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Allen, William Henry
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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Allen, William Henry (1784–1813) naval officer born in Providence, Rhode Island. In January 1807 Allen was ordered to the frigate
Chesapeake as third lieutenant. Among the sailors recruited for the
Chesapeake were several deserters from the British navy. As the unprepared
Chesapeake left Norfolk, the frigate was attacked by the HMS
Leopard, a much more powerful ship, which was determined to take the deserters away by force. After three destructive broadsides the
Chesapeake surrendered. The only shot fired by the
Chesapeake in return was fired by Allen, who took a live coal from the galley to touch off a gun in his division.
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New guard comes out for William Allen
Newspaper article from: New York Amsterdam News; 1/19/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...2000 New guard comes out for William Allen Friends, supporters, political...converged on the home of newly elected William Allen, Democratic district leader of...always been controversy concerning William Allen. I first heard his name in 1996...
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OBIT - RIGNEY, WILLIAM ALLEN
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 4/7/2009; 567 words
; William Allen Rigney, 44, of Boones Mill...great determination and faith. Allen has gone to Heaven to join his dad, William Claude Rigney (Junior), who...Rigney, Cecil and Ruth Fralin. Allen is survived by his mother, Mildred...
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John William Allen, exec in bakery industry
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/15/2000; 503 words
; John William Allen, former chairman and chief executive officer of J.W...years. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Janice Allen; two sons, J. William and Douglas W. Allen; his sister, Laura Allen McCoy; and five grandchildren...
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WILLIAM ALLEN UNPLANNED DEPARTURE.(LOCAL)(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 7/23/1999; 628 words
; William B. Allen may have been unprepared for the political...consequence. Then in the grip of Gov. George Allen's political disdain for a system widely...process that resulted in the hiring of William Allen, a conservative scholar and former dean...
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RENOWNED PHOTOJOURNALIST GORDON PARKS TO RECEIVE 2006 WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE CITATION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/8/2006; 700+ words
; ...10, as the recipient of the William Allen White Foundation's 2006 National...In addition to the video, the William Allen White Day program will include...award even more special. We think William Allen White would concur with the words...
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WILLIAM ALLEN, 64.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/23/1993; 520 words
; Mayor William D. Allen, 64, of Riverledge Road died Monday at home after a long...and its vestry. Survivors include his wife, Dolly Hamm Allen; two sons, William D. Allen Jr. of Glens Falls and David J. Allen of Hudson; a daughter...
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William Allen White spoke eloquently for Kansas
Newspaper article from: The Topeka ; 12/14/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...trademark)I became acquainted with William Allen White quite by accident. The...science requirements. Knowing William Allen White launched a career as national...England --- the "Autobiography of William Allen White" should be serialized in...
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TV star helps honor William Allen White award winners
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 10/6/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...keynote speaker at the 50th annual William Allen White Children's Book Awards...Ruth Garver Gagliardo worked for William Allen White, the late publisher of...Emporia at Saturday's ceremony for William Allen White Children's Book Awards...
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William Allen
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 7/28/1999; 400 words
; BERRYTON -- William E. "Bill" Allen, 70, Berryton, died Monday...include a daughter, Susan L. Allen, Carbondale; a stepson, William L. Sanderson, Colony, Texas...a brother, Norman G. Allen, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; a granddaughter...
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William Allen Tobin
Newspaper article from: Yakima Herald-Republic; 7/6/2005; ; 592 words
; ...Home SUNNYSIDE, WA - William Allen Tobin age 53, passed...Northwest Richland, WA. Allen enjoyed fishing, hunting...Tobin; brothers Edward, William James, Ronald, and Lawrence...the Mabton Cemetery. Allen's family would like...
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William Allen White
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
William Allen White William Allen White (1868-1944), American journalist, was a spokesman...commentaries were read and loved by millions. On Feb. 10, 1868, William Allen White was born in Emporia, Kan. While attending Emporia College...
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White, William Allen 1868-1944
Book article from: American Decades
WHITE, WILLIAM ALLEN 1868-1944 Editor and proprietor...with Kansas? As a young reporter, William Allen White saw both sides of the radical...Foreman Griffith, Hometown News: William Allen White and the Emporia Gazette (New...
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Miller, William Allen
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
MILLER, WILLIAM ALLEN ( b . Ipswich, England, 17 December...Frances (n é e Bowyer) and William Miller, who after being secretary...Yorkshire. There he was taught by William Allen, after whom he had been named and...
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William Allen
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
William Allen 1704-80, American jurist, b. Philadelphia. He and his father-in...provincial capital, and he helped finance the building of Independence Hall. Allen was (1750-74) chief justice of Pennsylvania, secured (1763) postponement...
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Butler, William Allen
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Butler, William Allen (1825–1902), lawyer, teacher, and leader in New York civic affairs, was noted for his biographies, novels...
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