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	Encyclopedia: Sir Francis Bernard
		Sir Francis Bernard was a governor of the Royal Colony of Massachusetts, which lasted from 1692â“1774.
		A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine.
		Updated 177 days 20 hours 13 minutes ago.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sir-Francis-Bernard (143 words)

	Francis Bernard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Francis was born in Brightwell, Oxfordshire, England to the Rev. Francis and Margery Bernard and was christened on July 12, 1712.
		Sir Francis Bernard (1712 - 1779) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor in New Jersey and Massachusetts.
		Bernard was appointed governor in late 1759, but delays in communications and travel were such that he didn't arrive in Boston until August 2, 1760.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francis_Bernard (143 words)

	30Days - In the Church and the world
		On 27 May Cardinal Bernard Francis Law, 73 years old next November, was named Archpriest of the patriarchal basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome.
		Law was archbishop of Boston from January 1984 to December 2002, when he resigned as a consequence of the scandal relating to priests accused of pedophilia which involved his diocese.
		The PopeÂ’s message was published in LÂ’Osservatore Romano of 24-25 May along with a detailed account of the inauguration written by Father Gianfranco Grieco, leading correspondent for the Holy SeeÂ’s newspaper.
	www.30giorni.it /us/brevi.asp?id=122 (143 words)

	PALGRAVE, SIR FRANCIS (AND FAMILY) - LoveToKnow Article on PALGRAVE, SIR FRANCIS (AND FAMILY)
		PALGRAVE, SIR FRANCIS (17881861), English historian, was the son of Meyer Cohen, a Jewish stockbroker, and was born in London in July 1788.
		Palgrave's four sons were: Francis Turner Palgrave (q.v.), sometime professor of poetry at Oxford; William Gifford Palgrave; Sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave (b.
		PALGRAVE, SIR FRANCIS (AND FAMILY) - LoveToKnow Article on PALGRAVE, SIR FRANCIS (AND FAMILY)
	28.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PA/PALGRAVE_SIR_FRANCIS_AND_FAMILY_.htm (143 words)

	Bernard, Sir Francis on Encyclopedia.com
		William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam disaster.(Privilege And Responsibility)
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	www.encyclopedia.com /html/E/E-B1ernardF1.asp (412 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sir Francis Bernard (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Sir Francis Bernard[bUr´nurd] Pronunciation Key, 1712–79, British colonial governor.
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	BERNARD, SIR THOMAS, BART - Online Information article about BERNARD, SIR THOMAS, BART
		He then acted as confidential secretary to hisfather during the troubles which led (1769) to the governor's recall, and accompanied Sir Francis to See also:
		brother in 181o, Bernard succeeded to the baronetcy conferred on his See also:
		BERNARD, SIR THOMAS, BART - Online Information article about BERNARD, SIR THOMAS, BART
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BEC_BER/BERNARD_SIR_THOMAS_BART.html (364 words)

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		Bernard advocated sending American colonists to represent themselves in the British Parliament, which was unpopular with both the English and the revolutionaries.
		Bernard designed Harvard Hall in 1764, the first building constructed for the college.
		Massachusetts promised to be a more complex assignment for Bernard, who was commissioned as the Royal Governor of Massachusetts in 1760.
	www.mass.gov /statehouse/massgovs/fbernard.htm (364 words)

	Boston.com / Latest News / World
		Law was president of the Catholic Club at Harvard, where he studied medieval history; he was also a member of the Democratic Club, although later in life clearly sided with the Republican Party.
		Law, 71, is by far the highest-ranking American church official ever to lose his job as a result of scandal, and he is the first American bishop to lose his job for mismanaging sexually abusive priests.
		Law's father was Catholic, but his mother was not; a Presbyterian, she converted to Catholicism in the 1950s.
	www.boston.com /news/daily/13/law_resigns.htm (364 words)

	Bernard Cardinal Law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Vatican announced on December 13, 2002 that John Paul II had accepted Law's resignation as archbishop, though he retains his position as a Cardinal.
		Cardinal Law moved Father Paul Shanley from parish to parish despite repeated allegations that he was molesting children.
		Voice of the Faithful and others have put Law under enormous public pressure to resign after church documents revealed his extensive role in covering up incidents of
	en2.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bernard_Cardinal_Law (364 words)

	Francis Bernard Biography
		Francis was born in Brightwell, Oxfordshire, England to the Rev. Francis and Margery Bernard and was christened on July 12, 1712.
		Sir Francis Bernard (1712-1779) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor in New Jersey and Massachusetts.
		Bernard was appointed governor in late 1759, but delays in communications and travel were such that he didn't arrive in Boston until August 2, 1760.
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Bernard_Francis.html (364 words)

	SIR THOMAS, BART BERNARD - LoveToKnow Article on SIR THOMAS, BART BERNARD
		(1750-1818), English social reformer, was born at Lincoln on the 27th of April 1750, the younger son of Sir Francis Bernard, 1st bart.
		He then acted as confidential secretary to his father during the troubles which led (1769) to the governors recall, and accompanied Sir Francis to England, where he was called to the bar, and practised as a conveyancer.
		On the death of his elder brother in r8io, Bernard succeeded to tile baronetcy conferred on his father in 1769.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BE/BERNARD_SIR_THOMAS_BART.htm (364 words)

	CHAPTER 22, History of Banodon
		Lieutenant Langton married a daughter of Francis Bernard, of Castle-Mahon, and by her had three sons and three daughters, viz.:- John, Thomas, William, Elizabeth, Abigail, and Alice.
		Captain Holcombe married Ellinor, daughter of Francis Bernard, of Castle-Mahon, and by her had four daughters:- Jane, married William Sweete; Eliza, married John Johnson; Mary and Alice.
		Beamish, Francis, ancestor of the Beamishes of Kilmalooda.
	www.paulturner.ca /Ireland/Cork/HOB/HOB-22.htm (364 words)

	Instructions and Despatches: Great Britain, September - Search
		SIR: I beg to inform you that on the 30th ultimo a steam sloop-of-war (Semmes commander.) carrying a secession flag, five guns, some of a large calibre, amid a crew of from 120 to 150 men, sailed boldly in our harbor and reported herself to the authorities of this island as being on a cruise.
		Sir: I received, with some surprise, from Lord Lyons an intimation that a sealed bag, directed by one of her Majesty's consuls to her Majesty's secretary of state, had been seized and detained by order of the Secretary of State of the United States.
		SIR: I have to acknowledge the reception of dispatches from the department, numbered from 85 to 89, both inclusive.
	www.wisc.edu /wendt/frus/140s.html (364 words)

	The Arms of Sir Francis Drake
		It would appear that Sir Francis, presuming on Bernard Drake being under some obligation to him, expected he would have attested the foregoing statement of their relationship, but he refused, and Sir Francis, having failed to satisfy the heralds, the paragraph was for very sufficient reasons omitted from the grant made by Rob.
		This crest does not appear to have been used by Sir Francis himself, but it was used by the descendants of his brother, as late as Feb., 1740, as seen in a workbook in the College of Arms, I.B., 18.
		THE ARMS OF SIR FRANCIS DRAKE.by ARTHUR J. At this time, when the name of Sir Francis Drake has been so prominently before the public, some gleanings relative to him not generally known may be acceptable.
	www.uk-genealogy.org.uk /WesternAntiquary/Drakearms.html (364 words)

	Chapter 12, History of Bandon
		Francis Bernard, familiarly known as Judge Bernard, was born at Castle-Mahon, A.D. He was the eldest son of Francis Bernard, high-sheriff of the county of Cork in 1676, and great-grandson of Francis Bernard, the first of his family who settled in Ireland (i.e.
		Bernard was sworn a free burgess of the Bandon corporation,* in lieu of Sir William Moore, deceased; and in 1695, he-in conjunction with Mr.
		Bernard was made Justice and Commissioner of the County Palatine of Tipperary, by the Duke of Ormond; and on the retirement of William Witshead, Esq., he was appointed to the office of Solicitor-General, on the 3rd of July, 1711.
	www.paulturner.ca /Ireland/Cork/HOB/HOB-12.htm (364 words)

	Encyclopedia: Massachusetts
		Sir Francis Bernard was a governor of the Royal Colony of Massachusetts, which lasted from 1692â€“1774.
		At the news of the accession of William and Mary, the Boston colonials rebelled.
		Sir Edmund Andros (December 6, 1637 - February 24, 1714), an early American colonial governor, was the son of Amice Andros, Seigneur of Sausmarez.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Massachusetts (364 words)

	Sir Francis Bernard
		BERNARD, Sir Francis, governor of 5Iassa-chusetts Bay, born in Nettleham, Lincoln County, England, in 1714; died in Aylesbury, England, 16 June 1779.
		At the death of his father, in 1'779, he succeeded to the title.Sir Thomas, bart., third son of Sir Francis* Bernard, was born in England about 1746; died there in 1818.
		Governor Bernard took a special interest in the College, and successfully exerted himself in raising funds in its behalf.
	www.famousamericans.net /sirfrancisbernard (364 words)

	Walpole Histories Revolutionary War
		"It is impossible for us to set foot in Boston until there are two or three regiments in the town to restore and support Government." Sir Francis Bernard, Royal Governor of the Province, appealed to the home government and they ordered troops to Boston.
		Bernard's refusal was met by the townspeople with a general call to all the towns of Massachusetts to send representatives to Faneuil Hall on September 22 to consider measures for peace and safety of the people.
		Bernard called upon it to immediately dissolve, declaring it as a "notorious violation" of the constituted authority of the Province.
	www.walpole.ma.us /hshrevolution.htm (364 words)

	Boston Globe / Spotlight / Abuse in the Catholic Church
		This is the deposition of Cardinal Bernard Law in the matter of Francis Leary, Plaintiffs, versus Father John Geoghan, Defendants in Suffolk Superior Court, Civil Action No. 99-0371.
		Law answered questions from the attorney for 86 people who filed civil lawsuits alleging Law was negligent in supervising defrocked priest John Geoghan and failed to prevent him from sexually abusing them as children.
		Church leaders have turned over priest files and adopted a new policy on sex abuse.
	www.boston.com /globe/spotlight/abuse/geoghan/law_deposition.htm (364 words)

	Once hailed by Boston Catholics, Cardinal Bernard Law steps down in disgrace - 12/13/02
		When Bernard Law became archbishop of Boston in 1984, he was immediately a favorite of local Roman Catholics.
		Law's concern for immigrants and minorities made him enormously popular in those communities from the start, and he received support from them even in the scandal's worst days.
		Law was born in Torreon, Mexico, the only child of a U.S. Air Force colonel.
	www.detnews.com /2002/religion/0212/21/religion-35257.htm (364 words)

	cardinal law
		"I can confirm the presence of Cardinal Bernard Francis Law in Rome," Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said in a Dec. 9 statement.
		VATICAN CITY -- Boston Cardinal Bernard F. Law made an unannounced visit to Rome for discussions with Vatican officials amid further disclosures of cases of priestly misconduct in Boston and the specter of a potential archdiocesan bankruptcy filing.
		Vatican press officials declined to identify the Vatican offices Cardinal Law was visiting, specific issues he would be raising, or how long he was expected to remain in Rome.
	www.catholicherald.com /cns/law-vatican.htm (364 words)

	Barnard, Vermont, New England, USA
		Sir Francis Bernard, governor of the New Jersey Colony and later of Massachusetts Bay colony was the second-listed grantee of the town named for him (as well as five other towns in " The Grants ").
		Although Bernard seemed to understand the colonial view better than most royal officials, he rigidly enforced British policies, such that his nine-year tenure in Massachusetts is thought to have hastened the outbreak of war.
		Spelled Bernard in the charter, but changed to its present spelling sometime before 1810.
	www.virtualvermont.com /towns/barnard.html (364 words)

	Writ of Assistance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Massachusetts ' new governor, Sir Francis Bernard, ordered the writs be created for the customs collectors.
		When the writs were challenged in court, Bernard's attorney general James Otis resigned rather than defend them.
		In 1760, England began to enforce some of the provisions of the Navigation Acts by granting customs officers these writs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Writ_of_Assistance (364 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 13962
		Bernard Bernard is the son of Francis Bernard.
		Francis Bernard was the son of Thomas Bernard.
		Thomas Bernard was the son of Francis Bernard.
	www.thepeerage.com /p13962.htm (364 words)

	National Portrait Gallery A-Z of Portrait Sitters (B)
		Francis Athelstone Baines (1917-1999), Doublebassist, composer and conductor.
		Francis Barnes (1744-1838), Master of Peterhouse College, Cambridge.
		Francis Bailey (1774-1844), President of the Astronomical Society.
	www.npg.org.uk /live/search/a-z/sitB.asp (364 words)

	Lovell, Sir Bernard -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The award-winning author Bernard Malamud drew from his Jewish heritage and his own experience to create novels and short stories that are warm, vivid, and universal.
		Includes a biography, a listing of his works, information on the International Bernard Bolzano Society, and details of available publications."
		Sir Isaac Newton law of gravity helped prove that the sun was the center of the universe.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9049133 (364 words)

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