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  2. Sir John Alleyne, 1st Baronet - Wikipedia

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    Alleyne descended from the first settlers on Barbados and was born at St James as the second son of John Alleyne and his wife Mary Terrill, daughter of William Terrill. [1] On 19 October 1746 at St James Church, Barbados, he married Cristen Dottin, fourth daughter of Anne Jordan Dottin and Joseph Dottin, with whom he had a son. [2]

  3. Alleyne baronets - Wikipedia

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    Alleyne baronets. The Alleyne Baronetcy, of Four Hills in Barbados, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 6 April 1769 for John Alleyne, Speaker of the Barbados House of Assembly. His grandson, the third Baronet, was President of the Steel and Iron Institute. [citation needed] The family surname is pronounced "Alleen ...

  4. Sir John Alleyne, 3rd Baronet - Wikipedia

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    Sir John Gay Newton Alleyne, 3rd Baronet (8 September 1820 – 20 February 1912) was a British businessman and engineer. Biography. Alleyne was born in Alleynedale Hall in Barbados, the son of Sir Reynold Abel Alleyne, 2nd Baronet, and his wife Rebecca, daughter of John Alton. He was educated at Harrow School and in Bonn University.

  5. Mount Gay Rum - Wikipedia

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    Mount Gay Rum is named for Sir John Gay Alleyne, 1st Baronet of Four Hills. He was a trusted friend of John Sober, who purchased the Mount Gilboa Plantation/Distilleries from William Sandiford in 1747. Sir John Gay Alleyne agreed to become the manager of the company at John Sober's request.

  6. List of speakers of the House of Assembly of Barbados

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    John Lyte: 1740 1742 Sir William Gibbons, Bart 1742 1760 John Lyte: 1760 1762 John Gay Alleyne, Bart 1767 1770 Samson Wood: 1770 1772 John Gay Alleyne, Bart 1772 1779 Samson Wood: 1780 1787 Joshua Gittens: 1797 1804 John Beckles: 1804 1819 Thomas Griffith: 1819 1821 Cheeseman Moe: 1823 1825 Robert Haynes: 1825 1829 Colonel Nathaniel Forte: 1829 ...

  7. List of plantations in Barbados - Wikipedia

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    In 1825 John Rycroft Best owned 403 acres. By 1913 the owner was Greenland Industries Co. Gregg Farm St. Andrew 215 Built in 1715 by John Whetstone, by 1817 the owner was Joseph Lowe, in 1844 James Holder Alleyne and then by 1913 the owner was still Alleyne Haggatts St. Andrew 506 By 1913 the owner was Hutson Hill St. Andrew 150

  8. List of governors of Barbados - Wikipedia

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    Flag of the governor of Barbados (1870–1966) This article contains a list of viceroys in Barbados from its initial colonisation in 1627 by England until it achieved independence in 1966. From 1833 to 1885, Barbados was part of the colony of the Windward Islands, and the governor of Barbados represented the monarch in all the Windward Islands ...

  9. Operation Red Dog - Wikipedia

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    None. Operation Red Dog was the code name of an April 27, 1981, military filibustering plot by Canadian and American citizens, largely affiliated with white supremacist and Ku Klux Klan groups, to overthrow the government of Dominica. They planned to restore former Prime Minister Patrick John to power. The chief figures included American ...