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Hingham
Hingham , resort town (1990 pop. 19,821), Plymouth co., E Mass., S of Boston, on the south shore of Hingham Bay; inc. 1635. Hingham is primarily residential with some diverse light industry. Its bay shore draws annual visitors. The Old Ship Church (1681), a fine example of American Gothic... Read more |
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Levi Lincoln
Levi Lincoln 1749-1820, American public official, b. Hingham, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1772. A lawyer, he held various local offices during the American Revolution and later became a Jeffersonian political leader. He served (1801-4) as U.S. Attorney General. He was subsequently lieutenant governor and... Read more |
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Weymouth
Weymouth , town (1990 pop. 54,063), Norfolk co., E Mass., a suburb of Boston on Hingham Bay; settled 1622, inc. 1635. The state's second oldest settlement, it is chiefly residential. Electronic components, fertilizer, and chemicals are made. Weymouth also has a shoe industry which dates back to the... Read more |
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Henry Ware
Henry Ware 1764-1845, American clergyman, instrumental in the founding of Unitarianism in the United States, b. Sherborn, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1785. As pastor (1787-1805) of the First Church, Hingham, Mass., he became known for his liberal inclinations. His appointment in 1805 as Hollis... Read more |
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Benjamin Lincoln
Benjamin Lincoln 1733-1810, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Hingham, Mass. He served under Horatio Gates in the Saratoga campaign before becoming (1778) commander in the South. In 1779 he failed, in conjunction with a French fleet under Admiral d'Estaing, to take Savannah and was beaten back to... Read more |
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The Talbots Inc
The Talbots, Inc. 1 Talbots DriveHingham, Massachusetts 02043U.S.A.Telephone: (781) 749-7600Toll Free: (800) 825-2687Fax: (781) 741-4369Web site: http://www.talbots.com Public Company Incorporated: 1947Employees: 11,600Sales: $2.23 billion (2007)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol:... Read more |
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James Hall
James Hall 1811-98, American geologist and paleontologist, b. Hingham, Mass., grad. Rensselaer School (later Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), 1832. An authority on stratigraphy and invertebrate paleontology, he joined the New York state geological survey in 1836 and in 1839 became state geologist... Read more |
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Chelsea hospital
Chelsea hospital (London) was founded by Charles II for veteran soldiers. The pensioners wear an 18th-cent. uniform and celebrate the founder on Oak Apple Day (29 May). The buildings were by Christopher Wren and the foundation stone was laid on 17 February 1682. The duke of Wellington lay in... Read more |
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Christopher Dresser
Christopher Dresser 1834-1904, British designer, pioneer of modern industrial design, b. Scotland, He moved (1847) to London, where he studied (1847-54) at the Government School of Design. He began his career as a botanist, teaching and writing several books. Dresser contributed floral designs to... Read more |
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Willo Davis Roberts
ROBERTS, Willo Davis 1928- Personal Born May 29, 1928, in Grand Rapids, MI; daughter of Clayton R. and Lealah (Gleason) Davis; married David W. Roberts (a building supply company manager, photographer, and writer), May 20, 1949; children: Kathleen, David M., Larrilyn (Roberts) Lindquist,... Read more |
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