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Haversham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Haversham-cum-Little Linford, [2] in the City of Milton Keynes unitary authority area, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated to the north of (and separated by the River Great Ouse from) the Milton Keynes urban area , near Wolverton and about 5 miles (8 km) north of ...
Habersham County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,031. [ 1 ] The county seat is Clarkesville. [ 2 ] The county was created on December 15, 1818, and named for Colonel Joseph Habersham of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War.
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Miss Havisham. Miss Havisham is a character in Charles Dickens ' 1861 novel Great Expectations. She is a wealthy spinster, once jilted at the altar, who insists on wearing her wedding dress for the rest of her life. She lives in a ruined mansion with her adopted daughter, Estella. Dickens describes her as looking like "the witch of the place".
James Habersham (26 January 1712 – 28 August 1775) was an English-born American merchant, planter, missionary, teacher and politician who lived the majority of his life in the Province of Georgia. [1] Habersham is credited with opening the first direct trade between Savannah, Georgia, and London. He was an influential advocate for slavery in ...
HMS Haversham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham . The minesweeper was named after Haversham in Buckinghamshire .
Habersham Street. Habersham Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Lincoln Street to the west and Price Street to the east, it runs for about 4.82 miles (7.76 km) from East Bay Street in the north to Stephenson Avenue in the south. The street is named for merchant and statesman James Habersham.
July 2, 1799 (aged 53–54) [1] Savannah, Georgia. Nationality. American. Occupation (s) Merchant, slave trader, planter, politician. James Habersham Jr. (c. 1745 – July 2, 1799) was an American merchant, slave trader, planter and politician who served as the speaker of the Georgia General Assembly in 1782 and 1784. [2]