Margaret C. “Meg,” Whitmanbusiness executiveBorn: 1957Birthplace: New York She grew up in Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, N.Y. When Whitman entered Princeton University, she planned a…
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The lad was ever a rover, loving and laughing free,
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The Right Hon. W. G. Hamilton, Chancellor of the Exchequer in Ireland, spoke-one speech, but that was a masterly torrent of eloquence which astounded everyone. (November 13th, 1755.) “No…
(Encyclopedia) Fish, Hamilton, 1808–93, American statesman, b. New York City, grad. Columbia, 1827; son of Nicholas Fish (1758–1833). He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1830.
Named for his…
Ceasar IAlexander HamiltonMonday, October 1, 1787 The citizens of the State of New York have received yesterday, from Cato (an ally of Pompey, no doubt), an introductory discourse on the…
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