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George, Henry
(Encyclopedia)George, Henry, 1839–97, American economist, founder of the single tax movement, b. Philadelphia. Of a poor family, his formal education was cut short at 14, and in 1857 he emigrated to California; t...Fort George
(Encyclopedia)Fort George, river, c.480 mi (770 km) long, rising in Lake Nichicun, E Que., Canada. It flows W into James Bay at Fort George, a Hudson's Bay Company trading post. ...Monk, George
(Encyclopedia)Monk, George: see Monck, George, 1st duke of Albemarle. ...Savile, George
(Encyclopedia)Savile, George: see Halifax, George Savile, 1st marquess of. ...Stephen, George
(Encyclopedia)Stephen, George: see Mount Stephen, George Stephen, 1st Baron. ...Sackville, George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia)Sackville, George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount: see Germain, George Sackville. ...Harding, Chester
(Encyclopedia)Harding, Chester, 1792–1866, American portrait painter, b. Conway, Mass. He worked as an itinerant portrait painter long enough to enable him to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Design. Later he...Krock, Arthur
(Encyclopedia)Krock, Arthur, 1886–1974, American journalist, b. Glasgow, Ky. He left Princeton to take up reporting and worked in Louisville and Washington. In 1927 he joined the New York Times, becoming Washingt...Albemarle, George Monck, 1st duke of
(Encyclopedia)Albemarle, George Monck or Monk, 1st duke of: see Monck, George. ...Lambton, John George
(Encyclopedia)Lambton, John George: see Durham, John George Lambton, 1st earl of. ...Browse by Subject
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