Diary of John William Davis [manuscript], 1919-1921.

Faysal I, King of Iraq, 1885-1933

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Faysal I was King of Iraq from 23 August 1921 until his death in 1933. A member of the Hashemite family, he was a leader of the Great Arab Revolt during the First World War, and ruled as the unrecognized King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria from March to July 1920 when he was expelled by the French. The third son of Hussein bin Ali, the Grand Emir and Sharif of Mecca, Faisal was born in Mecca and raised in Istanbul. From 1916 to 1918, with British assistance, he played a major role in the revolt...

Standard Oil Company

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The Standard Oil Company was established by John D. Rockefeller in 1868 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The first Standard Oil Company in Minnesota was established in 1886....

Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936

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Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) was an English author and poet. His best-known works include the novels and short story collections The Jungle Book (1894), Just So Stories (1902), Puck of Pook's Hill (1906), and Kim (1901), as well as a number of poems such as "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), and "If-" (1910). Kipling was born in Bombay, India, into an artistic family: his father was a sculptor, pottery designer, and professor of architectural sculpture and tw...

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

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Woodrow Wilson (b. Thomas Woodrow Wilson, December 28, 1856, Staunton, Virginia-d.February 3, 1924, Washington, D.C.), was the twenty-eight President of the United States, 1913-1921; Governor of New Jersey, 1911-1913; and president of Princeton University, 1902-1910. Biographical Note 1856, Dec. 28 Born, Staunton, Va. 1870 ...

Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955

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John William Davis (April 13, 1873 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was the Democratic nominee for president in 1924 and lost to Republican incumbent Calvin Coolidge. Born and raised in West Virginia, Davis briefly worked as a teacher before beginning his long legal career. Davis's father, John J. Davis, had been a ...

Polk, Frank L. (Frank Lyon), 1871-1943

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Epithet: Under-Sec of State in USA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x000035 Frank Lyon Polk was born in New York City on September 13, 1871. He graduated from Yale College (B.A., 1894) and Columbia University Law School (LL.D., 1897). Polk served on a variety of New York City boards and commissions (1906-1913) and as Corporation Counsel (1914-1915). He also served in the Department of State as Counselor ...

George V King of Great Britain 1865-1936

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King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1910 to 1936. From the description of Letter, 1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435422 George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) was king of the United Kingdom from 1910-1936, the second son of Prince Albert Edward, later King Edward VII. From the description of George V letter, 1918. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 272397357 Prince George, Duke of Cornwall and York became Ki...

Nitti, Francesco Saverio, 1868-1953

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Law, Andrew Bonar, 1858-1923

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Canadian-born statesman, member of the British Parliament who rose to be Prime Minister. From the description of Andrew Bonar Law letter to J. L. Eddy [manuscript], 1912 Dec 12. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 252710738 ...

Clemenceau, Georges, 1841-1929

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Médecin, Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929) entra dans la carrière politique au lendemain de la journée révolutionnaire du 4 septembre 1870 et devint maire de Montmartre. Député radical en 1871, il siégea ensuite à l’extrême gauche de l’Assemblée (1876), où, après s’être opposé à la politique de Mac-Mahon, il contribua à provoquer la chute de plusieurs ministères (Gambetta, 1882 ; Jules Ferry, 1885). Après avoir soutenu la candidature de Boulanger au ministère de la Guerre, il dénonça ses prétention...

Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess, 1859-1925

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George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859-1925) was a British politician and conservative. He held a number of important government offices at home and in the colonies, including Viceroy of India (1899-1905) and Foreign Secretary (1919-1924). From the guide to the George Curzon Letter, Undated, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) First Marquis Curzon of Kedleston. From the description of Letters, 1895-1925. (...

Asquith, H.H. (Herbert Henry), 1852-1928

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First Earl of Oxford and Asquith, Statesman, and Prime Minister. From the description of Letters, 1902-1919. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41417274 Earl of Oxford and Asquith. British M.P.; served as Home Secretary, 1892-1895; Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1905-1908; Secretary of State for War, 1914; Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, 1908-1916. From the description of Papers, 1912-1939. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19108896...

Balfour, Arthur James, 1848-1930

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British Prime Minister, 1902-1905. From the description of Papers, 1882-1908. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19210580 British Prime Minister. From the description of Letters to the Duchess of Sutherland [manuscript], 1895-1917. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647916243 Correspondents include: Arthur James Balfour, Prime Minister of England; Alexander Hugh Bruce, Balfour of Burleigh, Secretary for Scotland; Sir John Edward Be...

Haig, Douglas Haig, Earl, 1861-1928

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British field-marshal. From the description of Autograph letter signed : St. Boswells, Scotland, to an unidentified "Sir George", 1927 July 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270503788 ...

Sinn Fein.

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Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965

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Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, on 30 November 1874. He was educated at Harrow and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst before joining the Army in 1895 and serving in India and Sudan. After leaving the Army in 1899, he worked as a war correspondent for the Morning Post and the following year was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Oldham. In 1904, Churchill decided to join the Liberal Party, and in 1906, was elected Liberal MP f...

League of Nations

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White, Edward-Douglass, 1845-1921

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Edward Douglass White, politician and jurist, served as U.S. Senator from Louisiana (1891-1894), as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1894-1910) and as Chief Justice (1910-1921.) From the description of Letters, 1892, 1920. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235181289 A native of Thibodeauxville, La., and the son of former Louisiana governor Edward Douglass White, Sr., White served as a Louisiana state senator and a U.S. senator until President G...

Lloyd George, David, 1863-1945

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David Lloyd George (b. January 17, 1863, Manchester, England–d. March 26, 1945, Wales) was a British statesman of the Liberal Party. As Chancellor of the Exchequer (1908–1915), Lloyd George was a key figure in the introduction of many reforms which laid the foundations of the modern welfare state. His most important role came as the highly energetic Prime Minister of the Wartime Coalition Government (1916–22), during and immediately after the First World War. He was a major player at the Paris P...