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Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus (b. Eatonton, Ga., 17 Sep. 1825; d. Macon, Ga., 23 Jan. 1893; interred St. Peter's Cemetery, Oxford, Miss.), associate justice, 1888–1893. Few Americans have enjoyed as extensive and diverse a public career as L. Q. C. Lamar. During the latter half of the... Read more |
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Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry
Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry The American politician Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry (1815-1903) was the main force behind improved education in the South in the latter half of the 19th century. Born on June 5, 1815, in Lincoln Country, Ga., J. L. M. Curry was the son of a slaveholding family that... Read more |
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Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar , 1798-1859, president of the Texas republic (1838-41), b. Warren co., Ga. He went to Texas (1835), joined the revolutionaries, and took part in the battle of San Jacinto (1836). He held a number of offices in Texas before becoming president. During his term he secured... Read more |
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Lamar Advertising Company
Lamar Advertising Company 5551 Corporate Boulevard Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 U.S.A. Telephone: (225) 926-1000 Fax: (225) 923-0658 Web site: http://www.lamar.com Public Company Founded: 1902 Employees: 3,000 Sales: $810.1 million (2003) Stock Exchanges:... Read more |
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Joseph Rucker Lamar
Joseph Rucker Lamar , 1857-1916, American jurist, b. Elbert co., Ga. He was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1878, served (1886-89) in the state legislature, and compiled The Code of the State of Georgia (1896). He served (1904-6) on the state supreme court and was Associate Justice of the U.S.... Read more |
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Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home Baron Home of the Hirsel
Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel , 1903-95, British politician. Educated at Eton and Oxford, he was elected to the House of Commons in 1931 as a Conservative. As parliamentary private secretary (1937-39) to Neville Chamberlain , he supported the latter's policy of... Read more |
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Lamar Hunt
Lamar Hunt 1932-2006, American business and sports executive, b. El Dorado, Ark. One of the Hunt brothers—sons of Texas oil magnate H. L. Hunt—Lamar Hunt had significant business interests in oil and real estate, and was involved in 1969-70 with his brothers William Herbert Hunt and... Read more |
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Catherines Stores Corp
Catherines Stores Corporation 3742 Lamar AvenueMemphis, Tennessee 38118U.S.A.(901) 363-3900Fax: (901) 794-9726 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1987 as Catherines Holding CorporationEmployees: 2,200Sales: $256.43 millionStock Exchanges: NASDAQSICs: 5621 Women Read more |
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William Brockman Bankhead
William Brockman Bankhead 1874-1940, U.S. Representative from Alabama (1917-40), b. Lamar co., Ala. Chairman of the House rules committee (1934-35), Democratic floor leader (1935-36), and Speaker of the House (1936-40), he was one of the outstanding New Deal legislative leaders. The Cotton Control... Read more |
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Truman, Harry S.
Truman, Harry S. (1884–1972)33rd president...1949–1953), born in Lamar, Missouri, and raised...Franklin D. Roosevelt's fourth term as president...Democrats made him the compromise choice as Roosevelt's vice presidential candidate... |
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LAMAR LEADS NATION IN GRADUATE EDUCATION DEGREES TO HISPANICS
...as well as master's and doctoral degree...the online master's degree programs will...their interactions with Lamar University and encourage...University as a college choice." A graphic in the...accounted for 13 percent of ... |
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Mistake costs Lamar dearly in 2A playoffs.
...you have a pitcher that's probably better than I am...pitching along with me, it's a lot of fun." Veyna led...scored on an RBI fielder's choice by Blake Mundell, but the...the right-field fence. Lamar tied it right back up in... |
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Uniform look tasty to LaMar's Donuts.(Brief Article)
...more relaxed." To that end, LaMar's established a primary uniform...screenprinted with the company's logo. Employees have a choice of a full- or waist-length...Fabrics and screenprinted with the LaMar's logo and the message ... |
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Senatobia judge goes to high court -- Former DA Lamar will fill retired...
...The primary thing about Judge Lamar is her wealth of experience and...Justice James W. Smith Jr. about Lamar's appointment. "First-hand trial...governor has again made an excellent choice in Judge Lamar. She will be an invaluable addition... |
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Lamar Alexander on the Campaign Trail in Iowa
...or, of Education. 3rd LAMAR ALEXANDER SUPPORTER...root of all problems. LAMAR ALEXANDER, Republican...He stumps for school choice, vouchers for student...pat for others. He's optimistic, but also...when he was growing up. LAMAR ALEXANDER: I ... |
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LE GRAND BAL'S 'RHAPSODY IN LU' CELEBRATES THE ARTS AT LAMAR UNIVERSITY ON...
...Mehaffy Weber, graduated Lamar with a Bachelor of Business...were happy to support Lamar University in this endeavor...Communication. "Once this year's honorees were put forth...They were a natural choice. They are people who...for the community, for ... |
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Golden's Arches will look a lot like Lamar's.(News)(Neil Golden succeeds Bill...
...in messaging and media choices rather than about major...culling of the fast feeder's roster. "Let me assure...big shoes to fill. Mr. Lamar, 55, helped fuel the...turnaround at the fast feeder's domestic units, oversaw...dependence on TV ads. Mr. ... |
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How Dole did a number on Lamar
...Shaw. But it's now become a lot...digit lead over Lamar, and the GOP nominee...dough, as Dole's overstaffed, overconsulted...quoted in "The Choice," Bob Woodward...Nixon campaign's wholesale plundering...you have fewer ... |
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The Player: McD's U.S. marketing chief reassesses staff and creative; Insider...
...reality in its stores. So when the fast-food titan named Bill Lamar as senior VP in charge of McDonald's U.S. marketing, the choice was surprising, but logical. Mr. Lamar has spent roughly half his 18 years with the Golden Arches in ... |
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Lamar University's business school makes list of nation's top 143 programs.
...Franek, the Princeton Review's vice president of guidebook publishing...schools for them." Venta said Lamar's profile is "quite nice" and focuses...small classes. "It establishes Lamar as a school of choice," Venta said. The ... |