Pollard has repeatedly expressed remorse for his actions, and pled guilty to one count of "Passing classified information to an ally, without intent to harm the United States." He was never convicted or indicted on charges of treason or espionage.
Pollard is currently in his 18th year of imprisonment.
Albert Sombolay, an American soldier, was convicted in 1991 of spying for Jordan during the first Gulf War.
www.israelnationalnews.com /print.php3?what=article&id=2490   (623 words)

  
 Jonathan Pollard's Descendents - pafg03.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Alfred POLLARD (George, Jonathan) was born on 18 Nov 1841 in Tasmania.
Alfred Arthur POLLARD was born in 1871 in New Zealand.
Helena Annie POLLARD was born in 1869 in New Zealand.
homepage.ntlworld.com /tim.pollard1/pafg03.htm   (91 words)

  
 Houck, Pollard
Pollard is just the third Democrat since the 1970s whom the 99th has anointed for state or national office--he can never set his re-election campaign on cruise control.
Pollard respects the folkways and values of the Northern Neck and of rural Caroline County--habits of mind that don't fit neatly into the basket of a Beltway politico.
Pollard also favored the measure allowing holders of concealed-weapons permits to pack heat in restaurants that serve alcohol.
www.freelancestar.com /News/FLS/2003/102003/10312003/1150916/printer_friendly   (590 words)

  
 Finding Aid : Marie Antoinette Nathalie Granier Dowell Pollard papers, 1865-1898 : Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Books ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Marie Antoinette Nathalie (Granier) Dowell Pollard, reader and lecturer active in the 1870's and 1880's, was born in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of a West Indian planter, Pierre Granier.
Pollard died December 6, 1900 in a carriage accident in Paris.
Of particular interest is an 1878 letter from the French government concerning Pollard's title to land in the West Indies that mentions her divorce and the problems it causes.
marbl.library.emory.edu /FindingAids/content.php?id=pollard222_10075   (389 words)

  
 macgregor - pafg18 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Keith Ormonde Pollard was born on 25 Jun 1920.
Cyril Pollard was born on 29 Jul 1923 in Sandy Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy.
Albert Henry Doig was born in 1880 in Guildford Western Australia.
members.iinet.net.au /~lumac1/pafg18.htm   (1102 words)

  
 VFBF News/Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Albert C. Pollard Jr., D-White Stone, said Dec. 12 that he will introduce a bill to curb the authority of the Virginia Department of Transportation to use eminent domain condemnation powers when creating wetlands destroyed by road construction projects elsewhere.
Pollard’s measure would limit replacement wetland efforts to the area in which the destroyed environment is located, as established by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Pollard’s bill would force VDOT to carry out the wetlands mitigation further north, in parts of Fairfax, Loudoun, Fauquier or Prince William counties.
www.vafb.com /News/2000/dec/121500_3.htm   (422 words)

  
 Sierra Club: The Planet--1996
In Virginia, Chapter lobbyist Albert Pollard got an assist in making the environment an issue this fall from an unexpected source: Gov. George Allen (R).
Point by point, Pollard has refuted the governor's responses and has offered concrete examples of what Allen could do if he were serious about cleaning up the environment.
Pollard's just one of many Club bird-doggers rooting out green impostors and spoiling not just photo ops, but plans for re-election.
www.sierraclub.org /planet/199609/hounddog.asp   (805 words)

  
 EDWARD ALBERT POLLARD - LoveToKnow Article on EDWARD ALBERT POLLARD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In 1864 Pollard sailed for England, but the vessel on which he sailed was captured as a blockade runner, and he was confined in Fort Warren in Boston Harbour from the 29th of May until the 12th of August, when he was paroled.
In 1867-1869 Pollard edited a weekly paper at Richmond, and he conducted the Political Pamphlet there during the presidential campaign of 1868.
Eight Months in Prison and on Parole (1865); The Lost Cause (1866); Lee and His Lieutenants (1867); The Lost Cause Regained (1868), a southern view of reconstruction urging the necessity of white supremacy; The Life of Jefferson Davis (1869), an arraignment of the Confederate president; and The Virginia Tourist (1870).
2.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PO/POLLARD_EDWARD_ALBERT.htm   (298 words)

  
 04conference.gif   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Delegate Albert C. Pollard’s work to improve obstetrical services in rural Virginia was recognized when he became the recipient of the 2004 Charles D. Crowder, Jr.
Throughout the past year, Delegate Pollard has pushed for improved obstetrical services throughout the rural regions of the state and has been undaunted by opposition or devaluation of the significance of need in the rural areas.
During the awards ceremony, the VRHA was honored by the presence of Delegate Pollard, his wife, Mariah, and their two daughters, Mears and Sarah Wells, who drove five hours Thursday evening to receive the award.
www.vrha.org /Conferences/crowder.html   (165 words)

  
 Reflections on Election 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Albert Pollard won the 2003 election with 65% of the vote -- a convincing and positive affirmation that Pollard's message of working across party lines for our systems of education, the economy and the environment has broken through.
And while some have stated that all Albert Pollard does is pick up trash, the majority have seen the results of Pollard's work to maintain steady funding for education, work for affordable health insurance for small businesses and protect the Chesapeake Bay while lending assistance to those whose lives rely on this natural resource.
Pollard, however, is the first to admit that he cannot do it alone.
www.albertpollard.org /ap_2003reflection.htm   (309 words)

  
 Albert Pollard | Twenty-First Century Democrats
Albert is running for State Senate because he believes it is his duty to leave the world a little better than when he found it.
With leadership and gumption, Albert helped create a commission in time to make smart recommendations that kept several hospitals in the business of providing quality family care.
In short, there is not doubt Albert Pollard will be a State Senator who works tirelessly to achieve the results that are in the best interest of the state.
21stcenturydems.org /candidates/profiles/albert-pollard   (447 words)

  
 Albert Pollard for State Senate
ALBERT POLLARD’S service in the General Assembly is about to become a thing of the past just when, alas, politics at every level could use more people like him–moderate, free-thinking, untouchable in the Eliot Ness way–in the future.
When Albert Pollard first won election to the House of Delegates, observers marked him as a rising star.
Pollard explained he simply could not balance the demands of family, business, and politics.
pollardforsenate.com /?m=200503   (178 words)

  
 Raising Kaine :: Albert Pollard for State Senate!
Albert C. Pollard, Jr., a former member of the House of Delegates, announced today that he is seeking the Democratic nomination for the 28th Senatorial District which will be vacant due to the pending retirement of Senator John Chichester.
Albert Pollard was first elected in 1999 and represented the Republican-leaning 99th House of Delegates district for three consecutive terms.
Albert Pollard has been honored as a "Legislator of the Year" by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and a "Citizen of the Year" by the Virginia Rural Healthcare Association.
raisingkaine.com /showDiary.do?diaryId=7630   (673 words)

  
 Albert Pollard at AllExperts
Albert Frederick Pollard was a British historian who specialized in the Tudor period.
He was born in Ryde on the Isle of Wight on December 16, 1869, and died on August 3, 1948, at Milford-on-Sea.
Pollard studied and wrote about the history of the Tudors from a political viewpoint.
en.allexperts.com /e/a/al/albert_pollard.htm   (287 words)

  
 Richmond.com - Feature Story: 'Pollard Recalls VCU Days ' for   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Pollard says he took a class or two he was not fond of.
Pollard lived close enough to campus to walk, so parking was not a worry, but his nemesis was overdue library books.
Pollard says he feels that VCU changed him and prepared him for life because it is an urban school with such a diverse student body with many different backgrounds.
www.richmond.com /news/output.aspx?Article_ID=3698087&Vertical_ID=23&tier=3&position=13   (914 words)

  
 Delegate dusts off ancestor's humor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Pollard family had 1,000 copies of the book printed, and nearly a quarter of those have been sold over the past two or three weeks, Albert Pollard said.
Pollard said the new version of the book includes only two changes from the 1935 edition.
Pollard said his family wanted to leave the book as historically intact as possible without being offensive to readers.
www.fredericksburg.com /News/FLS/2001/072001/07102001/328023/printer_friendly   (544 words)

  
 Not Larry Sabato: POLLARD IS IN
Anon 2:37, Pollard is known to at least 38-40% of the electorate.
Albert will pick up some votes on the 'Neck, but the bulk will have to be found in Stafford.
Albert Pollard is a trustafarian....he has nothing BUT time on his hands.
notlarrysabato.typepad.com /doh/2007/03/pollard_is_in.html   (968 words)

  
 edward albert pollard - OneLook Dictionary Search
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POLLARD, EDWARD ALBERT : 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
www.onelook.com /?loc=rescb&w=edward+albert+pollard&ls=a   (86 words)

  
 AIM25: Senate House Library, University of London: Pollard, Albert Frederick
Administrative/Biographical history: Albert Frederick Pollard was born on 16 December 1869.
Most signally for the University of London, he was founder of the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) and Director and Honorary Director in turn from its opening in July 1921 until 1939.
In 1924, Pollard took up the post of Visiting Professor at Columbia University for four months and toured a number of universities in Canada and the USA.
www.aim25.ac.uk /cats/14/2065.htm   (596 words)

  
 VB Dems » Potential Senate Pickup
Albert Pollard is running for the 28th State Senate seat.
Pollard served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2000-2005 representing the 99th district which is mainly a Northern Neck district.
But it is Pollard’s committment to conservation and the environment that has captured this Democrat’s heart and the hearts of Dems throughout Virginia.
www.vbdems.org /?p=943   (413 words)

  
 TASC: Site Coordinator: Albert Pollard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
A practicer of martial arts for thirty years, Pollard began volunteering with children as a way to give back and help kids fulfill their potential.
But the challenges facing after-school keep Pollard going, as he continuously asks himself, “What could make the program better, how could it be improved, and what more could I do.” One of the biggest challenges is the ever changing needs of the students.
Pollard and his staff address this by providing new experiences to the kids and focuses on creating individualized plans to help students succeed.
www.tascorp.org /programs/profiles/pollard?skin=printable   (280 words)

  
 ABC 7 News - Bill Imperiling U.S. School Aid Killed by Va. Panel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The House Education Committee voted 11-6 to kill Del. Albert Pollard's bill, which would have invoked a clause in the federal law that allows states to ask for a waiver if they are in substantial compliance with the spirit of the law.
Pollard said the state's Standards of Learning accountability program is working and that the additional mandates imposed by the 678-page No Child Left Behind law essentially transfer control of the schools from the state and localities to the federal government.
Pollard said after the meeting that he will reintroduce the bill, or have someone else do it, in the legislative session that begins in January.
www.wjla.com /news/stories/1104/186575.html   (1260 words)

  
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Albert saw the potential jab last week when he heard that Allen would be sponsoring a river cleanup -- a sad departure from the real world at best and blatant hypocrisy at worst.
Albert got our message into the media with a follow-up to the staged, bogus event that featured Allen and an aide whitewater rafting and talking about cleaning up the river.
Albert jabbed again, calling on Governor Allen to join one of the established river cleanups planned for the state, instead of his own press conference, and then went on to challenge Allen's record again.
www.almac.co.uk /almac/bbs/atw/18.htm   (862 words)

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