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Fisher Ames

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Fisher Ames 1758-1808, American political leader, b. Dedham, Mass.; son of Nathaniel Ames. Admitted to the bar in 1781, he began political pamphleteering and by a speech in the Massachusetts convention that ratified the federal Constitution started on the road to becoming a leading Federalist. As a Congressman (1789-97) and after his retirement he was high in party councils, a staunch follower of Hamilton, and a vicious opponent of Jefferson. Of Ames's able speeches perhaps the best known was that made in 1796 when the House was disposed to nullify Jay's Treaty by withholding appropriations;... Read more

Fisher Ames
Fisher Ames The American statesman and political essayist Fisher Ames (1758-1808) was a superb congressional...his leadership in the Federalist party. Fisher Ames was born in Dedham, Mass., on April 9... Read more

Ames, Fisher
Ames, Fisher (1758–1808), son of Nathaniel Ames, after graduation from Harvard was admitted to the bar (1781). His political essays in Boston newspapers and a powerful speech... Read more

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	Corbin, Ames lift UMFK to sweep UMPI, USM women post victories ; ...action. The Bengals also beat Fisher College of Boston 61-53 on Saturday. On Saturday, Ashley Ames had 11 points and 17 rebounds...points. Aiyana Spencer led Fisher with 20 points. On Sunday, Ames tallied 21 points, 15 rebounds...22 points. (Saturday's Game) Fisher 53 Spencer 7-4-20, Dennis ... Read more
	Ames names Peter Hollis president. ; ...has been named president of Ames Department Stores, Inc. The...officer. Hollis was president of Fisher's Big Wheel, New Castle, Pa. Ames and Fisher's are both discount department...For the year ended Jan. 25, Ames reported net earnings of $40... Read more
	Kohler Center displays Ames' wood carvings ; Kohler Center displays Ames' wood carvings Wednesday, April...than 11 wood carvings by Levi Fisher Ames, a Wisconsin artist and storyteller...Born in Pennsylvania in 1843, Ames gave up carpentry after he was...opened what he called the L.F. Ames Museum of Art. He never sold... Read more
	The Ames Salmonella/microsome mutagenicity assay: issues of inference and validation. ; The Ames Salmonella/Microsome Mutagenicity Assay...primary in vitro assay for mutagenicity, the Ames Salmonella/microsome assay, is reviewed. A previous analysis for Ames test data, based on two mathematical models...existence of local singularities in the Fisher information matrix. A new likelihood ... Read more
	AMES JUMPS INTO THE BIG LEAGUES PURCHASE OF 388 ZAYRE STORES MOVES IT INTO THIRD PLACE IN THE DISCOUNT BUSINESS ; ...C. Murphy Co. of McKeesport, Pa. Before the Zayre deal, Ames had 348 Ames discount department stores and 161 smaller variety and other...Columbia. In April 1986, Gilman hired Peter Hollis away from Fisher's Big Wheel, a small Pennsylvania discounter, and made him president and chief operating officer of ... Read more
	Ames wanted Bible in schools ; I was just introduced to Fisher Ames today, a Congressman from Massachusetts during the First Session...of religion from our schools. What, I wonder, would men like Mr. Ames have to say about that? Something else this man wrote was even more... Read more
	THE AMES DEBACLE TOO MUCH, TOO SOON ONCE ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP RETAILERS, THGE BANKRUPT $5 BILLION DISCOUNT CHAIN IS NOW THE VICTIM OF BUNGLED ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER MANAGEMENT SNAFUS ; ...the first half of 1988 Zayre lost almost $70 million. With Ames, it was just the opposite. Mostly in rural markets in New England and the mid-Atlantic states, Ames had grown from its 1958 founding in Southbridge to be a...billion. It was regarded as the Wal-Mart of the East Coast. Ames had a long history ... Read more
	Lincoln Center's Amyas Ames Passes Away.(Obituary) ; ...Massachusetts. He was 93 years old: Mr. Ames was elected to the board of...Center television broadcasts. Mr. Ames spearheaded the renovation of...in 1962. It wasn't until Mr. Ames solicited the support of Avery Fisher and the hall was totally renovated...Besides his second wife, Mr. Ames is ... Read more
	Adelbert Ames leads attack on South's last open port; He also supports blacks as governor of Mississippi.(TRAVEL)(THE CIVIL WAR) ; ...day of the battle, Ames' division commander was captured. Ames assumed command of the division and executed a difficult...position. After the battle, the men of the 20th Maine presented Ames with their battle flag. After Gettysburg, Ames was made a colonel in the regular Army and served in ... Read more
	BUFFALO COMPANY SCOOPS UP AMES PLAZA; P&C PLANS DRIVE-THROUGH PHARMACY IN FAYETTEVILLE.(Business)(Column) ; ...face lift and some new tenants. The potential trouble with Ames Plaza goes to its namesake: Ames. The discounter recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...shopping center. We have a pretty good relationship with Ames, a lot of respect for what they want to achieve, said Robinson...surrounding area and ... Read more

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