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John Lindley

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

John Lindley 1799-1865, English botanist and horticulturist. He organized the first flower shows in England and was influential in preserving the Royal Gardens at Kew (see Kew Gardens ). In 1829 he was appointed the first professor of botany at the Univ. of London (later University College). Lindley wrote the botanical articles for the Penny Cyclopaedia and a major portion of those in Loudon's Encyclopaedia of Plants. He also wrote The Fossil Flora of Great Britain (with William Hutton, 1831-37), The Theory of Horticulture (1840), and The Vegetable Kingdom (1846). ... Read more

Edward Frederick Lindley Wood Halifax, 1st earl of
...appeasement toward Nazi Germany. From 1941 to 1946 he was ambassador to the United States. He was created an earl in 1944. He wrote John Keble (1932); his speeches are collected as Indian Problems (1932), Speeches on Foreign Policy (1940), and American Speeches... Read more

Mexican Revolution, U.S. Military Involvement in the
...In the second, the 1916 Punitive Expedition headed by Gen. John J. Pershing , Wilson tried to eliminate the “problem...invasion of the Mexican port. Wilson ordered Secretary of War Lindley Garrison and Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels to make... Read more

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	Staff member receives scholarship.(Association Briefs)(Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants's John Lindley was awarded the Ralph A. MacMullan Scholarship from the Michigan Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article) ; MACPA staffer John Lindley recently was awarded the Ralph A. MacMullan Scholarship from the Michigan...supervises administration of the association's task forces and volunteers. John is a terrific asset to our staff, notes MACPA President and CEO Peggy... Read more
	Lindley Looking to Turn Things Around for the Aztecs ; ...just two games redshirt freshman Ryan Lindley has put those concerns to rest. The Former...were not initially in their plans. Like Lindley, they too have performed above expectations...would prefer to be 2-0 instead of 0-2, Lindley remains confident that the Aztecs will... Read more
	LINDLEY PARK: STILL YOUTHFUL AT 100; YOUR GRANDPARENTS PLAYED AT LINDLEY PARK. NOW, YOUNG PEOPLE CONTINUE TO LIVE THERE.(HOME LIFE) ; ...from the windows to the pitch of the roofs. Lindley Park is named for nurseryman John Van Lindley, a Quaker who left the area to fight for...Avenue and West Market Street. In 1902, John Van Lindley loaned 26 acres to the Greensboro streetcar... Read more
	Lindley: World-music explorer ; ...ring-tailed lemur. The pet of a friend. The lemur liked Lindley enough to paw through his copious hair and sideburns in a search for spare insects, but thought Lindley was trying to swipe a banana bit proffered by the lemur...m in trouble." The terms are overused, to be sure, but Lindley is a bona-fide ... Read more
	LINDLEY PARK NEIGHBORLY AFTER 40 YEARS; THE SCHOOL OFFERS A YEAR-ROUND CALENDAR AND A TRADITIONAL CALENDAR.(TRIAD/STATE) ; ...surrounded by residential neighborhoods on all sides. Lindley Park Elementary School is named in honor of an old park...Artifacts have occasionally been found on campus, she said. Lindley Park is one of the three elementary schools in Asheboro...School in the northern section of Asheboro was the first. ... Read more
	Lindley Bows Out Of Race: Supervisor cites family, business reasons for not seeking re-election. ; ...chase a state Senate position and would instead run for Lindley's 3rd District seat. Salinas was a two-term county supervisor...no candidate is able to muster 50 percent of the vote. Lindley said Salinas' sudden re-emergence in supervisorial politics...into this, I really didn't know the time requirement, ... Read more
	Mr Nice Guy who's just happy to be still involved; Rodney Masters talks to BBC pundit and former Classic-winning jockey Jimmy Lindley on the 50th anniversary of his first winner.(Sports) ; ...TEARDROP snakes down Jimmy Lindley's left cheek. He wipes it...opposite end of the room. Lindley is one of racing's finest...Joe Mercer, Guy Harwood or John Hanmer about him. He's probably...lounge window exhibits one of Lindley's few concessions to his...would never do that. When Lindley ... Read more
	WAKE-UP CALL: LINDLEY PARK FIGHTS BACK.(GENERAL NEWS) ; ...amusement park, also called Lindley Park. Young Greensboro couples...through a low-lying area. Lindley Park might have been Greensboro...famed landscape architect John Nolen of Cambridge, Mass...wealthy neighborhoods, such as Lindley Park and Irving Park, but...says. Give some credit for ... Read more
	ROBERT HENRY LINDLEY.(Triad) ; GREENSBORO -- Robert Henry Lindley passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2006...Winifred Lincoln White and the late J. Owen Lindley, Jr. Bob graduated from Western Guilford...survived by his mother, stepfather, John C. White; sister, Joan Lindley Kimmel; nieces, Ivy Lindley Dillard and Jenny ... Read more
	DAVID LINDLEY & WALLY INGRAM ... ; If there were a League of Eccentric Guitarists, David Lindley would be a high-ranking member, perhaps seated somewhere...pop circles for his long tenure with Jackson Browne, Lindley has carved out his own peculiar -- and peculiarly entertaining...Switzerland, "Live in Europe!" offers a concert overview of ... Read more

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	John and Pat Cooper Jr. of Bella Vista have given $500,000 to the University of Arkansas Libraries to honor former U.S. Sen. Kaneaster and Lindley Hodges.(Brief Article)
	JOHN AND KEVIN TAKE THE HONOUR.
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