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  2. Michael McNair-Wilson - Wikipedia

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    Sir Robert Michael Conal McNair-Wilson (12 October 1930 – 28 March 1993) was a British Conservative Party politician and a Member of Parliament (MP). Early life [ edit ] McNair-Wilson was born on 12 October 1930.

  3. President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home - Wikipedia

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    President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument, sometimes shortened to President Lincoln's Cottage, is a national monument on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home, known today as the Armed Forces Retirement Home. It is located near Brookland in Washington, D.C. President Lincoln's Cottage was formerly known as Anderson Cottage .

  4. Truman H. Newberry - Wikipedia

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    Truman Handy Newberry (November 5, 1864 – October 3, 1945) was an American businessman and political figure. He served as the Secretary of Navy between 1908 and 1909. He was a Republican U.S. Senator from Michigan between 1919 and 1922.

  5. Marcia Williams - Wikipedia

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    Marcia Matilda Williams, Baroness Falkender, CBE ( née Field; 10 March 1932 – 6 February 2019 [1] [2] ), also known as Marcia Falkender, was known as the private secretary for, and then the political secretary and head of political office to, UK Labour prime minister Harold Wilson .

  6. Newberry Library - Wikipedia

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    Library from Washington Square on a c. 1910 postcard. The Newberry was established in 1887 as the result of a bequest by Walter Loomis Newberry, an early Chicago resident and business leader involved in banking, shipping, real estate, and other commercial ventures. Newberry died at sea in 1868, while on a trip to France.

  7. William Howard Taft National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    Death. v. t. e. William Howard Taft National Historic Site is a historic house at 2038 Auburn Avenue in the Mount Auburn Historic District of Cincinnati, Ohio, a mile (1.6 km) north of Downtown. It was the birthplace and childhood home of William Howard Taft, the 27th president and the 10th chief justice of the United States.

  8. Thompson Home - Wikipedia

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    Thompson Home. /  42.35500°N 83.06583°W  / 42.35500; -83.06583. The Thompson Home is a Victorian structure located at 4756 Cass Avenue in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. Originally the Thompson Home for Old Ladies, it was constructed in 1884, [3] designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974, [2] and listed on the National Register of ...

  9. Jocky Wilson - Wikipedia

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    Jocky Wilson. Updated on 1 September 2021. John Thomas " Jocky " Wilson (22 March 1950 – 24 March 2012) was a Scottish professional darts player. After turning pro in 1979, he quickly rose to the top of the game, winning the World Professional Darts Championship in 1982, then again in 1989. [2] Wilson competed in all major darts tournaments ...