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  William Ward Burrows (sailor) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lieutenant William Ward Burrows (6 October 1785 5 September 1813) was an officer in the United States Navy during the First Barbary War and the War of 1812.
Lieutenant Burrows died while in command of the brig Enterprise as a result of wounds received during the engagement with the British brig Boxer.
And the President is also requested to communicate to the nearest male relative of lieutenant Burrows the deep regret which Congress feel for the loss of that valuable officer, who died in the arms of victory, nobly contending for his country's rights and fame.
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 William Ward Burrows (Marine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first Marine units to be organized by Major Burrows were ship detachments for newly acquired vessels of the American Navy, which were being hurriedly placed in commission at Philadelphia and hurried off to sea to fight cruisers and destroy commerce in the Quasi-War with France.
Lieutenant Colonel Burrows is credited with beginning many of the Corps' institutions, including, most notably, the U.S. Marine Band, which he financed in part by levying contributions from his officers.
Lieutenant Colonel Burrows died in Washington, D.C. He was buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery, Georgetown, in the District of Columbia.
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 William Ward Burrows
William Ward Burrows—born in South Carolina on 16 January 1758—was described by a contemporary, Washington Irving, as a "gentlemen of accomplished mind and polished manner." Burrows served with the state troops of South Carolina in the American Revolution, before he moved to Philadelphia.
William, Ward Burrows carried the pioneer construction unit—80 men and 2,000 tons of equipment —to Wake Island in January of 1941, departing Honolulu the day before Christmas of 1940 and arriving at its destination late in the afternoon of 9 January 1941.
William Ward Burrows, nevertheless, plowed along at five knots with PAB-7 in tow; she rendezvoused with Sonoma (AT-12) on 5 December and took on board an appendicitis patient from the Hawaii-bound tug for medical attention.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/w9/william_ward_burrows.htm   (4369 words)

  
 From Dictionary of American Fighting Ships   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
William Burrows was appointed a Midshipman in 1799.
Lieutenant Burrows died on board the brig Enterprise as a result of wounds received during the engagement with the British brig Boxer 13 September 1813.
Burrows, as part of Commodore Thomas Macdonough's squadron on Lake Champlain, took part in the capture of the British squadron 11 September 1814.
www.hazegray.org /danfs/sail/burrows.htm   (101 words)

  
 Burrows/Burris
William Bush died 1815 Clark CO KY. This Bush & Burris family is tied to the Burris family of Bedford CO VA 1787.
Hutson Burrows was born in NC in about 1787 according to his stated age of 73 in the 1860 Walker County GA Census.
Don't hold me to this but because of the tradition of naming children after fathers and uncles, I think that a William Burrow(sp) Burris may be the father of Hutson because other naming of his first son and then the pattern of naming his sons that follows; William Burrows b.
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 Burrows III
Warranted a midshipman on 10 November 1799, William Burrows served in the West Indies in Portsmouth during the Quasi War with France and remained in that man of war when she sailed to Europe in 1800 to bring back the envoys of the United States who had negotiated the treaty ending that conflict.
With the Atlantic free of the U-boat menace, Burrows was needed in the Pacific.
Burrows' longest cruise in Pacific waters began in the southern Philippines on 28 October and took her to Aomori on the northernmost tip of Honshu and then to Otaru in southern Hokkaido.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/b11/burrows-iii.htm   (1729 words)

  
 William Ward Burrows, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Marine Corps
Colonel Burrows was not only the leader of the Corps but he also played an important civic, business and social part in the life of both Philadelphia and Washington, where many of the distinguished personages of his time were his personal and intimate friends.
William Ward Burrows was named Commandant of the new U.S. Marine Corps by President John Adams the day after the Corps was reestablished by act of Congress.
Burrows demanded high standards of professional performance and personal conduct of his officers and these have become hallmarks of the Corps.
www.arlingtoncemetery.net /wburrows.htm   (795 words)

  
 My Family
William Burrows, Master in Chancery and Judge of the Court of Ordinary, and his wife Mary Ward, the daughter of John Ward, one of the "Charleston Wards," and Sarah Child.' William Burrows was wealthy and well-respected, and gave his son all the advantages that wealth and influence could buy.
In 1767 William Burrows bought 184 acres of high land and 100 acres of marsh land on the west bank of the Cooper River, near Charleston, for his country seat.
William Ward BURROWS was born on 16 Jan 1758.
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 William Henry Burrows and Iona Belle Blue
William Henry Burrows, the son of Thomas Burrows and Martha Lowell, was born on Monday, 25 July 1864 in Fulton, Illinois.
Lowell Anderson Burrows, born on Wednesday, 4 November 1891 in Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa, died due to tuberculosis/pneumonia on Monday, 24 October 1938 in Newton, Massachusetts, buried in Oak Hill cemetery in Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa.
William Henry Burrows was born on July 25 in either 1864 or 1865, probably in Fulton, Illinois (possibly in Polo, Illinois).
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 Special Circumstances: This New Ocean: The Story of the First Space Age by William E. Burrows
William Burrows does not explain exactly what he means by "The First Space Age" until the last chapter of the book.
Burrows also is careful enough to present the stories of many of the engineers and managers without whom no space program would exist.
Burrows is careful not to dismiss out of hand those voices that were opposed to space exploration (mainly because of the costs involved).
www.cs.sfu.ca /~anoop/weblog/archives/000088.html   (866 words)

  
 Thomas Burrows and Martha Lowell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Burrows, was born in about 1829 in Vermont.
William Henry Burrows, born on Monday, 25 July 1864 in Fulton, Illinois, died due to pulmonary embolism on Saturday, 1 June 1946 in Pasadena, California, buried in Oak Hill cemetery in Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa.
William Henry Burrows was born on July 25 1864 (or possibly 1865), probably in Fulton, Illinois.
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William Burrows was born on March 6, 1908 in New Haven, Connecticut to William Burrows and Winifred Elizabeth Johnson Burrows.
From 1928 to 1930 Burrows was an Assistant in Bacteriology at the University of Illinois.
Burrows' professional memberships include the Society of Illinois Bacteriologists (president, 1948), the Society of American Bacteriologists, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society of Microbiologists, and the Society for Exploratory Biology and Medicine.
www.lib.uchicago.edu /ead/rlg/burrows.xml   (483 words)

  
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WILLIAM WARD BURROWS William Ward Burrows--born in South Carolina on 16 January 1758--was described by a contemporary, Washington Irving, as a "gentlemen of accomplished mind and polished manner." Burrows served with the state troops of South Carolina in the American Revolution, before he moved to Philadelphia.
WILLIAM WARD BURROWS began, consequently, what would become a series of voyages that formed part of the belated American attempt to fortify her outposts in the Pacific --islands such as Wake, Midway, and Johnston.
WILLIAM WARD BURROWS carried the pioneer construction unit--80 men and 2,000 tons of equipment--to Wake Island in January of 1941, departing Honolulu the day before Christmas of 1940 and arriving at its destination late in the afternoon of 9 January 1941.
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 William Burrows Annuities
William Burrows Annuities (WBA) is a division of Aspen Individual Clients Limited, which is part of Aspen (Actuaries and Pension Consultants) plc.
In addition to personally advising clients, William Burrows writes extensively about annuities, is frequently referred to in the financial media and is often consulted on new product development and the future for annuities.
William Burrows Annuities is a trading name of Aspen Individual Clients Limited (AIC), an Independent Financial Adviser which advises private clients on all aspects of pension and investment matters.
www.aspen-plc.co.uk /brochure_wba.htm   (1116 words)

  
 About William Burrows
William Burrows Annuities is a trading name of Aspen Individual Clients Ltd which is an appointed representative of Aspen (Actuaries & Pension Consultants) plc, regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
In 2001 William Burrows Annuities was re-established in partnership with Aspen (Actuaries and Pension Consultants) plc.
William Burrows Annuities is recognised as one of the country's leading annuity advisers.
www.williamburrows.com /client/wba.asp   (162 words)

  
 J.R. Burrows & Company: William Morris Designs
William Morris, an English designer, author and socialist, his work formed the centerpiece of the founding of the Arts and Crafts Movement, encompassing designs for wallpaper, carpet, fabric, woven tapestries, furniture, book binding and printing.
Kate Faulkner was a sister of the firm's bookkeeper and during the 1870's and 1880's painted tiles and designed wallpaper and fabric, including the "Vine and Pomegranate" 3-ply ingrain carpet.
J.R. Burrows and Company is proud to be the carpet supplier for Kelmscott Manor, the Oxfordshire country home of William Morris.
www.burrows.com /morris.html   (1250 words)

  
 Hexapedia - William Burrows (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
William Burrows (6 October 1785 – 5 September 1813) was an officer in the United States Navy during the First Barbary War and the War of 1812.
He was the son of William W. Burrows, former Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Three ships in the United States Navy were named USS Burrows for him.
www.hexafind.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/William_Burrows   (136 words)

  
 Captain William Burrows and Maihmunah
Looking for information on Captain William Burrows who was born in Carlisle Cumberland in on the 6th of July 1830.
Williams parent's were Ann Postlethwaite and William Burrows.
William's father died on The Creggans on 17 Feb 1874.
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 Commentary Magazine - Deep Black, by William E. Burrows   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
...Rather, Burrows does not understand his subject because he is the eager intellectual captive of sources in and around the U.S...
...To support this contention, Burrows cites the improbability that a complex of missile silos could be dug and loaded at any given location within the short period of time between "visits" to that location by a U.S...
...And Burrows also seems to have missed the fact that smaller missiles can be stored horizontally in warehouses, raised upright, and shot off quite without silos...
www.commentarymagazine.com /Summaries/V83I5P79-1.htm   (2188 words)

  
 William Burrows
BURROWS, William, naval officer, born in Kensington, now part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 6 October, 1785; died near Portland, Maine, 5 September, 1813.
Burrows, and Capt. Blythe, of the "Boxer," both fell at the beginning of the action.
Blythe was cut in two by a chain-shot, but Burrows, though mortally wounded, lived long enough to receive the surrender of his adversary.
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 Biographies : MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM C. BURROWS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Major General William C. Burrows is vice commander in chief of Aerospace Defense Command with headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The command administers, trains and equips all U.S. Air Force aerospace defense resources to defend North America and supervises air defense Air National Guard organizations.
General Burrows was born in Washington, D.C., in 1925.
General Burrows was assigned in August 1967 to Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., in the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and operations, as a staff officer in the Aerospace Doctrine Division, and later became chief of the division.
www.af.mil /bios/bio.asp?bioID=4871   (803 words)

  
 Founders Of The Arts & Crafts Movement
An anthology of writings on interior design by William Morris and his contemporaries, with information about the early years of the Arts and Crafts Movement in England and America.
William Morris Stained Glass in the Cotswolds - This is a link outside the Founders page.
The art and architectural criticism of Ruskin, which laid the foundation of the movement, and lectures on decorative arts of William Morris were available at the Boston Athenaeum and other American libraries as soon as they were published in London.
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 Amazon.co.uk: The Infinite Journey: Books: William E. Burrows   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Journalist William Burrows has matched history, quotations from people involved in the space program at all levels, and incredibly lush and inspiring photographs.
Burrows' book is an excellent combination of science, human insights, and the beauty and terror of space: truly inspirational.
In The Infinite Journey, noted space expert and Pulitzer Prize nominee William E. Burrows offers an overview of the U.S. space programme, along with accounts by participants ranging from such prominent figures as Buzz Aldrin, Eileen Collins and Homer Hickham to critical behind-the-scenes personnel.
www.amazon.co.uk /Infinite-Journey-William-E-Burrows/dp/1563319241   (519 words)

  
 The Seafight Between the Boxer and the Enterprise
Burrows is quoted as promising to outsail and then outshoot the enemy; but first he needed to maneuver into the best position.
Burrows refused to be carried below and had himself propped up on the deck where he could watch.
General William King of Bath, brother of Federalist leader Rufus King, friend of President Madison and the man in charge of milirtary affairs in Maine, was a half owner of the Margaretta alias the Latona.
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 William John BURROWS
The first settlers used a bridle path through the bush from the head of the valley of Wakefield and all foodstuffs were carried in by pack-horse.
William married Elizabeth Mary Jane SHARP, daughter of George SHARP, on 17 May 1865 in Wellington,Wellington,New Zealand.
William next married Emma Eliza BURNETT, daughter of John BURNETT and Catherine BALL, on 16 Jun 1897.
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 Spaceflight or Extinction > Information > William Burrows   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
William E. Burrows (1937—) is a professor of journalism at New York University.
The most compelling reason, a very long-term one, is the necessity of using space to protect Earth and guarantee the survival of humanity.
The idea is to have a continuously updated archive stored both on Earth and in a large settlement on the Moon that would be self-sustaining.
www.spaext.com /info/burrows   (359 words)

  
 Catalyst Profiles: William Burrows
Burrows created a series of math tutorials using RealPresenter, which were used by the EMBA students during the 1998 summer quarter.
He also asserts that putting these resources up for all students to access on demand levels the academic playing field: "What used to be proprietary enclaves, such as fraternity or sorority test files, don't exist."
Burrows recognizes the time and resource demands that creating multimedia presentations require.
catalyst.washington.edu /profiles/pp_burrows.html   (304 words)

  
 LitKicks: William S. Burroughs
by Levi Asher (brooklyn) Sep 20, 2001 6:01 AM William Seward Burroughs was the grandson of the founder of the Burroughs Adding Machine company, which evolved into the Burroughs Corporation, which made huge, now outdated mainframe computers.
Pursued by the law for his drug activities, Burroughs took Joan and the children to Mexico, and it was there that he committed the thoughtless act that would change his life.
Trying to show off his marksmanship to a couple of friends, he announced that he was going to do his William Tell act.
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 *LIEUTENANT COLONEL WILLIAM WARD BURROWS, USMC
Lieutenant Colonel William Ward Burrows, second Commandant of the Marine Corps, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on 16 January 1768.
He served in the Revolutionary War with the state troops of South Carolina, but later become a citizen of Philadelphia.
Lieutenant Colonel Burrows died in Washington, D.C., on 6 March 1805.
www.mclm.com /tohonor/wwburrows.html   (439 words)

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