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(Encyclopedia) Brown, George, 1818–80, Canadian statesman and journalist, b. Scotland. In 1837 he emigrated to the United States, but after five years in New York City, he settled in Toronto, Ont. There he founded...

(Encyclopedia) Snow, John William, 1939–, U.S. government official and business executive, b. Toledo, Ohio. An economist and lawyer, he held Dept. of Transportation posts in the Nixon and Ford administrations incl...

(Encyclopedia) Byng, George: see Torrington, George Byng, Viscount. ...

(Encyclopedia) George, Fort: see Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. ...

(Encyclopedia) Digby, George: see Bristol, George Digby, 2d earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Monk, George: see Monck, George, 1st duke of Albemarle. ...

(Encyclopedia) Fort George, river, c.480 mi (770 km) long, rising in Lake Nichicun, E Que., Canada. It flows W into James Bay at Fort George, a Hudson's Bay Company trading post. ...

(Encyclopedia) Stephen, George: see Mount Stephen, George Stephen, 1st Baron. ...

(Encyclopedia) Savile, George: see Halifax, George Savile, 1st marquess of. ...

(Encyclopedia) George, Henry, 1839–97, American economist, founder of the single tax movement, b. Philadelphia. Of a poor family, his formal education was cut short at 14, and in 1857 he emigrated to California; t...