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  James Gambier, 1802-1804
James Gambier was born on October 13, 1756 on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, son of John Gambier, lieutenant-governor of the Bahamas.
In 1802, Gambier was appointed governor and commander-in-chief of Newfoundland.
Gambier also pressed for permanent officials to be stationed on the island, and argued for a local legislature.
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 Johnny's Pages - Old SAR Shunter
The streets and houses are built around the slopes of an extinct volcano 27.37 kilometres from the sea, with the city climbing almost to the lip of the famous Blue Lake, and the outskirts extending on to the rich volcanic soil of the surrounding plain.
Mount Gambier's mountain was named on 3rd December 1800 when Lieutenant James Grant on board HMS Lady Nelson, sighted two prominent peaks, one which was named Gambier's Mountain after James Gambier, Lieutenant Governor at New Province in the Bahamas.
Huts were built for his stockman near the Valley Lake and the cave gardens in the centre of the city and stockyards were erected in the then dry bed of Brownes Lake proving that the water levels have been known to fall then rise again.
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 LM
James received his B.A. in 1895, his M.A. in 1896, and his Ph.D. in 1899, all from the University of Pennsylvania.
James began his ministry as minister-in-charge of St. Andrew's Church, Philadelphia.
From Sept. 1, 1940, until his retirement on Feb. 1, 1947, James was professor of Old Testament and dean at the School of Theology, University of the South.
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 Knox County, Ohio, Mt. Vernon, History
His son, Clinton E., was educated at Gambier, read medicine with his fattier, attended his first term of lectures at Cleveland, and graduated at Cincinnati in the Ohio Medical college in the winter of 1874-5, and is a partner of his father's in the practice of medicine at Gambier.
James Sapp was born in Knox county, October 2, 1832.
James Severns, the subject of this sketch, was reared a farmer and has made farming his vocation through life, and has lived on the same farm since 1820, which is situated two miles west of Jelloway, Brown township.
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 Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Gambier was a friend of the Pitt family, and his advancement in the navy was apparently due to this relationship rather than to the extent of his experience at sea.
Gambier remained apprehensive about local defence throughout the time taken to enlist and train the force.
Gambier was named head of the British commission that negotiated peace with the Americans in 1814.
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 C I T Y O F M O U N T G A M B I E R   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In December 1864 the District Council of Mount Gambier became the District Council of Mount Gambier West (Town Council) and the District Council of Mount Gambier East was also formed.
On the 3rd December 1800, Captain James Grant, RN, of H.M.S. "Lady Nelson" named Mount Gambier and later the City of Mount Gambier was named after the Gambier family of Buckinghamshire, their most distinguished member being James Gambier, son of James Gambier, Lieutenant Governor of the Bahamas.
In 1838, Dr William James Browne, son of a Wiltshire landowner, sailed for Australia and was principal founder of Christ Church, Mount Gambier, which has a memorial organ chamber and window to his memory.
www.mountgambier.sa.gov.au /your_council.htm   (875 words)

  
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Mount Gambier the 'Blue Lake City' is South Australia's second largest City, located midway between the major capital cities of Melbourne and Adelaide, set amidst a unique and ancient landscape of volcanic craters, lakes, caves and mysterious underground aquifers.
Mount Gambier was sighted and named, in honour of Lord James Gambier, Admiral of the Fleet, by Lieutenant James Grant in December 1800 whilst on a survey voyage in the Brig, HMS Lady Nelson.
Mount Gambier boasts all the amenities of a progressive and vibrant City and is ideally located to attract visitors from the Great Ocean Road, the Grampians, the nearby coastline and beaches or the Coorong who are keen to experience the natural and cultural beauty of the Mount Gambier region.
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 C I T Y O F M O U N T G A M B I E R
Mount Gambier the 'Blue Lake City' is South Australia's second largest City, located midway between the major capital cities of Melbourne and Adelaide, set amidst a unique and ancient landscape of volcanic craters, lakes, caves and mysterious underground aquifers.
Mount Gambier was sighted and named, in honour of Lord James Gambier, Admiral of the Fleet, by Lieutenant James Grant in December 1800 whilst on a survey voyage in the Brig, HMS Lady Nelson.
Mount Gambier boasts all the amenities of a progressive and vibrant City and is ideally located to attract visitors from the Great Ocean Road, the Grampians, the nearby coastline and beaches or the Coorong who are keen to experience the natural and cultural beauty of the Mount Gambier region.
www.mountgambier.sa.gov.au   (405 words)

  
 James Gambier
GAMBIER, James, admiral, born in the Bahama islands, 13 October, 1756; died in Iver, near Uxbridge, England, 19 April, 1833.
His ancestors were French Protestants, who were expatriated by the revocation of the edict of Nantes, and his father was lieutenant governor of the Bahamas.
James entered the navy at an early age and obtained the rank of post-captain in 1778.
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 James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Admiral John James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier RN (13 October 1756 New Providence, Bahamas – 19 April 1833 Iver, England), English admiral, was born in the Bahamas, while his father John Gambier was Lieutenant Governor of the Bahamas.
Gambier is best-known for his role in preventing Lord Cochrane in the Battle of the Basque Roads from completely smashing the French Fleet to splinters.
Modern scholars typically now acknowledge that Gambier prevented Cochrane from achieving a critically important naval victory, and also point out that while Gambier possessed principle and courage, his administration of the Admiralty was also one of the most scandal-ridden known.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Gambier,_1st_Baron_Gambier   (563 words)

  
 survivors accounts
Their efforts during the dark of night in waters hiding enemy submarines to rescue the survivors of the USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73), USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413), USS Johnston (DD-413), and USS Hoel (DD-533) were some of the most courageous efforts of the war at sea.
An effort is currently underway to obtain information to document the events leading to the destruction of the vessels and what happened to the men aboard those ships.
Below are accounts from survivors of the USS Gambier Bay and VC-10.
www.ussgambierbay-vc10.com /leytegulf_reports/survivors.htm   (194 words)

  
 St. James' - History
Louise played the organ and directed the choir at St. James' for most of the years that "Ernie" was the rector.
During her term as priest-in-charge of St. James', the Rev. McPartlin strove to reverse the decline in attendance which has beset so many of our churches in recent years.
The ministries of the clergy of St. James' Church from the earliest days of the parish have been ably and devotedly assisted and enhanced by a countless number of faithful lay people.
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 Gambier, Ohio OH, village profile (Knox County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Gambier is a village in Knox County, in the Mount Vernon metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Gambier was $9,661, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Gambier, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $429.
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 Walkabout - Mount Gambier
The Mount Gambier Hotel was built by John Byng in 1847, a flsmith and a general store set up business near what are now the Cave Gardens, and in 1849 a Dr Welh arrived with a handmill for turning wheat and barley into flour.
The major appeal of the Mount Gambier Tourist Information Centre is that it also houses a full-size replica of the Lady Nelson, the brig in which Lieutenant James Grant RN first sighted Mount Gambier.
Located 20 km west of Mount Gambier, Glencoe's sole claim to fame is that it has a superb old National Trust Woolshed with a 36 stand stone shearing shed and lots of interesting displays of woolshed activities.
www.walkabout.com.au /locations/SAMountGambier.shtml   (2643 words)

  
 Mount Gambier, South Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Gambier's main draw card is its location upon the slopes of an extinct maar volcano of the same name, comprising several craters.
The peak of Mount Gambier was sighted in 1800 by Lieutenant James Grant from the survey brig, HMS Lady Nelson, and named for Lord James Gambier, Admiral of the Fleet.
On 9 December 1954, Mount Gambier was officially declared a city on the assent of the Governor of South Australia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Gambier   (562 words)

  
 VIC Mount Gambier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Mount Gambier is in the heart of a wealthy agricultural district that supports dairying, wool, wheat, cereal and meat production.
Mount Gambier tourist information centre is situated in 'The Lady Nelson', a replica of the first survey ship to sail from west to east along the coast.
Name origin: The volcano was sighted and named by James Grant in 1800 after Admiral James Gambier, Commander of the Fleet at the battle of Copenhagen.
www.allsydney.com /vic/MtGambie.htm   (237 words)

  
 Abrreviated View of Movie Page
Cyrus also witnesses the embrace, and so, in order to spare her father further humiliation, Clarissa extracts a marriage proposal from the lawyer and introduces him to her father as her fiancé.
Gambier tries to win Clarissa's love, but fails until Gene explains that the embrace was an innocent display of gratitude to the man who saved her life.
Further complications arise when Gambier is accused of murdering his former benefactress, Mrs.
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 Bermuda's Royal Navy base at Ireland Island began in 1815
As Admiral Gambier later, he was Commander of the Baltic Fleet at the bombardment of Copenhagen, then elevated to the peerage as Lord Gambier.
Tomson, still employed by Lord Gambier, was known in the British gardening world as the 'Father of the Heartsease' as pansies - flowers - were then called.
Colonel (later Brigadier General) James Robertson Arnold, one of the two sons of Benedict Arnold and his Loyalist wife Margaret Peggy Shippen of Philadelphia and - like his mother, American born - went to Canada with his family and was educated at King's College School.
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 International Civic Heraldry- Australia - MOUNT GAMBIER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Arms reflect Mount Gambier's situation and natural highlights by the colours red and white the red dolomite blocks and the cream sandstone quarried locally, the trees for the extensive pine plantations and the fountains for the three lakes.
Mt Gambier was named in 1800 by Capt. James Grant RN of the "Lady Nelson", in honour of James Gambier of Buckinghamshire, who became an Admiral of the Fleet.
The Crown Vallary honours Admiral Gambier for his services at the siege of Copenhagen, while the Mural Crown is the mark of a municipal authority.
www.ngw.nl /int/aus/mtgambier.htm   (263 words)

  
 Michael Byrne and Margaret Maroney
Michael married Margaret in St James Cathedral (CE) near the corner of Collins and William Streets Melbourne on January 13th in 1843 (4680; marriage vol v1843716 27C).
St James opened for worship in 1842, so Michael and Margaret were among the first couples to be married there.
St James was demoted to a church once St Paul's was opened.
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 Seaport Autographs - seaportautographs.htm - norm@seaportautographs.com
Mahan was one of the greatest American naval historians whose writings influenced the strategies of major naval powers of the world.
The Mahan pieces were obtained by him from the grandson of Admiral James Saumarez in the 1890s and obtained by Seaport Autographs from Mahan’s grandson over 20 years ago.
Not only were the British able to defeat the Spanish fleet but they also learned of Lord Nelson’s remarkable intuitive skills as a naval officer when he successfully maneuvered his ship Captain to block the Spanish navy and helped their ultimate capitulation.
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 Gambier History - Rick Gustavson
The three prominent bays on the south side of Gambier West, Centre and Long Bays were named by early settlers to the sound.
By 1890 a shingle mill was established on the island.
An attempt by Gambier Island Copper to creat a mine in the early 70's rallied the residents and the end result was the creation of the 1974 Islands Trust Act and the 1979 Gambier Island Zoning By-law, which now limits development on Gambier to recreational, residential or forestry.
www.rickgustavson.com /historyGambier.html   (248 words)

  
 BARON JAMES GAMBIER GA... - Online Information article about BARON JAMES GAMBIER GA...
Parliament, and Admiral Gambier was rewarded with a See also:
Dundonald (see DUNDONALD), that Lord Gambier's name is now best known.
The life of Lord Gambier is to be read in See also:
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 Naval History of Great Britain by William James
In his way thither Lord Gambier fell with the Naïad, bearing the intelligence of the arrival of the French squadron in Basque roads ; and on the 3d of March, with five ships of the line, sailed for that station.
On the 17th of March Lord Gambier anchored his fleet in Basque roads ; stationing his frigates and smaller vessels about a mile in advance, either towards Isle d'Aix or the town of Rochelle [La Rochelle], according to the direction of the wind.
As an additional guard against any attempt upon the fleet by fire-vessels, the ships were to be in constant readiness for action, and for slipping their cables, leaving buoys upon them.
www.pbenyon.plus.com /Naval_History/Vol_V/P_099.html   (378 words)

  
 James B. Irwin - Attorneys - Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore LLC
James B. Irwin - Attorneys - Irwin Fritchie Urquhart and Moore LLC
A native of Missouri, Jim was born in 1947 in St. Louis.
In 1969, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.
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 Lost in Action
HARTSOC, James L. HATHEWAY, Ivan E. HENDERSON, James D. HENRY, Wilfred RM3C
HERTERSTEIN, Arthur E. HOLLAND, James L. HOLT, LeoW.
PHIPPS, John S. PUGH, James E. RANSOM, Larry B. RICHARDS, Jack L. RIVERS, Howard M. SAINT, George M. SANDERSON, John P. Jr.
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 Political Career - Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl Of Dundonald
Cochrane pursued a very active politics career, serving as Member of Parliament for Honiton from 1806 to 1807 and for Westminster from 1807 to 1815, and campaigning for parliamentary reform in Britain, being allied with such Radicals (UK) as William Cobbett and Henry Hunt.
His outspoken criticism of the conduct of the war and the corruption in the Navy made him powerful enemies in the government, and his criticism of Admiral James Gambier conduct in the Battle of the Basque Roads (so severe as to require a court-martial of Gambier) made him enemies in the Admiralty.
Perhaps as a consequence, Cochrane was tried and convicted as a conspirator in a Stock Exchange fraud in 1814 although he was almost certainly innocent.
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 French Polynesia Subdivisions
Tuamotu and Gambier Islands includes several smaller island groups: the Actaeon Islands, Disappointment Islands, Duke of Gloucester Islands, Gambier Islands, and King George Islands.
The Society Islands, in turn, were named by Captain James Cook in honor of the Royal Society of Sciences, which had subsidized his journey.
Tuamotu and Gambier Islands: Tahitian tua: high sea, motu: islands; Gambier Islands named for James Gambier of the British Admiralty by their discoverer, Captain Wilson.
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 Admiral Sir Francis William Austen 1774
For his gallant exertions, in the autumn of 1809, in bringing to a successful issue a dispute with the Chinese, he was honoured with the approval of the Admiralty, and was presented by the East India Company with the sum of a thousand guineas.
On 3 December 1810, he became, a second time, Flag-Captain to Lord Gambier, in the Caledonia 120, and was stationed off the coast of France during the continuence of that officer's command.
She was the sister of Mary Lloyd, the second wife of James Austen.
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