Murphy, Arthur
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Murphy, Arthur (1727–1805), playwright, wrote over 20 farces, comedies, and tragedies, including adaptations of
Molière and
Voltaire; his better-known pieces include
The Way to Keep Him (1760),
Three Weeks after Marriage (1764), and
Know Your Own Mind (1777). He also wrote lives of
Fielding (1762), Dr
Johnson (1792), and
Garrick (1801).
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Daily Press, Newport News, Va., Whaddayaknow? column: Edward Vernon's namesake.
Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Newport News, VA); 4/28/2006; 418 words
; ...Washington's estate and burial place, Mount Vernon, named for? A: Mount Vernon, located eight miles south of Old Town Alexandria, is named for Edward Vernon, an admiral in the British navy, whom George...
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Edward J. Kukla of Vernon Hills.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 1/24/2008; 437 words
; Edward J. Kukla of Vernon Hills A Mass of Christian Burial for Edward J. Kukla, 86, formerly of Palatine, is 10 a.m. Saturday at Santa Maria del Popolo Chapel, 116 N. Lake St. (Route 45), Mundelein. Interment will follow in Ascension...
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Edward A. Hoffman of Vernon Hills.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 9/9/2008; 434 words
; Edward A. Hoffman of Vernon Hills A funeral service for Edward A. Hoffman, 96, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, at Kristan Funeral Home P.C., 219 W. Maple Ave. (two blocks west of Route 45 on Route 176), Mundelein. Interment...
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OBIT - JONES, VERNON EDWARD JR.
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 12/31/2005; 368 words
; Vernon Edward Jones, Jr., 78, of Suffolk, Va., died December 29, 2005. He was...serving in WWII. He was the son of the late Irene S. Baines Jones and Vernon E. Jones, Sr. He was also predeceased by his son, Paul Purcell, and...
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How we learnt to love the French Vernon Bogdanor on how Edward VII buried the hatchet with France and paved the way for wartime alliance
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 4/18/2004; ; 700+ words
; Edward VII and the Entente Cordiale by Ian Dunlop...Contemporary writers attributed it to Edward VII, "the Peacemaker", whose visit to...family never seem to lose their appeal and Edward VII and the Entente Cordiale offers a breezy...
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F. Joan Blackwell | Carmen Aniello DiMeglio | Delmer L. (Del) Fox | Dorothea Klimeczko | Duane A. Marshall | Florence Agnes Owens | Vernon L. "Donald" Robinson | Wayne Jackson Scott | Edward Anthony Urrutia | Stanley F. Wilson
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 9/25/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Cemetery in Culver City. Halverson Stone & Myers Mortuary (310) 328-1223 \STLnobit1\STLdnot,2\STLobbox,2 Robinson, Vernon L. "Donald" Born July 29, 1943 in McComb, Mississippi, the Army Veteran passed away on September 20, 2003. He is survived...
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George and Martha's Mount Vernon // Landmark Started as a Beloved Home
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/18/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...great deal is now known about Mount Vernon's creation. The Washingtons...designing of his home. The Mount Vernon site became a Washington family possession...brother Lawrence after British Adm. Edward Vernon, under whom Lawrence had served...
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That Vernon link's a bit of a rum do.
Newspaper article from: Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England); 8/6/2009; 700+ words
; Byline: John Avison ADMIRAL Edward Vernon, known to all naval types in the...as 'overproofed'. 'Old Grog' Vernon discovered that his lads were rolling...been a relatively painless affair. Vernon's novel idea was to leave the senior...
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LOCAL SCOREBOARD Elgin 55, DeKalb 50 South Elgin 52, Vernon Hills 42 Burlington C. 45, kaneland 43 Hampshire 49, Marengo 30 sT. frANCIS 64, St. Edward 61 DUNDEE-CROWN 50, Grayslake N. 48 JACOBS 80, Crystal Lake C. 62 Westminster C. 74, Elgin Acad. 44 Kaneland 44, Burlington C. 36 Hampshire 44, Marengo 36 Glenbard West 42, Bartlett 33
Newspaper article from: Courier News (Elgin, IL); 1/6/2008; 700+ words
; ...Central 1-6 2-16 St. Edward 0-6 6-10 Other Teams...St. Francis 64, St. Edward 61 Montini 65, Marian...DeKalb 50 South Elgin 52, Vernon Hills 42 Dundee-Crown...Osborne. Fouled Out - Vernon Hills: Morgan. South...Bieber, Bush. St. Edward (6-10, 0-6) Martin...
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Robert Vernon Bacon | Charles Mario Chiodini | Harriet Ann Eisenstein | Harry Robert Fahl | Jean Tatum Gibson | George Edward Thompson
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 1/24/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...STLobbox,2 \STLobitart,baconrob,,x Bacon, Robert Vernon Dr. Robert Vernon Bacon, 83, an educator at Harbor College and a Dean...CA. \STLnobit1\STLdnot,1 Thompson, George Edward Passed away January 22, 2003 at the age of 65. He...
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Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (1890-1973), early automobile race driver and America's top fighter pilot in World War I, went on to manage giant Eastern Air Lines during its expansion era. Eddie Rickenbacker was one...
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Edward Vernon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Edward Vernon 1684-1757, British admiral. He entered...declared (see Jenkins's Ear, War of ), Vernon won great popularity by his capture (1739...and Santiago de Cuba led to his recall. Vernon's nickname, "Grog," was given to...
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Vernon, Edward
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Vernon, Edward (1684–1757). Admiral. Second son of James Vernon, secretary of state to William III, Vernon entered the navy at the age of 15, and was given his first...
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Mount Vernon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Mount Vernon NE Va., overlooking the Potomac River near Alexandria, S...Lawrence Washington, George Washington's half brother. Mount Vernon was named for Admiral Edward Vernon, Lawrence's commander in the British navy. George Washington...
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grog
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
...in place of brandy as a daily ration. In 1740 Admiral Edward Vernon (1684–1757) issued an order that the daily...the old-time pursers used to enrich themselves. As Vernon was known throughout the navy as ‘Old Grog...
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