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Flora Annie Steel was an English novelist and an ardent advocate of female suffrage. She was born in 1847 at Harrow and died in 1929. In 1867 she married an official in the Bengal civil service and subsequently lived for many years in India where she gained the knowledge of the country which she put into her novels, the most famous of which was the 1896 'On The Face of the Waters' about the Indian Mutiny. Her autobiography, 'The Garden of Fidelity', was published in 1929.
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George Brown was a Canadian journalist and politician. He was born in 1818 at Edinburgh, Scotland and died in 1880 when he was shot by a sacked employee. Educated at the High School at Edinburgh, he emigrated to the United States with his father, and assisted in the management of a newspaper at New York; but in 1843 removed to Toronto, Canada, where he founded a newspaper, The Globe, which was very successful.
In 1852 he was returned to parliament, and rapidly rose to the first rank as a debater and advocate of reforms. In 1858 he was called to the office of premier, and formed an administration, which, however, owing to an adverse vote of the assembly, lasted only three days. In 1862, while on a visit to Scotland, he married Miss Annie Nelson, daughter of the well-known Edinburgh publisher. On his return to Canada he joined, in 1864, the coalition government as leader of the reform section, and took an active part in the conferences held at Charlottetown and Quebec on the subject of the federation of the North American colonies; but resigned his office as minister in December 1865. He was called to the senate in 1873, and the year after went to Washington along with Sir Edward Thornton to negotiate a commercial treaty with the United States.
George Brown, though perhaps wanting in some of the qualities which make a successful parliamentary leader, was a great personal force in Canadian politics, and contributed powerfully to the cause of reform.
George Douglas Brown was a Scottish author. He was born in 1869 at Ochiltree and died in 1902. After graduating at Oxford in 1895 he went to London and entered a literary and journalistic career working as literary advisor to the publisher Macqueen. In 1901 his novel 'The House With The Green Shutters' was published under the pen-name 'George Douglas'.
Sir George Brown was a distinguished British general. He was born in 1790 near Elgin and died in 1865. He served in the Peninsular War and in the American campaign of 1814. He was knighted in 1855.
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John Mahlon Marlin was an American gunsmith. He was born in 1836 at Connecticut and died in 1901. After studying as an apprentice toolmaker he worked at the Colt factory at Hertford before in 1870 starting his own company making revolvers, pistols, derringers and rifles. Marlin rifles were used by both Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley in their Wild West shows.
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J (John) Gregory Smith was an American politician and railroad magnet. He was born in 1818 at St Albans, Vermont and died in 1891. He attended the University of Vermont and Yale Law School, and was admitted to the Vermont bar in 1842. His father was a lawyer who was actively involved in the expansion of the railroads in Vermont and J Gregory joined him both in the practice of law and railroad management. John Smith was on the board of the Vermont Central Railroad, a railroad chartered in 1843 and headquartered in Northfield, and was president of the Vermont and Canada Railroad, which he had started in 1845 to eventually connect the Vermont Central Railroad with Montreal. Upon his father's death in 1858, J Gregory Smith became president of the Vermont Central Railroad and his brother, Worthington C. Smith, was named president of the Vermont and Canada. The Central Vermont Railroad was organized in 1873 and assumed management of both the Vermont Central and Vermont and Canada Railroads. In 1883 the Consolidated Railroad of Vermont
was formed to purchase the Vermont Central and Vermont and Canada property, and immediately leased it to the Central Vermont Railroad thereby consolidating the Smith family's railroad holdings. The family expanded their holdings to include related industries such as the St. Albans Foundry, the National Car Company, and its subsidiary the Vermont Iron and Car Company. While expanding his holdings in Vermont and the northeast,
J Gregory Smith became interested in the idea of a railroad to the west and became president of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company in 1866, a position he held until 1872. Smith was also active in politics and was elected to the state senate in 1858 and 1859. In 1860, 1861, and 1862 he was elected to the house as a representative of St. Albans, and served as speaker of the house. In 1863 Smith was elected governor and served two terms before retiring to devote time to his duties as the president of Central Vermont and the Northern Pacific Railroad.
J Gregory Smith married Ann Eliza Brainerd of St Albans in 1843 and together they had six children: George Gregory (who married Frances Lewis), Edward Curtis (who married Anna B. James), Lawrence (who died in infancy), Annie B., Julia B. (who married Oliver Stevens), Helen L. (who married D. Sage Mackay).
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Tina Turner (real name Annie Mae Bullock) is an American singer and actress. She was born in 1938 at Nutbush, Tennessee. Best known for her singing, she also appeared as the 'Acid Queen' in the 1974 film Tommy before going on to appear in the final Mad Max film, the 1984 Mad Max: Beyond The Thunderdome.
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Brad Johnson was an American actor. He was born in 1924 at Yuba County, California and died in 1981. He played the part of 'Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig' in the 1954 television series 'Annie Oakley'.
Brad Johnson is an American actor. He was born in 1959 at Tucson, Arizona. He played 'Ted Baker' in the 1988 film 'Always' and 'Calhoun' in the 1988 film 'Nam Angels'.
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Aileen Quinn is an American actress. She was born in 1971 and played the title role in the 1982 film 'Annie'.
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Annie Burgstede is an American actress. She was born in 1983 at Wisconsin.
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Annie Girardot is a French actress. She was born in 1931 at Paris. After she graduated with honours from the conservatoire de Paris she made her acting debut with the distinguished Comedie-Francaise theatre troupe in 1954.
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Annie Potts is an American actress and television producer. She was born in 1952 at Franklin, Kentucky. She plays diverse roles from that of 'Janine Melnitz' in the 1984 film 'Ghostbusters' to that of 'Helen Downing' in the 1989 'Who's Harry Crumb?'.
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