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  Long John Davis - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Long, John Davis (1838-1915), American lawyer, statesman, and author who acted as secretary of the United States Navy during the Spanish-American...
Davis, John (weightlifter) (1921-1984), American weightlifter, who won the gold medal in the heavyweight class (now called super heavyweight) at the...
LONG, John Davis, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, October 27, 1838; attended the common schools at Buckfield and Hebron Academy...
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  LONG ISLAND (ISL.) - LoveToKnow Article on LONG ISLAND (ISL.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Long Island wampum was singularly goodthe Indian name, Seawanhacky (Seawanhaka, andc.), of the island has been interpreted to mean "shell treasury"and fl wampum was made from the purple part of the shell of the quahaug.
Long Island is a part of New York State, its western third forming Brooklyn and Queens boroughs of New York City these boroughs were formed respectively from Kings county and from the W. half of Queens county upon the erection of Greater New York.
Long Island was included in the territory assigned to the duke of York in 1663-1664, when the New England towns on the island objected to separation from Connecticut.
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 USS Long (DD-209) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Long (DD-209/DMS-12), named for John Davis Long (1838–1915), Secretary of the Navy from 1897 to 1902, was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy.
Long was laid down by the William Cramp and Sons at Philadelphia on September 23, 1918, launched on April 26, 1919 by Mrs.
Long sortied for the assault on the Palaus 6 September, cleared mines off Peleliu and Angaur, and in Kossol Passage from 12 to 16 September, then had escort and patrol duty between the Palaus and Admiralties until joining the 7th Fleet 4 October for the invasion of the Philippines.
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 Long, John Davis
To his father, Zadoc Long [also a poet] John was largely indebted for his scholarly training and moral guidance.
[Long] had an early fondness for books, and his systematic methods of study enabled him, at the age of nine, to enter Hebron Academy.
Long was a contributor to the press at an early age; he published a translation of Virgil's Aeneid in Boston, in 1879, and a volume of original poems--"Rites of a Cherry," dedicated to his father.
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 Long John Davis - Search Results - MSN Encarta
JOHN DAVIS LONG (1838–) - Online Information article about JOHN...
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They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update.
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 Welcome to Long John Silver's
Earlier this week, Long John Silver’s extended a commercial endorsement offer to the lottery winners, even before they were identified.
Davis outlined the opportunities available to the winners, including possibly being featured in television and point-of-sale advertising, on the company’s web site and in public relations materials for print, radio and television.
Long John Silver’s, Inc. based in Louisville, Kentucky, is the world’s most popular quick-service seafood chain, specializing in batter-dipped fish, chicken, shrimp and hushpuppies.
www.ljsilvers.com /press/lotterywinners.htm   (603 words)

  
 CHARLES W. DAVIS.
John Davis, a minuteman of the Colonial forces in the War of the Revolution, was a representative of this family and was the first man to sacrifice his life in the first engagement with the British forces at the ever memorable battle of Lexington.
Alexander G. Davis, a brother of the subject of this memoir, was an officer of the Twelfth Michigan Volunteer Infantry in the Civil war and was killed in the battle of Shiloh, on the 6th of April, 1863.
Charles G. Davis, elder of the two sons of the honored subject of this memoir, was born at Detroit, Michigan, on the 23d of November, 1852, and he is now engaged in the bottling and distributing of the pure spring water from the homestead farm at Viola, Sedgwick County.
skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/archives/1918ks/biod/daviscw.html   (1299 words)

  
 reagenealogy - pafg232 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Julia Davis Long was born on 16 Aug 1825 in Buckfield, Maine.
John Davis Long was born on 27 Oct 1838.
John Davis Long [Parents] was born on 27 Oct 1838 in Buckfield, Maine.
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 John Steele Davis
JOHN STEELE DAVIS (deceased), of New Albany, was born in Dayton, Ohio, November 14, 1814.
Judge Davis’ grandfather, Capt. Joseph Davis, emigrated from Wales, and settled near Princeton, N.J. He participated in the struggle for independence, and was with General Washington at the battles of Monmouth and Princeton; at the latter place he lost a leg.
John Steele Davis early gave his attention to study and entered Miami University at the age of 16; a short time afterward his father failed in business, which necessitated him to return home.
www.usgennet.org /usa/in/state/floyd_co/john_steele_davis.htm   (517 words)

  
 John Davis Long -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
John Davis Long (October 27, 1838–August 28, 1915) was a (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) U.S. (Click link for more info and facts about political figure) political figure.
Long then served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Lieutenant Governor, Governor and Congressman from Massachusetts.
Long resigned in 1902, returned to Massachusetts, and died at (Click link for more info and facts about Hingham, Massachusetts) Hingham, Massachusetts in 1915.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/john_davis_long.htm   (237 words)

  
 Davis, John
Davis, John, also spelled Davys, explorer (b near Dartmouth, Eng 1550?; d near Singapore 27 Dec 1605).
Davis was an outstanding navigator and his exemplary character made him greatly admired by his colleagues.
His Seaman's secrets (1599) was long the mariner's handbook and his The worldes hydrographical description (1595) provided a masterly summary of the geographical knowledge of the day.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0002153   (191 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: William McKinley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823–October 22, 1900) was a Senator from Ohio and a member of the United States Cabinet.
John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905) was an American politician who served as Secretary of State from 1898 to 1905.
Jump to: navigation, search John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth (1841) Vice President of the United States, and the tenth (1841-1845) President of the United States.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/William-McKinley   (6969 words)

  
 Long Family Tree
John Long died at Minnie’s home in Maplewood (now Cahokia), St. Clair Co, IL after a brief illness.  After being a widow for many years, Matilda married Richard Reed of Advance MO and was married to him when she died on the farm.
John Long, the emigrant ancestor of this branch of the Long family, was born in Germany and was baptized Johannes Lang, a name anglacized to LONG within a few years after he emigrated to Pennsylvania.
John K. was married on 12 Sept 1858 to a widow, Mahala Hastings Erb Fait, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Harvey) Hastings.
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 Interactive State House
John Davis Long returned to his home state of Maine after graduating from Harvard College and studying at Harvard Law School.
Long settled in Hingham, Massachusetts where he won a seat as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1875-1878.
John Davis Long published several titles including an original and widely used translation of Virgil's Aeneid, a memoir Reminiscences of My Seventy Years' Education, and a treatise The New American Navy, published in 1903.
www.mass.gov /statehouse/massgovs/jlong.htm   (167 words)

  
 American President
Long had accepted a Democratic nomination to run in the Massachusetts legislature, but he switched parties and was elected as a Republican to the state legislature in 1875.
Long then ran successfully as a Republican for the U.S. House of Representatives, serving between 1883 and 1889 and sitting on the shipping, commerce, and appropriations committees.
Long would retire on May 1, 1902 to write books and articles on the Navy and the Spanish American War.
www.americanpresident.org /history/theodoreroosevelt/cabinet/secretarynavy/navy/email.html   (188 words)

  
 William Davis, John Davis, William Davis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Davis early learned the lessons of industry, and his youth was without striking incidents of note except as would naturally be met with at a time when everything, in a new country, would be of somewhat exciting character.
Davis is a success farmer, an intelligent and upright citizen, and has borne his full toward the development of the community in which he has for so many years resided.
Davis was a native of Ohio and an early resident of Tipton county, Ind.; her mother was born in North Carolina.
www.crwws.com /Genealogy/Davis1.htm   (472 words)

  
 John Davis, lecture demonstrator in the Dept. of Physics
Davis is a lecture demonstrator for the Department of Physics.
John Davis shows one of his demonstrations, a concave mirror that creates a “real” image in 3-D rather than the virtual image seen with a flat mirror.
Davis and assistant Gavin Fulmer are responsible for setting up all the equipment—sometimes for several faculty in several lecture halls simultaneously—in the ten minutes between classes.
artsci.washington.edu /Newsletter/Summer02/Davis.htm   (527 words)

  
 Mississippi John Hurt and the Delta Blues   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
John was not a real blues man but was a collector of popular songs who arranged them to entertain his neighbors on Saturday evenings.
John was 70 years old at the time and died only 3 years after these recordings were made.
John tells some stories during the performance and I highly recommend this CD and it is an absolute must if you enjoy live recordings.
www.mindspring.com /~dennist   (2094 words)

  
 MASS - LoveToKnow Article on MASS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Accordingly, Palestrina and his great contemporaries and predecessors treated the Gloria and Credo in a style midway in polyphonic organization and rhythmic breadth between that of the elaborate motet (adopted in the Sanctus) and the homophonic reciting style of the Litany.
By this time the resources of music were such that the long and varied text of the Gloria and Credo inevitably either overbalanced the scheme or met with an obviously perfunctory treatment.
Matthew Cradock, first governor of the Company, from the 4th of March 1629 to the 20th of October 1629, was succeeded on the latter date by John Winthrop, who, on reaching Salem on the 12th of June 1630 with the charter, superseded Endecott.
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 John Will Davis
Davis may not appear on the surface to possess the stereotypical artistic quirks demonstrated by many of the cultural world's super-successes.
Davis recently received a junior league break by garnering the attention of Ashland native, Howard Ballard, offensive lineman for the Seattle Seahawks.
Davis hopes success may be right around the corner that will rival that of his inspiration' Larry Martin, the Calhoun County painter who has made a national name for himself for his wildlife paintings.
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 DANFS: USS Long (DD-209/DMS-12)
John Davis Long, born 27 October 1838 in Buckfield, Maine, graduated from Harvard in 1857, practiced law in Maine and Massachusetts, then served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Lieutenant Governor, Governor, and Congressman from Massachusetts.
During the long Arctic winter she patrolled the approaches to Adak and guarded convoys as American seapower sought to wrest control of enemy held garrisons in the western Aleutians.
Her group was attacked 2 January 1945 in the Mindanao Sea in the first of the frequent and futile air raids with which the Japanese desperately tried to repel the invasion of Luzon.
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/DMS/dms12.html   (1041 words)

  
 JOHN DAVIS MECKLIN - Maine Album Page from the Bangor Daily News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
John Davis was born Jan. 26, 1949, at Ottawa, Canada, to John Martin Mecklin and Shirley Elaine (Karr) Mecklin.
Known to many of his friends simply as "JD", John Davis was loved for his exuberant audacity, his capacity for random acts of thoughtfulness, his value for personal freedom and his dedication to an organic lifestyle.
John Davis is survived by his mother of Westport, Conn.; and a son, Alexander Edward Mecklin of Lewiston, Idaho.
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 John Day on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Barry John: the greatest Lion of them all The legendary Welsh fly- half was possesed of a deeper magic than his mere mortal rivals, writes Mark Reason
In the long run, two of a kind; When your mother is a marathoner, following in her footsteps isn't easy.
John Darrell Comito III of Plano, Texas, was injured May 14, 2005, when a suicide bomber got near his patrol and set off a blast.
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 My Davis Lineage
John Davis of Wales came to America in 1680.
The section, "The Move to New York", speaks of John Davis' marriage to the daughter of this famous Quakeress preacher.
Isaac Davis and Hannah (Hildebrand) Davis came to Ohio in 1806 with their immediate and extended families.
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 Metro Pulse/Cover/John Davis
John Davis never feeds his fl tabby, Olivia, a kitty biscuit without affording the same treatment to Louie, her heftier counterpart, even if it means tracking the wayward male feline into forbidden corners of the house.
Davis remembers that the Used played real, paying gigs at local college clubs, and had even recorded a demo—"all these things that to me just seemed like the coolest things ever."A longtime family friend, Fisher says Davis was by that time a jaw-dropping all-around musician.
Davis set a deadline; if he couldn't find legitimate prospects for a viable solo career by the end of 2003, he would move on to full-time session playing, or perhaps even work outside of music.
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 LONG family genealogy page
Thus, this is without doubt the James Long whose will was probated in 1680 in Albemarle County, NC and whose land holdings were in the area that later became Perquimans Precinct (and later still, Perquimans County).
James Long Jr's death date is given as 1711, in Tyrrell Precinct, NC -- making him clearly the James Long whose will was drafted November 15, 1711 and probated July 29, 1712 in Chowan County, NC (with land holdings in an area which became Tyrrell County after 1729).
The will of Giles Long, probated 1785, was written in September, 1782, the death date given by the submitter of this chart for Silas, suggesting that "Giles" and "Silas" are indeed the same person and it is a handwriting interpretation error.
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 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Long
Long, Benjamin — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex.
In 1959, when her husband, Gov. Earl Long made a speech to the legislature defending the right of fls to vote, she committed him to a state mental institution.
Long, Melvin — of Salina, Saline County, Kan. Democrat.
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 John Davis Webpage
John Davis, Director of Jazz Studies and Associate Professor, is an active clinician, performer and guest conductor throughout the United States and Canada.
John is the Mountain Region Coordinator for the International Association of Jazz Education (IAJE) and was Director of CU's Mile High Jazz Camp for 5 years.
Professor Davis holds a BA in Music Education and Performance from Metropolitan State College, a MA in Trumpet Performance from the University of Denver, and a Doctor of Arts degree in Trumpet Performance and Pedagogy with a secondary emphasis in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado.
spot.colorado.edu /~davisj   (406 words)

  
 RT40RR - The John Long Collection!
John Long was a preacher's kid who went to high school in LaGrange, Georgia.
An aspiring Internet author, the story of John Long's radio career is told in Puttin' On The Hits at http://www.oidar.com.
John currently resides on the coast of Georgia.
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 Davis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Davis, a resident of Orten Drive, was a native of Petersburg, Tenn., and was born Jan. 4, 1936, the son of Lucille Hammonds Davis, Petersburg, and the late Alvin Davis.
JOHN A. WHITE MOUNTAIN, Ariz. -- John Alvin Davis, 73, White Mountain, Ariz., formerly of Christian County, Ky., died Wednesday, March 5, 2003, in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Phoenix, Ariz., of complications from surgery.
Davis was the son of the late William and Laura Johnson Davis.
www.kyseeker.com /christian/obit/d/davis.html   (1457 words)

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