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Joseph Echols Lowery (October 6, 1921 – March 27, 2020) was an American minister in the United Methodist Church and leader in the civil rights movement. He founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr. and others, serving as its vice president, later chairman of the board, and its third president from 1977 ...
LeRoy Collins, incumbent Governor Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr. , businessman, retired National Guard general, opponent of racial integration, and anti-communist activist C. Farris Bryant , former State Representative
Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr. (August 27, 1893 – February 3, 1985) was an American insurance executive, National Guard officer, and political candidate from Florida.A veteran of the Pancho Villa Expedition, World War I, and World War II, he is best known for his service as commander of several units in the Florida National Guard.
Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA RA (/ ˈ l aʊ r i / LAO-ree; 1 November 1887 – 23 February 1976) was an English artist.His drawings and paintings mainly depict Pendlebury, Greater Manchester (where he lived and worked for more than 40 years) as well as Salford and its vicinity.
Sullivan, who taught primarily English, was the favorite teacher of many students; a dozen prominent former pupils, including soon-to-be Gov. LeRoy Collins, were pallbearers at her 1953 funeral.
After struggling early in the season on the PGA Tour, including a T22 finish at the Masters, he won his first title of the season at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with fellow European Ryder Cup teammate, Shane Lowry in a playoff over Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer. [152] It was McIlroy's 25th win on the PGA Tour. [153]
McIlroy and Lowry both began the week making a hole-in-one — Lowry on the seventh hole at Pebble Beach, McIlroy on the 15th at Spyglass — and now the longtime friends from Irish golf will be ...
Painted portrait of Governor LeRoy Collins. In the 1956 election, Collins made history by becoming the first governor to win the Democratic nomination without a runoff election, defeating segregationist Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr. and four other Democrats with over 51 percent of the vote. During his term, Collins focused on education, working to ...