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 Gardner Fox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gardner Fox (May 20, 1911 – December 24, 1986) was an American writer born Gardner Francis Fox in Brooklyn, New York.
Fox, who had written a number of prose science fiction novels in the 1940s, returned to producing novels under his own name and several pseudonyms.
Fox stopped receiving work in 1968 when DC comics refused to give health insurance and other benefits to their older creators.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gardner_Fox   (548 words)

  
 Francis Marion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francis Marion University, a public institution of higher education in South Carolina, was named after the Swamp Fox.
Francis Marion (circa 1732 - February 26 or February 27, 1795) was an American Brigadier General in the American Revolutionary War.
On the August 20 he captured 150 Maryland prisoners, and about a score of their British guard; and in September and October repeatedly surprised larger bodies of Loyalists or British regulars.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francis_Marion   (759 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Francis Fox
The Honourable Senator Francis Fox, PC (born December 2, 1939, Montreal, Quebec) is a member of the Senate of Canada.
Fox was appointed to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in 1976 when he became Solicitor General of Canada.
A lawyer by training, Fox was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1972 election as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Argenteuil-Deux-Montagnes, Quebec.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Francis-Fox   (1452 words)

  
 04/09/01 - Fox Plans Reconquista. Bush Plans…?
Fox' proposal to reform our immigration laws is not known, but even if the reconquista of the Southwest is not the Mexicans' secret intention, that might still be the actual consequence of what they are proposing.
Fox, as presidential candidate last year, actually campaigned inside the United States to pick up the votes of Mexican citizens living here, and only last month he was back in California vowing to establish improved absentee ballot procedures for them by the next election.
Fox has been pushing a scheme under which the two countries would essentially abolish their borders and accept anybody from either country who wanted to move in either direction.
www.vdare.com /francis/fox_plans.htm   (805 words)

  
 Fox, Francis
Fox, Francis, lawyer, politician (b at Montréal 2 Dec 1939).
Fox was asked to sit on the federal INFORMATION HIGHWAY Task Force in 1994.
He returned to private life as a partner with the law firm Martineau, Walker, and he was also chairman of the board of Young Canada Television (1985).
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0003011   (198 words)

  
 High Real Estate Group — Frank Fox
Fox is responsible for the management of architectural operations, coordination and review of all projects, and supervision of the architectural staff.
Fox is a registered architect in the states of Pennsylvania, Illinois, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and Florida.
Fox resided in Chicago, Illinois, where he was employed by McClier Architects and Engineers, a 300-person architectural, engineering and construction firm, as a project architect.
www.highrealestate.com /hreg/TheHighAdvantage/OurPeople/fox.html   (170 words)

  
 VDARE.com: 11/17/03 - Vicente Fox Should Be Arrested And Thrown Out Of U.S. For Good.
Fox engaged in a not-very subtle propaganda campaign to suggest—to Mexicans, to the states he visited and to this country—that he was merely touring the states of his own nation.
Fox's brazen lobbying of American elected leaders to advance his own agenda for amnesty of illegal Mexican aliens comes very close to constituting an act of aggression.
Fox should have been arrested, dragged to the borders of his own nation, thrown over them and told not to come back.
www.vdare.com /francis/fox_diplomacy.htm   (822 words)

  
 Edward Fox Genealogy Page
The relationship between Edward Fox and Francis Fox, and subsequently between their respective sons, Justinian Fox and James Fox, is not known.
The ties seem close though as the names of Richard and Francis Fox occur as witnesses to marriages on the same occasions and Richard Fox (Edward's brother) witnessed the marriage of Francis Fox's son.
Richard was a long time member of the Society of Friends, as was Francis Fox, the father of James Fox, who brought the 13 year old Justinian with him to the new Pennsylvania colony in 1686.
home1.gte.net /res1e0t7/fox8.html   (253 words)

  
 Francis Marion Charleston Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina
General Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolution, the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston re-opened in 1996 after a $12 million National Trust award-winning restoration, and is once again Charleston's Grand Hotel.
The Francis Marion Hotel, located in the heart of historic Charleston, South Carolina, was the largest and grandest in the Carolinas when it opened in 1924.
The Francis Marion Hotel also provides all the traditional services one expects from a grand hotel: a doorman and bell service, concierge, valet parking, room service, wireless internet services, business center, newsstand and gift shop and a well equipped fitness center.
www.francismarioncharleston.com   (321 words)

  
 Ballykilcline: The Fox Family
Ray Phillips is the 2nd great grandson of Thomas Fox and continues to search for his ancestors in Ireland and also for other relatives of Francis and Catherine, Thomas' siblings.
Fox is a simple translation of O or Mac an tSionnaigh, 'descendant' or 'son of the fox' respectively.
Francis and Mary, along with their children and Francis' sister Catherine are believed to have stayed in the New England area.
www.ballykilcline.com /fox.html   (543 words)

  
 FRANCIS MELVIN FOX FROM 1891 PORTRAIT & BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF SANGAMON COUNTY
Fox is a member of the Christian Church and, like her deceased husband, has made it her constant endeavor to live in accordance with the principles in which she believes.
Fox was born in Frederick County, Md., March 16, 1837.
She has won many friends by her earnest efforts in behalf of the comfort and welfare of her family and her interest in every movement which promises to better the condition of society and increase the material prosperity of the citizens.
www.rootsweb.com /~ilsangam/1891/fox.htm   (631 words)

  
 General Francis Marion, The Swamp Fox
Francis Marion was born in 1732 at either at St. John's Parish, Berkeley, or St. James's Parish, Goose Creek; the respective homes of his father's and mother's families.
Francis settled himself in St. John's, at a place called Pond Bluff, from the circumstance of there being a pond at the bottom of a bluff, fronting the river low grounds.
FRANCIS MARION, and A History of his Brigade, From its Rise in June, 1780, until Disbanded in December, 1782; With Descriptions of Characters and Scenes, not heretofore published.
www.americanrevwar.homestead.com /files/MARION.HTM   (2135 words)

  
 101 The Fox:::The Classic Rock Station!
I was born in Honolulu Hawaii to a professional wrestling promoter, "Gentleman Ed" Francis and a beautiful and loving mom, Arlene (a psychiatric nurse, which came in handy).
I have 6 brothers: a pastor, a former pro football player (Russ Francis), a cop, a mortgage broker, a Marine, and a brother who restores exclusively AMC cars...
Fox Mornings with Chris and Ally 5a - 9a
www.kcfx.com /airstaff/morning_members.asp   (296 words)

  
 Academic Computing Committee: Minutes of the meeting of April 9, 1996
Francis reported that he had discussed this issue with the administration and if, after consultation with the faculty and the Committee, the administration recommends the residence halls be networked, Computer Services would begin the process of accomplishing this goal.
Fox responded that this approach had several disadvantages, including many students' desire to have their own choice of computer platform and configuration.
Francis wanted to make sure that any changes to this directory would go through Human Resources or the Dean of Students, rather than simply the Gopher Maintainer, to ensure that all necessary parties are notified.
www.math.grin.edu /~stone/academic-computing/1996-04-09.html   (2077 words)

  
 Fox denies PMO FINA briefing
Montreal-- Francis Fox is denying a dead man's allegation that the Prime Minister's Office was briefed on the progress of Montreal 2005, the committee organizing the World Championships of Aquatics, to be held next month at Parc Jean Drapeau.
Fox, now with the law firm of Fasken, Martineau, refuted a claim in a letter by Montreal 2005's late director general Yvon Desrochers that the PMO was informed that an internal audit in Feb. 2004 did not go well.
Even though Desrochers and Fox were longtime acquaintances, Fox said he did not communicate with Desrochers on the subject of Montreal 2005 after he quit as the organizing committee's president in early 2002.
www.canadafreepress.com /2005/cover062405.htm   (702 words)

  
 Justinian Fox Genealogy Page
In 1670 James Fox and Francis Rawle applied for a Patent for the 5000 acres they purchased and the land was returned to the colony.
Before leaving England James Fox had purchaced (along with Francis Rawle) five thousand acres of land of William Penn. Other Friends on the ship not classified as servants were: Francis Rawle, Richard Grove, Nicholas Pearce and John Shellson.
Justinian Fox's name is found as a witness to the wills of Samuel Sheppard, Robert Turnham, Anthony Taylor, Jeremiah Taylor, etc. He may have been a scrivener, or conveyancer, preforming the functions of a modern attorney-at-law.
home1.gte.net /res1e0t7/fox7.html   (490 words)

  
 Fox, Francis Arthur - Bright Sparcs Gallery - Obituary
Francis Fox was a remarkable man whose achievements contributed much to science, its applications and its management.
In 1952, Fox was recruited by a visiting Australian delegation and, in January 1953, the family arrived in Melbourne, where he commenced work in the defence science area of the Department of Supply.
Fox also had an abiding passion for the arts: he loved words and wit and so was equally at home with Shakespeare and Gilbert and Sullivan.
www.asap.unimelb.edu.au /bsparcs/objects/P003542gb.htm   (676 words)

  
 Prime Minister Announces Appointments to the Senate
From 2003 to 2004, Francis Fox was Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada.
Francis Fox will be sitting in the Senate as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
After having served in that capacity for six years and then for twelve years in the House of Commons, Francis Fox practiced law with the firm of Fasken Martineau from 1985 to 1997.
news.gc.ca /cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=166739   (475 words)

  
 CNW Group
Francis Fox practiced law at Fasken Martineau from 1985 to 1997, then acted as senior counsel from 1997 until his departure in 2003, when he was appointed Principal Secretary in the cabinet of the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Paul Martin.
Francis Fox also sat on many boards of directors, and was the first Chairman of the board of Montréal International.
In the twelve years of his career as an elected official at the federal level, Francis Fox held the portfolios of Solicitor General of Canada, Secretary of State, Minister of Communications, and Minister for International Trade.
www.newswire.ca /en/releases/archive/October2004/20/c2375.html   (491 words)

  
 Bio Notes: Francis Marion
The most famous rebel partisan leader of the Southern Campaign, the legendary "Swamp Fox," was a planter and Indian fighter before the war, and joined the Moultrie's regiment just prior to the outbreak of the rebellion.
As the Swamp Fox, Marion must be the center of more urban legends than any other man in the war except George Washington.
There are also a couple of old, 19th century sketches of Marion's life still around, both of which contain numerous errors and falsehoods and should essentially be considered as fiction.
home.golden.net /~marg/bansite/friends/marion.html   (769 words)

  
 Francis Fox Tuckett
Francis Fox Tuckett had all his father's abilities, interests and charisma, and in addition became one of the leading 19th century scientific mountaineers.
He married Alice Fox on 17 January 1896, while in New Zealand.
was born at the Old House, Frenchay Common, on 10 February 1834, oldest child of Francis and Mariana Tuckett.
www.frenchaymuseumarchives.co.uk /Archives/PagesBiogy/Tuckett/Tuckett_FF.htm   (310 words)

  
 FOX BIBLIOGRAPHY
After the foxes are forced out of their small area of forest they endeavor to raise their young so that they will be able to survive as urban foxes.
A fantasy novel whose main protagonist is a young woman whose spirit is entwined with that of a fox's; a situation that has blessed or cursed her with the ability to shape shift.
This is a story of a fox hunter that finds himself in a heaven ruled by foxes after he is killed on a jump.
www.h-net.org /~nilas/bibs/foxbib.html   (1556 words)

  
 Biographical Background for Red Fox Skiuhushu
Red Fox was born between 1890-95.(3) He tells us that he joined the Catholic church at about eighteen years of age, and received the name of Francis.
Hertzberg notes that at various times in his life, he was also known as Francis Fox James, Red Fox James, Rev. Barnabas Skiuhushu, and the Rev. Dr.
Whatever one might conclude about Red Fox, it is clear that he was a national figure during the first two decades of this century.
electricindian.50megs.com /redfox2.htm   (1014 words)

  
 Alok Holistic Health Calendar
Francis Fox Piven Author of The War at Home and Poor People's Movements speaking on the Anti-war Movement, Bush's War on the Poor and the Middle Class, and what has to be done.
www.alokhealth.com /calendar/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=712   (240 words)

  
 The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834
Francis Fox, of the Parish of St. Brides, was Indicted for stealing on the 30th.
Francis Fox, theft : simple grand larceny, 1st September, 1686.
www.oldbaileyonline.org /html_units/1680s/t16860901-4.html   (95 words)

  
 Notre ministre
Francis Fox a été nommé le 3 mars 1980, ministre des Communications et Secrétaire d'État.
Agé de 40 ans, Francis Fox a fait ses études classiques au Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf de Montréal.
De septembre 1976à jan­vier 1978, Francis Fox fait partie du cabinet fédéral à titre de Sol­liciteur général du Canada.
www.spectralumni.ca /francis_fox_f.htm   (270 words)

  
 Marion, Francis --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Called “the swamp fox,” Francis Marion was one of the boldest and most dashing figures of the American Revolution.
Settled in 1817, it was known as Muckle's Ridge until it was renamed to honour Francis Marion, a soldier in the American Revolution who was known as the Swamp Fox.
Renamed in 1822 for Gen. Francis Marion of Revolutionary War fame, it was incorporated as a village in 1830.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9050971   (761 words)

  
 Francis S. Fox: Sweet Land of Liberty
Francis S. Fox is an independent researcher and writer who for many years worked in textbook publishing.
Fox gives us a new and altogether more disturbing Revolution than we have ever reckoned with before.
"Fox writes an engaging and highly personalized account of the American Revolution in the Pennsylvania interior.
www.psupress.psu.edu /books/titles/0-271-02062-8.html   (330 words)

  
 Modern History Sourcebook: Francis Fox: How the Swiss Built the Greatest Tunnel in the World, 1905
The following account of the making of this tunnel was written by Francis Fox, the tunnel expert named by England.
Most praiseworthy arrangements were made for the care of the men with the view to their suffering no harm from the exposure to Alpine air after working in the heat of the galleries.
It was decided that the thing could be done, though with many difficulties to be surmounted.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/1905simplon.html   (1019 words)

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