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  2. William Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle - Wikipedia

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    Lieutenant-Colonel William Coutts Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle, KCMG, PC, MP, ADC (15 April 1832 - 28 August 1894), styled Viscount Bury between 1851 and 1891, was a British soldier and politician. He served in the British Army before entering Parliament in 1857. Initially a Liberal, he served as Treasurer of the Household between 1859 and ...

  3. CSS Albemarle - Wikipedia

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    Armament. two 6.4 Brooke double-banded rifles. CSS Albemarle was a steam-powered casemate ironclad ram of the Confederate Navy (and later the second Albemarle of the United States Navy ), named for an estuary in North Carolina which was named for General George Monck, the first Duke of Albemarle and one of the original Carolina Lords Proprietor .

  4. HMS Albemarle - Wikipedia

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    HMS Albemarle (1667) was a 6-gun fireship purchased and expended in 1667. HMS Albemarle (1680) was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line launched in 1680, renamed Union in 1709, rebuilt in 1726 and broken up in 1749. HMS Albemarle (1779) was a 28-gun sixth-rate, previously the French ship Menagere. She was captured in 1779 and was sold in 1784.

  5. Families of Marines who died in an Osprey crash sue Bell ...

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    The families of four Marines who died in a V-22 Osprey crash in California on June 8, 2022, have filed a lawsuit accusing the manufacturers of the twin-rotor military aircraft of negligence.. In a ...

  6. Albemarle County, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Albemarle County was created in 1744 from the western portion of Goochland County, though portions of Albemarle were later carved out to create other counties. Albemarle County was named in honor of Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle. Its most famous inhabitant was Thomas Jefferson, who built his estate home, Monticello, in the county.

  7. Melinda Gates on tech's 'bro culture' and investing in the ...

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    The “bro culture” Gates is referring to is still rampant in the tech industry, and is seen as hindering female-founded companies. According to a survey by the Women Tech Network, 72% of women ...

  8. Two Texas cattle traders promised epic returns on investment ...

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    In 2021, two Texas entrepreneurs started marketing a creative idea. For just $2,000, you could buy a cow from your couch. You wouldn’t ever touch the animal—their company, Agridime, would use ...

  9. Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle - Wikipedia

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    Lieutenant-General Willem (or William) Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle KG KB PC (5 June 1702 – 22 December 1754) was a British soldier, diplomat and courtier.. He held various roles in the household of George II (1683-1760), who was a personal friend, participated in negotiations to end the 1718 to 1720 War of the Quadruple Alliance and was British Ambassador to France from 1748 to 1754.