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William Campbell
William Campbell 1745-81, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Augusta co., Va.; brother-in-law of Patrick Henry. He fought in Lord Dunmore's War (1774) and helped expel the royal governor from Williamsburg in 1776. Campbell and his group of Virginia riflemen in 1780 joined Sevier and Shelby at Kings... Read more |
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Bill Campbell
Bill Campbell 1954– Mayor of Atlanta At a Glan... Read more |
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Agnes Campbell Macphail
Agnes Campbell Macphail , 1890-1954, Canadian legislator, b. Ontario. She was elected (1921) to the Canadian House of Commons as a representative of the United Farmers of Ontario and Labor, the first woman in Canada to enter Parliament; she served until her defeat in 1940. She later became a member... Read more |
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Alexander Campbell
Alexander Campbell 1788-1866, clergyman, cofounder with his father, Thomas Campbell, 1763-1854, of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) . Of Scottish lineage, both were born in Ireland and educated at the Univ. of Glasgow. Both were Anti-Burgher Presbyterians, a division opposed to the... Read more |
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Ben Nighthorse Campbell
CAMPBELL, BEN NIGHTHORSE In 1992, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a rancher, teacher, judo champion, and jewelry designer became the first Native American to serve in the U.S. Senate in more than 60 years. Campbell was born April 13, 1933, in Auburn, California, the son of Albert Valdez Campbell, who... Read more |
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Campbell (family)
Campbell , Scottish noble family, the head of which is the duke of Argyll. The Campbells of Lochow (Lochawe) rose to power in W Scotland in the later Middle Ages. In 1445, Sir Duncan Campbell of Lochow (d. 1453) received the title of Baron Campbell, and his grandson Colin Campbell (d. 1493), 2d... Read more |
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Thomas Campbell
Thomas Campbell 1777-1844, Scottish poet. He is best known for his war poems "Hohenlinden," "The Battle of the Baltic," and "Ye Mariners of England." Among his other volumes of poetry are The Pleasure of Hope (1799), Gertrude of Wyoming (1809); and Theodric (1824).... Read more |
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Glencoe
Glencoe , valley of the Coe River, Highland, W Scotland. It was the scene of the massacre of the Macdonald clan (Feb., 1692) by the Campbells, under the direction of John Campbell, 1st earl of Breadalbane, and John Dalrymple, 1st earl of Stair.... Read more |
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Sir Malcolm Campbell
Sir Malcolm Campbell 1885-1949, English automobile and speedboat racer. A racing enthusiast from boyhood, Campbell set many speed records for motorcycles, airplanes, automobiles, and motorboats and in 1931 was knighted for his accomplishments. Driving his famed automobile Bluebird at Bonneville... Read more |
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Archibald Campbell 9th earl of Argyll
Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 9th earl of [S] (1629–85). Campbell's father, the 1st marquis, had played an equivocal part in the civil wars and in 1661 was executed for treason. Campbell, who had fought on the royal side at Dunbar and Worcester, was restored to the earldom in 1663. His... Read more |
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naval history
...1583) and the founding of Virginia (1607–19), events...usefully supplemented by John Campbell's The Lives of the Admirals...1794–8) advanced on Campbell, though his enquiries were...Derrick found a successor in M. M. Oppenheim, who brought... |
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WEST VIRGINIA GOLF HALL OF FAME: ; Bill Campbell, Sam Snead had lifelong...
...almost unbeatable," but Campbell was unbeatable when it...and was great to me," Campbell said. "I'm not in his league. It...Sam Snead and Bill Campbell take a break during play in the 1949 West Virginia Open at the Spring Valley... |
 "The Beacon News - Aurora (IL)")
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Farewell to Virginia Campbell, 101 years young
...of person Virginia Campbell was. We talked for...extraordinary life. Virginia Campbell had just turned 100...she said: "I'm no authority. But...Rest in peace, Virginia.Oswego resident Virginia ... |
 "The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA)")
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OBIT - VAIL, VIRGINIA CAMPBELL
Virginia Campbell Vail, 85, of Amherst, died Thursday...brothers, Wilbur Campbell, Wiley Campbell, and W. C. Campbell, Sr. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 18, 2004 at Driskill... |
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OBIT - TOPPER, VIRGINIA CAMPBELL
TOPPER, Virginia Campbell, 85, died at her home...by her parents, Clayton M. and Minnie Shanholtz Campbell; a daughter, Sandra Hoffman. Virginia is survived by a sister...will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, March 24, 2003... |
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Virginia Campbell
Virginia Campbell, of Peoria, Arizona...husband of 66 years, Jim Campbell; one brother, Edward...one son, David (Sandra) Campbell and one daughter, Nancy...from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at MARSH FUNERAL HOME... |
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OBIT - BOWERS, LULA VIRGINIA (CAMPBELL)
Lula Virginia (Campbell) Bowers, departed this...the late William and Lula Campbell in Salem, Va. The family...brothers, Leroy and Edmund Campbell; two grandchildren, Littlebit...services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 13... |
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OBIT - BOWERS, LULA VIRGINIA, (CAMPBELL)
Lula Virginia (Campbell) Bowers, departed this...the late William and Lula Campbell in Salem, Va. The family...brothers, Leroy and Edmund Campbell; two grandchildren, Littlebit...services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 13... |
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OBIT - CAMPBELL, ELOISE VIRGINIA
Eloise Virginia Campbell, 79, of Richmond, Virginia, died Saturday, October 2, 2004. Graveside service, 2 p.m. Sunday, in Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home. |
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OBIT - CAMPBELL, Virginia Allen Loy
Virginia Allen Loy Campbell, 77, of Blacksburg, Va., died on Tuesday, January...Hugh Gregory Campbell Jr. and wife, Anne Judkins Campbell, of Blacksburg, Virginia Loy Campbell Bollinger and husband, Mark Jeffrey Bollinger, of... |
 "The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)")
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Virginia T. Campbell.(Local)(Obituary)
VIRGINIA BEACH - Virginia T. Campbell, 79, passed away in...Durham, N.C., Tom Campbell of Carolina Beach, N.C., Susan Yuditsky of Virginia Beach, Nancy Koteski...16, at 1:30 p.m. in United Community... |
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