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Jack Ramsay
Jack RamsayBorn: Feb. 21, 1925Basketball coach who won 239 college games with St. Joseph's-PA in 11 seasons and 906 NBA games (including playoffs) with 4 teams over 21 years; placed 3rd in…Ramsay, Allan
(Encyclopedia) Ramsay, Allan, 1685?–1758, Scottish poet. An Edinburgh bookseller, he opened one of the first circulating libraries in Great Britain. The Gentle Shepherd (1725), a pastoral comedy, is…Brewer's: Ramsay the Rich
Ramsay used to be called the Croesus of our English abbeys. It had only sixty monks of the Benedictine order to maintain, and its revenues allowed 1,000 a year to the abbot, and 100 a year…Peale, Titian Ramsay
(Encyclopedia) Peale, Titian Ramsay: see under Peale, Charles Willson.Gordon, Lord George
(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Lord George, 1751–93, English agitator, whose activities resulted in the tragic Gordon riots of 1780 in London. In 1779, Gordon assumed leadership of the Protestant Association…Bondfield, Margaret Grace
(Encyclopedia) Bondfield, Margaret Grace, 1873–1953, British political and trade union leader. A Labour member of Parliament (1923–24, 1926–31), she served as secretary to the minister of labor (1924…British Prime Ministers Since 1770 (Update for 2023)
Top of Page "The politician who never made a mistake never made a decision." — Prime Minister John Major (Conservative Party, 1990-1997) The world of politics is ever-changing, no matter the…Franklin, river, Australia
(Encyclopedia) Franklin, river: see Gordon, river.Gordon riots
(Encyclopedia) Gordon riots: see Gordon, Lord George.Gordon, Charles George
(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Charles George, 1833–85, British soldier and administrator. He served in the Crimean War, went to China in the expedition of 1860, taking part in the capture of Beijing, and in…Trending
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