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His successful practice in New Britain led to his election as the second, was born at New Britain, May 22d, 1825. ... He was elected mayor of the city of New Britain in 1872, and held that office for five consecutive years from date of first election. mayor (1872–77). Republican: 1877: 1877: David Nelson Camp (1820-1916) Republican: 1879: ...
Sir George Stuart Robertson KC FSA (25 May 1872 in London, England – 29 January 1967 in London, England) was a British barrister, public servant, athlete, tennis player, and classical scholar. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. [1] [2] [3]
Robert Reach (August 28, 1843 – May 19, 1922) was an American professional baseball player born in Brooklyn, New York. [1] He played shortstop in three games during a two season span in the National Association, from 1872 to 1873. [1]
Great Britain's only stripped medal in Winter Olympic history was an Alpine Skiing bronze at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Alain Baxter tested positive for a banned substance, resulting from Baxter using a branded inhaler product bought in Salt Lake City which, unknown to him, contained different chemicals in the United States ...
The Olympic Games is a major international multi-sport event. During its history, both the Summer and Winter Games have been the subject of scandals, controversies and incidents. Cheating, such as the use of performance enhancing drugs by athletes, has regularly affected the Olympic Games.
LA Mayor Karen Bass will be presented with the Olympic flag by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo at the closing ceremony of the Paris Games on Sunday in a historic handover that will officially begin the ...
Despite this, the team was officially France for the games. [3] The match was a 2-day 12-man contest meaning that it did not class as first-class cricket. [4] Great Britain won the match by 158 runs. [5] Cricket was absent from subsequent Olympics and thus the Great Britain side did not play again. [6]
The Washington Olympics played their final season in 1872 as a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished 10th in the league with a record of 2-7. They finished 10th in the league with a record of 2-7.