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	Seth Low - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Seth Low, born in Brooklyn, New York, (January 18, 1850 - September 17, 1916) was a U.S. educator and political figure.
		Low became mayor of Brooklyn in 1881, following in the footsteps of his paternal grandfather, who was Brooklyn's mayor earlier in the century.
		Moffat, "Low Geneal.: The Descendants of Seth Low and Mary Porter" (1932), a copy of which is in the Lib.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seth_Low (745 words)

	Encyclopedia: Seth Low
		The house of Seth Low and Company, (afterwards Seth Low and Sons,) had, both in Salem and New York, been largely engaged in the China and East India trade, and it was not, therefore, surprising that Mr.
		Low having visited San Francisco, sailed thence to Hong Kong and Yokohama, in the first steamship of the China mail line, and after establishing a branch house at the latter point, returned by the overland route to Europe, and thence home.
		Low, the last time by acclamation, to preside over their deliberations for the year, and would have continued him in that high position for a succession of years, but for his absence from the country in 1867.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Seth-Low (2097 words)

	HarpWeek: Cartoon of the Day
		Seth Low was born in Brooklyn in 1850, the son of Abiel Abbot Low, a prosperous tea and silk importer.
		Seth Low traveled widely in his youth, and was educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic School and Columbia College, graduating in 1870.
		Low's grandfather had earlier organized the Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, and in 1878 the younger Low founded the Bureau of Charities of Brooklyn.
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	Seth Low
		Seth Low was born in Brooklyn, New York, on 18th January, 1850.
		Low, with the support of Charles Parkhurst, the president of the Society for the Prevention of Crime, led the campaign against corruption in New York City.
		Seth Low and his party in power and his backers were not radicals in any sense.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAlowS.htm (405 words)

	Seth Low Biography / Biography of Seth Low Biography
		The American civic leader and college president Seth Low (1850-1916) was a distinguished crusader for urban reform.
		Seth Low was born into a wealthy Brooklyn, N.Y., family on Jan. 18, 1850.
		Low is mentioned in several works, including Joseph Lincoln Steffens, The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens (1931), and R. Gordon Hoxie and others, A History of the Faculty of Political Science, Columbia University (1915).
	www.bookrags.com /biography-seth-low (478 words)

	LeavesofGrass.Org: AA Low, for good and ill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		His father, the late Seth Low, was himself an eminent merchant, and soon after Abiel had reached his majority, removed to New York, and made Brooklyn his place of residence.
		Low not only contributed largely, but acted as treasurer of the committee, and at no small personal inconvenience, kept its accounts, made its purchases, and transmitted its statements to the committee in England.
		Low's aid is constantly sought, and never in vain in a worthy cause.
	generalpicture.typepad.com /leavesofgrass/2006/02/aa_low_for_good.html (1026 words)

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		Low reconciled with his party, and became the first mayor to be elected on a fusion ticket with the backing of the Republican and the Citizens Union parties in 1901.
		Low was defeated in his third run for mayor of New York, by George B. McCellan Jr., a Democrat, who attacked him for his enforcement of blue laws and his being a partisan Republican, which is ironic given his days with the mugwumps.
		Seth Low was the 92nd Mayor of New York City from 1902 to 1903.
	www.nationalpolitical.com /column_template.htm?&the_ID=42bcd09427b99710_10169& (757 words)

	Mark Twain, Seth Low and the Fusion party
		Mark Twain and Seth Low were the attractions at the noon meeting yesterday in the hall on the ground floor of 350 Broadway.
		Low, the trio worked its way through the crowd of about 1,000 persons that had been locked out of the hall by the closing of the doors.
		Low then appealed to the business men in the audience on the real issues of flmail, which, he said, allowed any one willing and able to pay for police privileges to compete successfully with others who are handicapped by ordinances made for all.
	www.twainquotes.com /19011030.html (1124 words)

	LOW
		Annie Wroe Scollay (Curtis) Low (November 29, 1847 – April 1, 1929) a trustee of Barnard College from 1890 to 1912 and wife of Columbia President Seth Low, was born in Boston, the eldest child of Benjamin Robbins Curtis and Anna Wroe Scollay Curtis.
		Seth Low sought to alleviate the strain by opening Columbia courses to Barnard students, but he encountered stiff opposition, especially from the Dean of the Faculty of Political Science, John W. Burgess.
		Seth Low, for his part, persuaded the Columbia faculty to guarantee to Barnard the teaching services of these professors or an equivalent number of hours from other Columbia faculty.
	www.columbia.edu /~rr91/3567/sample_biographies/Annie_Curtis_Low.htm (819 words)

	LOW/PORTER
		Mary Ann LOW Archer, Tim's great-great-great-grandmother, was the oldest of twelve children born to Seth LOW and Mary PORTER.
		This Seth Low carried on in the family tradition of public spirit, serving as an alderman, and becoming one of the incorporators of the city of Brooklyn.
		Biographies of Seth LOW the elder and Mary PORTER Low also exist in book or pamphlet form; the memorial sermon preached for Seth (in Church of the Saviour, Brooklyn, the Sunday following his death) is available on microfiche from a number of university libraries.
	genealogy.unchi.org /Low.html (623 words)

	Minutes - Fairlington Mews Board of Directors
		Seth Low referred the board to the treasurer’s report in board member binders.
		Seth said that the 2004 budget would likely have a surplus of $2,667, but low returns on interest income could bring that figure closer to zero.
		Seth Low pointed out the need to keep reserves up, especially when interest rates are so low.
	www.fairlington.org /mewsminmay04.htm (960 words)

	SETH LOW - LoveToKnow Article on SETH LOW
		He became a clerk (1870) and then a partner (1875) in his fathers tea and silk-importing house, A. Low and Brothers, which went out of business in 1888.
		Dr Low was a delegate to the Hague Peace Conference in 1899.
		He was prominent among those who brought about the chartering of Greater New York in 1897, and in this year was an unsuccessful candidate, on an independent ticket, for mayor of New York City; in 1900, on a fusion ticket, he was elected mayor and served in 1901-1903.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LO/LOW_SETH.htm (280 words)

	bigdough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Seth hosted an experimental spoken word/comedy program on community radio for nearly ten years, and was a TV Pro Wrestling Color Analyst in the Pacific Northwest.
		Seth graduated from the University of Maryland with a BS in Radio, Television and Film.
		Seth is a member of bigdough's esteemed Chairman's Club.
	www.bigdough.com /EmployeeProfile.cfm?UserID=54 (109 words)

	Low, Seth
		He entered his father's tea and silk importing firm, but became interested in politics and was reform mayor of the city of Brooklyn for two terms (1882-86).
		As president of Columbia (1889-1901) he reorganized the existing schools, added to their number, increased affiliations with other institutions, supervised the removal of the university to Morningside Heights (1897), and gave it a library building in memory of his father.
		Low was a delegate to the First Hague Conference.
	encyclopedia.variousstuff.net /articles/Low,%20Seth.html (212 words)

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		Low Countries, region of NW Europe comprising the Netherlands, Belgium, and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
		Low, Seth, 1850-1916, American political reformer and college president, b.
		...cranberry, low creeping evergreen bog plant of the genus Oxycoccus of the family Ericaceae (heath family).
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=Low (236 words)

	Low - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Look up low in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
		Low (complexity), a relationship between complexity classes in computational complexity theory
		Low pressure area, a region where the atmospheric pressure is lowest with relation to the surrounding area
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Low (119 words)

	Low, Seth. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		He entered his father’s tea and silk importing firm, but became interested in politics and was reform mayor of the city of Brooklyn for two terms (1882–86).
		As president of Columbia (1889–1901) he reorganized the existing schools, added to their number, increased affiliations with other institutions, supervised the removal of the university to Morningside Heights (1897), and gave it a library building in memory of his father.
		He reformed the police and education departments, reorganized the city finances, compelled the electrification of the New York Central RR within the city, and attacked the continued existence of unsanitary tenements.
	www.bartleby.com /65/lo/Low-Seth.html (221 words)

	The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.4, page 313, July 1897, U. of Illinois Press
		Low served only one term as mayor, but he remained a leading figure in Progressive politics in the state.
		As a trustee of Tuskegee, Low was obsessed with a mission to bring greater e~ciency into the operation of the school and particularly its agricultural operations.
		Low's behavior, however, was sometimes overbearing toward BTW and members of the Tuskegee staff.
	www.historycooperative.org /btw/Vol.4/html/313.html (515 words)

	Know Your Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A portrait of Seth Low hangs in the lobby of the Club, on the west wall.
		Low, born in 1850, was himself a member of the college class of 1870.
		Low continued to serve as a Trustee of Columbia until 1914.
	www.columbiaclub.org /knowyourclub.htm (433 words)

	Fairlington Mews Board of Directors
		Seth Low reported that at the current point in the year, there was a surplus of $21,000.
		A motion to approve the two forms from the landscaping committee, to be distributed in the spring with the recreation pass application, was made by Ben Marglin and seconded by Seth low.
		Seth Low requested that the line item for “common elements” needs to be broken down for specific projects so that budgeting can be better and more accurate.
	www.fairlington.org /mewsminjan05.htm (1472 words)

	Low, Seth on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		LOW, SETH [Low, Seth] 1850-1916, American political reformer and college president, b.
		Green's Day: The ubiquitous Seth Green--of Buffy, Idle Hands, and Austin Powers--has created a whole new oddball niche for teen heartthrobs.
		Sweet pipe at Sugarloaf ; Seth Wescott, the snowboardcross world champ, helps unveil a SuperPipe that was dedicated in his honor.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/Low-S1eth.asp (423 words)

	NYC 100 -- NYC Mayors - The First 100 Years
		A graduate and president of Columbia University, former Mayor of Brooklyn and life-long activist in progressive politics, Low was the first mayor to be elected on a fusion ticket with the backing of the Republican and Citizens Union parties.
		McClellan was a graduate of Princeton University, a journalist, an attorney, a congressman by twenty-seven, and by thirty, president of the New York City Board of Aldermen [the precursor to the City Council].
		The characterization of Koch as low key was soon revised after he took office, with his ebullient personality, and his trademark greeting, "How 'm I Doin'." Under Koch, the city's annual budget doubled to $26 billion and approximately $19 billion was spent on capital projects in the 1980's.
	www.nyc.gov /html/nyc100/html/classroom/hist_info/mayors.html (6075 words)

	Seth Low Pierrepont State Park - Ridgefield, CT. - BerkshireHiking.Com
		Seth Low Pierrepont State Park is just a few minutes from the center of Ridgefield, CT and is a wonderful place to escape for a few hours.
		Neighborhood homes are dotted along the water's edge or close by so the initial shoreline hike requires you to navigate past frequented fishing holes, possibly a recent teenage campfire spot, and a backyard but you'll soon disappear away from the hustle and bustle as the trail takes you to the far end of the pond.
		Seth Low is a popular place for those launching paddle boats, fishing, and in some spots has that feel of a hangout (broken bottles, illegal campfires, some littering).
	www.berkshirehiking.com /hikes/seth_low.html (1142 words)

	Seth Low -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Low was graduated as valedictorian of Columbia College in 1870, thereupon…
		It is the birthday of Juliette Low, who organized the first Girl Guides in the United States at her home in Savannah, Ga., on March 9, 1912.
		With the publication in 1993 of ‘A Suitable Boy', Vikram Seth weighed in as a heavyweight of English letters—quite literally.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9049143 (622 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Lovejoy to Lowdermilk
		Low, Frederick Ferdinand (1828-1894) — also known as Frederick F. Low — of California.
		Low, George — of Warwick, Kent County, R.I. Democrat.
		Low, Regina — of Warwick, Kent County, R.I. Democrat.
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/lovejoy-lowdermilk.html (1206 words)

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		In 1987 Columbia University's Low Library was named to the National Register of Historic Places, and in 1996 its steps were named one of America's great public places - recognitions in keeping with the early vision of former Columbia President Seth Low more than a century ago.
		Seth Low, who played a key role in the creation of Greater New York in 1897, not only brought Columbia to the Morningside Heights site a century ago but ensured that planning and architecture would play an integral role in shaping the identity of the university.
		Now housing the University's central administration offices and the Visitors Center, Low Library continues today to stand as a signature for Columbia and as a tribute to the cultural and educational values on which Columbia was built.
	www.ccnmtl.columbia.edu /cu/pr/96_99/19174.html (924 words)

	I.S. 96 Seth Low School
		Under his leadership, Seth Low managed to progress even as its district's all-gifted schools, Mark Twain and Bay Academy, lured away many high achievers and as recent immigrants brought new needs to the area.
		A school with high expectations for all students, Seth Low has an unusual class schedule that allows students to accelerate in one subject even if they are average or weak in others.
		Classrooms in Seth Low's 1925 building have worn plank floors, there are plaster patches in the hallways, and the gyms and lunchroom are crowded.
	www.insideschools.org /fs/school_profile.php?id=579&page=2 (615 words)

	Seth -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The worship of Seth originally centred at Nubt (Greek Ombos), near modern Tukh, on the western bank of the Nile River.
		Nubt, with its vast cemetery at nearby Naqadah, was the principal predynastic centre in Upper Egypt.
		With the publication in 1993 of A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth weighed in as a heavyweight of English letters--quite literally.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9066908 (684 words)

	cattell.page
		However, these "mental tests" were soon proven unreliable and replaced by Alfred Binet's "Intelligence Tests." He soon abandoned this work and began work on administration, science editing and publishing, and the development of a method for ranking according to merit.
		However, with colleagues and Seth Low coming to his defense, the Committee finally decided to withdraw his name from the Carnegie Fund, reasoning that a noisy exit from Cattell would be injurious to the University.
		Cattell laid low until 1917 in which he returned to his spiteful battle with President Butler by sending 28 members of the Faculty club questioning President Butler's Competence.
	www.geocities.com /jla34jla34/cattell.html (718 words)

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