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  2. Family preservation - Wikipedia

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    Family preservation stems back to the poor laws of the late-eighteen and early-nineteen hundreds. Child-Saving was the theme of the era. With the new labor laws for children, the emphasis on the newly developed child psychology and the fear of family disintegration, social workers put a greater emphasis on the child, who was no longer considered just a smaller adult.

  3. JB Pritzker - Wikipedia

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    Pritzker was born in Palo Alto, California, on January 19, 1965.He is the son of Donald Pritzker and Sue Pritzker (née Sandel). [7] [4] A member of the Pritzker family, a Jewish family of Ukrainian descent [8] prominent in business and philanthropy during the late 20th century, [9] [10] Pritzker is named after both of his paternal uncles, Jay Pritzker and Robert Pritzker, and called "JB" for ...

  4. Jim Hogg - Wikipedia

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    Hogg was born in Cherokee County, Texas.His parents, Joseph L. Hogg and Lucanda McMath had moved to Texas in late 1836. [4] [5] During the Civil War, his father served as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army.

  5. How Tim Walz's kids have influenced how he governs - AOL

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    Read more. Who is Tim Walz? Kamala Harris names Minnesota governor as VP pick.“It reminds me a bit of the first day of school.” [Tim Walz's 2 Kids: All About His Daughter Hope and Son Gus.

  6. Gouverneur Morris - Wikipedia

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    Coat of Arms of Gouverneur Morris. Morris was born on January 31, 1752, the son of Lewis Morris Jr. (1698–1762) and his second wife, Sarah Gouverneur (1714–1786). Morris's first name derived from his mother's surname; she was from a Huguenot family that had first moved to Holland and then to New Amsterdam. [4]

  7. Governor (device) - Wikipedia

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    A governor, or speed limiter or controller, is a device used to measure and regulate the speed of a machine, such as an engine.. A classic example is the centrifugal governor, also known as the Watt or fly-ball governor on a reciprocating steam engine, which uses the effect of inertial force on rotating weights driven by the machine output shaft to regulate its speed by altering the input flow ...

  8. George Washington Donaghey - Wikipedia

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    The result was that Futtrell and the Capitol Building Commission asked Donaghey to become a commission member and take charge of completing construction, which he did. The Capitol, valued at more than $300 million today, was completed in 1917 for $2.2 million, [ 5 ] ending an 18-year effort.

  9. Alexander Martin - Wikipedia

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    She became the mistress of Governor Martin sometime after. Their only known child, Alexander Strong Martin, was born July 1787, and by 1789 she and their natural son were residents in Martin's Danbury estate in Rockingham County, based on census records. Governor Martin recognized Alexander Strong Martin as his son in his will, his only known ...