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Apollonius
Apollonius , in the books of the Maccabees. 1 Governor of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia for Seleucus IV. He oppressed the Jews and was killed by Judas Maccabaeus. 2 Governor of Coele-Syria under Alexander Balas.... Read more |
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governor
governor chief executive of a dependent or component unit in a political system. In the United States, a governor is the chief executive of each state and is elected by the people of the state. In the British, French, and Dutch empires a governor was traditionally appointed to rule over each of the... Read more |
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Thomas Dudley
Thomas Dudley 1576-1653, colonial governor of Massachusetts, b. England. As a young man he served as a clerk and later as steward to the earl of Lincoln. In 1630 he emigrated to America as deputy governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony and spent the remainder of his life in one public office or... Read more |
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Milledgeville
Milledgeville, Georgia/USA Founded in 1803 and named after John Milledge, governor of Georgia at the time.... Read more |
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Woodward Governor Co
Woodward Governor Company 5001 North Second StreetP.O. Box 7001Rockford, Illinois 61125–7001U.S.A.Telephone: (815) 877-7441Fax: (815) 639-6033Web sit... Read more |
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proconsul (Roman)
proconsul A Roman provincial governor, such as Sergius Paulus (Acts 13: 7) and Gallio (Acts 18: 12), appointed for one year by the senate.... Read more |
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Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS, issued to every royal governor on his departure for the colonies, delineated the specific powers established in the governor's commission. They were most often prepared in the king's name by special committees of the Privy Council or, subsequent to its organization in... Read more |
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Assistant
ASSISTANT ASSISTANT. According to the charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company (1629), the company would be managed by a general court comprised of an elected governor and eighteen elected assistants, later known as magistrates. But the smaller Court of Assistants (six assistants and the... Read more |
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John Haynes
John Haynes c.1594-1654, colonial governor of Massachusetts and then of Connecticut. He emigrated (1633) from England to Massachusetts and as governor (1635) banished Roger Williams, an act he later regretted. Haynes moved (1637) to Hartford, Conn., and became (1639) the first governor of... Read more |
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Josiah Winslow
Josiah Winslow c.1629-1680, American governor of Plymouth Colony, b. Plymouth, Mass.; son of Edward Winslow. Educated at Harvard, he was an assistant of the Plymouth Colony (1657-73) and then governor (1673-80), the first native-born governor of any American colony. Winslow also served (1658-72) as... Read more |
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Hatfield‐McCoy Feud
...relative of Randolph McCoy, a lawyer named Perry Cline, in 1887 persuaded Kentucky governor Simon Buckner to authorize a posse to cross...their mountain home.Meanwhile, West Virginia governor E. Willis Wilson, claiming that Buckner had... |
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SEN. KENNEDY, KELLY CLINE APPLAUD GOVERNOR'S DISTRACTED DRIVING BILL
...58th District, and Kelly Cline, a West Seneca mother and relentless...bill on distracted driving. Cline also announced Families Against...will actively support the Governor's bill. "Texting while driving...Senator Kennedy said. "Kelly Cline and I formed ... |
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Governor: Plan is for Cline to collect tolls
...Bridge Partners to rebuild the Cline Avenue bridge as a toll road.The...future for the closed expanse of Cline Avenue after a...Copeland is in favor of rebuilding Cline Avenue as a toll road. Of the two...said he’d make the governor a commitment to take ... |
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GOVERNOR FALLIN SELECTS DR. TERRY CLINE AS SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN...
...released by the office of the Governor of Oklahoma: Governor Mary...she has selected Dr. Terry Cline to serve as secretary of health and human services. Cline will remain commissioner...agencies in Oklahoma. "Dr. Cline is a qualified health ... |
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State must quit games with Cline
...œHey, how about rebuilding the Cline Avenue bridge as a toll road?†Thanks for the warning, governor. The state has shifted its...Dickey and Riley roads and run Cline through East Chicago. The state...project in Hammond to rebuild Cline. And then the ... |
 "The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA)")
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DELEGATE HITS THE GROUND RUNNING BEN CLINE IMPRESSES REPUBLICAN LEADERS
...changes, 97 House members voted yes. Cline, in just his fourth week on the job, cast the lone vote against the governor. Cline earnestly explained that he saw no...principled vote against that power," Cline said in an interview last week... |
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Cline tapped as Oklahoma health secretary.
...NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Governor Brad Henry picked Terry Cline, Oklahoma's top mental health...be his secretary of health. Cline replaces Tom Adelson, who has...to run for the state Senate. Cline has been commissioner of Mental... |
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Bridge over Ohio draws us to Cline
...because it made us think of the Cline Avenue bridge that was closed...decision not to rebuild the Cline Avenue bridge because of what the governor called prohibitive cost. What exactly will be done with the Cline Avenue bridge remains undecided... |
 "The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV)")
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Former publisher, delegate Cline dies
...Independent Herald weekly newspapers. Cline, a Democrat, was elected to...Association from 1974 to 1976. Cline was a press spokesman for Jay...communications director in the governor's office from 1981 to 1984. Cline attended Glenville State College... |
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Marshall grad gives millions for facility: ; Christopher Cline's $5 million...
...Fame as well. Hamrick said Cline's donation will help fund...Hamrick said on Thursday. Cline couldn't be reached for comment...the university's board of governors met to approve plans for $30...was among potential donors at Cline's home Monday. The All... |
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Budget, Cline bridge drive East Chicago mayoral race
...proposed ground route. “The governor is exploring a private partnership, and I feel in my gut that Cline will go back up,†Copeland...t been leading the way on the Cline Avenue project. “I was...state should consider suing the Cline Avenue builder to ... |
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