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  HUGH LATIMER - LoveToKnow Article on HUGH LATIMER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Latimer himself also, in mentioning lis conversion from Romanism about 1523, says that it took place after he was thirty years of age.
It was, however, the preaching of Latimer more than the edicts of Henry that established the principles of the Reformation in the minds and hearts of the people; and from his preaching the movement received its chief color and complexion.
Never was man more free than Latimer from the taint of fanaticism or less dominated by vainglory, but the motives which now inspired his courage not only placed him beyond the influence of fear, but enabled him to taste in dying an ineffable thrill of victorious achievement.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LA/LATIMER_HUGH.htm   (1218 words)

  
 R. v. Latimer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Latimer, was the father of Tracy Latimer, a severely disabled child who died at her family farm on Sunday, October 24, 1993.
Latimer was arrested by the police, he was not specifically informed of the existence of a toll-free telephone number by which he could access immediate free legal advice by Legal Aid duty counsel.
Latimer's incriminating statements at that trial will be a matter for the trial judge, who will be governed by these reasons, on matters of law, but who will, of course, decide the question on the facts of the case as they are presented to him or her at that time.
www.lexum.umontreal.ca /csc-scc/en/pub/1997/vol1/html/1997scr1_0217.html   (6838 words)

  
 Inventor Lewis Latimer Biography
Lewis Latimer was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on September 4, 1848, and reared in Boston.
Latimer's detailed descriptions of the geographic proximity of his office to the place where Bell was teaching, and of meeting with Bell add credibility to his claim, although no supporting evidence has been found in either the Bell family papers or the patent applications themselves.
Of the numerous inventions Latimer made during his employment with U.S. Electric, three were patented: a new support for arc lights, an improvement to Maxim's method of manufacturing filaments for incandescent bulbs, and a new way to attach the carbonized filament to the platinum wires that brought electricity into the bulb from the base.
www.ideafinder.com /history/inventors/latimer.htm   (2619 words)

  
 Banner of Truth Trust General Articles
Bilney saw in Latimer sincerity and honesty, and considered that his zeal for popery might be attributed to a lack of knowledge.
Latimer tells the king that of the 24 members, 12 from each university, he was one of "three or four that would have had the scripture to go forth in English" had they not been overcome by the majority.
Latimer favoured the annulment of Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine and despite his overt opposition to papistical falsehoods he gained the King's favour while in London and was made a royal chaplain.
www.banneroftruth.org /pages/articles/article_detail.php?459   (2955 words)

  
 Latimer
Latimer's considerable gifts were now devoted to the cause of reform, and he became an ardent and eloquent preacher of reform.
On October 16, 1555 Ridley and Latimer were led from the Tower outside the north wall of the town, a stone's throw from Baliol College, with Latimer lagging a bit because of his feebleness.
Hugh Latimer was "one of the most distinguished prelates of the Church of England, undoubtedly one of the ablest, if not the ablest ecclesiastic among the English reformers of the 16th century...
www.prca.org /books/portraits/latimer.htm   (1788 words)

  
 Hugh Latimer
Latimer was the son of a prosperous yeoman farmer..
As a result of a temporary return in England to a favouring of Roman Catholicism, Latimer was forced to resign his See in 1539, and upon the sudden fall of Thomas Cromwell in July 1540, he lost his main support at Court.
In 1548 Latimer commenced a series of sermons from the pulpit at St. Paul's raising his voice in protest at the injustice of the wealthy toward the poor.
www.scionofzion.com /latimer.htm   (819 words)

  
 African American Registry: Lewis Latimer drew the first electric light blueprints
Although Latimer was hired as an office boy, he cultivated drafting skills in his spare time until he was qualified for blueprint work.
Latimer brainstormed his own work, patenting in 1874 a "pivot bottom" for water closets on trains.
In 1880 Latimer went to work for the inventor Hiram Maxim, who ran the United States Electric Lighting Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut and was one of Thomas Edison's prime competitors in the institutionalization of electric light.
www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/340/Lewis_Latimer_drew_the_first_electric_light_blueprints   (475 words)

  
 Lewis Howard Latimer
Louis Latimer was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on September 4, 1848.
As a child Latimer enjoyed school and was such a good student that he was able to skip a grade.
Latimer used his knowledge of electricity, drafting, and patent law to help Edison keep the patents that protected his ideas.
www.harcourtschool.com /activity/biographies/latimer   (545 words)

  
 Latimer, Hugh on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Latimer was educated at Cambridge, entered the church, and came under the influence of the Reformation.
When the Roman Catholic Mary I came to the throne he declined to evade trial, refused to recant his Protestantism, and with Nicholas Ridley was burned at the stake as a martyr.
THE AFFAIR THAT NEVER WAS; Clare Latimer's life was turned upside down when she was accused of having an affair with John Major.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/Latimer.asp   (355 words)

  
 The Anglican Library - Hugh Latimer, Sermons on the Card and Other Discourses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Latimer was next summoned before Wolsey, whom he satisfied so well that Wolsey overruled the Bishop's inhibition, and Latimer again became a free preacher in Cambridge.
Latimer replied with vigour; others ranged themselves on one side or the other, and there was general battle in the University; but the King's Almoner soon intervened with a letter commanding silence on both sides till the King's pleasure was further declared.
The King's good-will to Latimer was due, as the letter indicated, to the understanding that Latimer "favoured the King's cause" in the question of divorce from Katherine of Arragon.
www.anglicanlibrary.org /latimer/card/intro.htm   (846 words)

  
 Latimer remembered as a teacher, mentor, friend
She said Latimer was a mentor to her and was a constant source of encouragement and inspiration.
Latimer had served on The Florida Bar Board of Governors since 1999, and he was recently elected to serve another two-year term through June 2007 representing the 17th Judicial Circuit.
Latimer is survived by his wife, Mildred Latimer, and daughters Desiree Latimer and Tracie Kimreka Latimer.
www.floridabar.org /DIVCOM/JN/jnnews01.nsf/8c9f13012b96736985256aa900624829/9c317b53b5c0854985256fa200521ccc?OpenDocument   (1665 words)

  
 Latimer Chronology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Latimer surrendered himself into custody for the appeal hearing but was released on bail at the end of the day.
Latimer's appeal is based on the argument that police breached his Charter rights when obtaining a confession.
Latimer contends the Judge erred by: failing to leave necessity as an issue for consideration by the jury among other grounds.
www.normemma.com /latimer_chronology.htm   (2906 words)

  
 Baldwin-Wallace College Sophomore and Brooklyn High Grad Jessica Latimer - B-W
Latimer, a Brooklyn High School graduate, has come off the bench this season to average 1.9 points per game and 3.2 rebounds per game for Head Coach Cheri Harrer’s Yellow Jacket squad that currently stands 6-3 overall entering a game against third-ranked the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.
Latimer goes on to say that her teammates have been an amazing part of her support system.
As can be expected, Latimer has set goals for herself that she wants to meet before her career ends at B-W. I want to be known as a hard worker who left it all on the floorÉnot just someone who put up numbers.
www.bw.edu /athletics/wbb/latimer   (938 words)

  
 Law vs. Justice -- The Robert Latimer Case   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Robert Latimer is a Saskatchewan farmer now serving a mandatory Life sentence for killing his daughter Tracy.
It is a sad story of a child who suffered for all of her twelve years on Earth, her family who lived with her pain, and the conflicted responses of their community and nation.
Latimer later indicated he had also considered using drugs, a firearm, or fire to mask the cause of death.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/canadian_history_culture/64688   (603 words)

  
 The George Latimer Case: Notes
They seemed to fear that an attempt would be made to smuggle Latimer out of the city that night; and to quiet their fears, I pledged my word to several of them, to whom I had been personally known for many years, that Mr.
Gray were true, and that an attempt to retain Latimer in custody by decree of the authority which is given to the master over his fugitive slave would be attended with great difficulty, Mr.
Austin entered a complaint against Latimer for 'stealing' upon which a warrant was issued by a police officer, to whom at the same time Austin 'gave a written authority signed by Mr.
edison.rutgers.edu /latimer/glatnote.htm   (1380 words)

  
 a moment of silence for Louis Latimer,DC (1937-1999)
Louis P. Latimer, 62, president of the board of directors of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and an integral member of the Chiropractic Centennial Foundation, died Sunday, March 7 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona.
Latimer was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania to the late Elizabeth Stuart Latimer and William Percy.
In 1988, Dr. Latimer was elected by his peers to be the District III director for the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE).
www.chiroweb.com /archives/17/08/10.html   (361 words)

  
 DKS: Latimer leaves Kent State   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Latimer talked about the goals that he achieved over the time he was at Kent.
Latimer said he feels that this is the right time to explore another challenge.
Latimer said the administration has done a tremendous amount in his stay, but they need to keep up the commitment that was started.
www.stater.kent.edu /stories_old/97fall/101697/n1b.html   (407 words)

  
 CBC News Indepth: Robert Latimer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The killing of Tracy Latimer has been called an act of "compassionate homicide." Others warn that leniency for Latimer, by means of a constitutional exception, would have shown that the disabled are regarded as second-class citizens.
Critics of leniency for Latimer worried that a Supreme Court decision soft on Latimer would send a signal to many convicted murderers that they, too, may be victims of "cruel and unusual punishment" and are eligible for constitutional exceptions to reduce their mandatory minimum sentences.
Unusual as the Latimer case is, there are related cases, such as battered women who have killed their batterers – often their husbands – and received leniency from the courts.
www.cbc.ca /news/background/latimer   (1188 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: LATIMER, ALBERT HAMILTON
Latimer was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1831, and, with numerous members of his father's family, arrived in the Pecan Point vicinity on the Red River on December 3, 1833.
Latimer represented Red River County in the lower house of the Fifth and Sixth congresses of the Republic of Texas
After the convention, Latimer resigned his position as comptroller to accept a federal appointment as one of three direct-tax commissioners for the state of Texas and was given supervision of internal revenue collection in North Texas.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/LL/fla44.html   (812 words)

  
 LifeSite Special Report - Protecting the Lives of People With Disabilities: The Robert Latimer Case
Robert Latimer killed his daughter Tracy on October 24, 1993, by putting her into the cab of the family pickup truck, connecting a hose from the exhaust into the cab of the truck, and gassing her.
Robert Latimer claimed that Tracy was experiencing constant and uncontrollable pain, leaving him with no choice but to kill her "out of love" in order to end her suffering.
Tracy Latimer had a dislocated hip and surgery was scheduled to alleviate the pain.
www.lifesite.net /ldn/2002/jan/020117a.html   (668 words)

  
 Register of Jonathan Latimer, Miscellaneous Scripts and Screenplays - MSS 0133
Jonathan Latimer, journalist, screen writer and detective story author was born October 23, 1906 in Chicago, Illinois.
After serving in the U.S. Navy between 1942 and 1945, Latimer became a successful Hollywood screenwriter, producing scripts for such movies as "Lady in the Morgue," "Topper Returns," and the "Glass Key," as well as ten films directed by John Farrow.
Latimer also wrote various episodes of the television series Markham (1959, 10 episodes); Perry Mason (1960-1965, 45 episodes); and Hong-Kong (5 episodes).
orpheus.ucsd.edu /speccoll/testing/html/mss0133a.html   (399 words)

  
 Finding Aid to the Latimer Family Papers, 1801-ca.1860
James Latimer, born May 19, 1719, was the founder of the Latimer family mercantile and political interests in America.
The bulk of the bills and receipts are for items purchased by or for Sally Anne Bailey Latimer in preparation for her marriage to Henry Latimer and in the first few months of her marriage.
In the third series are photocopies of letters from John Richardson Latimer to his family (with some transcriptions), and a manuscript of a lecture on John Richardson Latimer by Charles Hummel.
findingaid.winterthur.org /html/col235.html   (2417 words)

  
 Cheryl M. Eckstein writes about Tracy Latimer.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The current appeal also argues that Latimer's trial was not heard by an impartial jury because the RCMP interviewed prospective jurors about their opinions on religion, mercy killing and abortion.
Robert Latimer's reaction to the Supreme Court hearing was simply, "We've always known we've done what was best for her, regardless of what or who says differently."(1) In fact, since his confession of murder, he has maintained that he did "nothing wrong".
Transcripts from the trial verify that Tracy Lynn Latimer was not in a "terminal" condition and that she was denied her right to have surgery and proper pain relieving medication by her own father.
www.chninternational.com /v5n2p37.html   (1593 words)

  
 Jonathan Latimer, Miscellaneous Scripts and Screenplays: Background   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
During the time Latimer worked as a ghost writer for Ickes, he began the first of his series of mystery novels.
Latimer later wrote television scripts for forty-five episodes of the "Perry Mason" show, 1960-1965.
Latimer also wrote ten episodes for the "Markham" series and about twenty television specials.
orpheus.ucsd.edu /speccoll/testing/html/mss0133d.html   (271 words)

  
 Latimer Papers Offer Inside Scoop on The State Newspaper (USCS Spring 2000)
Latimer's papers have been arranged as part of a recent grant project and are now available for research in the Library's Manuscripts Division.
Latimer's files include not only his own papers but material he collected and used to write his historical narrative The Story of the State (1970).
The twenty-two cartons of documents that comprise Latimer's papers are supplemented by two cartons of photographs, making this an addition to the Library's visual records as well as its written records.
www.sc.edu /library/socar/uscs/00spr/latimer.html   (596 words)

  
 Lewis Latimer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Latimer improved on Bell's design and the patent was issued in 1876.
Their continuing battles were resolved with the inauguration of a patent control board, and Latimer, who had worked and developed patents for both companies, was appointed chief draftsman of the board.
Lewis Latimer, son of a slave and self-taught, was a luminary in many aspects of his life and played a pivotal role in the electric light industry and consequently, America's contribution to the Industrial Revolution.
purpleplanetmedia.com /bhp/pages/llatimer.shtml   (559 words)

  
 CBC News - Latimer begins 10-year prison term   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Latimer will stay there for a few weeks until officials decide where he will serve his time for second-degree murder.
Latimer said he placed Tracy in the cab of his pickup truck and pumped exhaust fumes inside.
When Latimer was convicted of second-degree murder in 1997, the trial judge reduced the mandatory life sentence – 25 years, with no parole for 10 years – to one year by using a rare constitutional exemption.
cbc.ca /cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/01/18/latimer_scoc010118   (558 words)

  
 George Latimer An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historcial Society
In 1990 Latimer was appointed dean of the Hamline University Law School.
Included are typed transcripts of interviews between the students and Mayor Latimer and other city officials, drafts of articles by the students and background materials on the project and on St. Paul city government.
Latimer's St. Paul mayor's office files are in the Minnesota State Archives.
www.mnhs.org /library/findaids/00058.html   (797 words)

  
 Kenneth S. Latimer, DVM, PhD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Dr. Latimer and members of the Emerging Diseases Research Group have been involved in the laboratory diagnosis of emerging infectious diseases in zoo and exotic animals for the past two decades.
Latimer's current research has focused on viral diseases of exotic and free ranging birds, reptiles, and fish.
In addition, Dr. Latimer has a long-standing interest in Pelger-Huet anomaly, which is associated with nuclear hyposegmentation of granulocytes and monocytes in the blood.
www.vet.uga.edu /VPP/LATIMER   (331 words)

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