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Joseph W. Hoyt (May 18, 1840 – July 8, 1902) was an American merchant and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate (1885 & 1887) and State Assembly (1871), representing Vernon County .
Thomas A. Dorsey historical marker. THOMAS A. DORSEY Father of Gospel Thomas Andrew Dorsey, composer of over 400 blues and gospel songs, lived here following his birth in Villa Rica on July 1, 1899. At Mt. Prospect Baptist Church he was exposed to shape-note singing and at home learned to play a used pump organ, experiences he said "sprang" his ...
In November 1933 Mayor James R. Law (also an architect) proposed building shelter houses and lavatories in the new Hoyt Park to the Civil Works Administration in Washington. In January 1934 work was underway [3]: 26–27 and a writer in the Wisconsin State Journal approved: Then there are the shelter houses at Burrows park and Frank W. Hoyt park.
J. George Mikelsons, 87, Latvian-American airline founder (ATA Airlines) and pilot. [18] Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, 82, Emirati royal and politician, ruler's representative of the Al Ain Region (since 1971). [19] Doyle Niemann, 77, American prosecutor, public administrator, and politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (2003 ...
Thomas Friedkin was the son of Jean and Kenny Friedkin.His father was a combat pilot and trainer with the British Royal Air Force during World War II.After the war, his father opened Friedkin Aeronautics, a flight school in San Diego, California, [2] before founding Pacific Southwest Airlines in 1949 with a single leased DC-3. [3]
Sportspeople from Villa Rica, Georgia (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "People from Villa Rica, Georgia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Villa Rica / ˌ v ɪ l ə ˈ r ɪ k ə / (Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese translation: Rich Village) is a city in Carroll and Douglas counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. Villa Rica is placed in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Additionally, there are unincorporated areas in Paulding County with Villa Rica postal addresses.
John Sherman Hoyt (July 29, 1869 [1] – March 30, 1954) [2] was an American scouter and YMCA co-founder. [3] He was National Council Vice President for Finance [ 4 ] and a member of the National Council Executive Board for the Boy Scouts of America . [ 5 ]