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Dempster, nicknamed Honest George, [1] was a key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment and respected as an "independently minded, incorruptible and moderately radical MP". He dedicated the later years of his life to improving Scottish fishing and agriculture and improving the living conditions of his tenants.
John Dempster co-managed Scott, Dempster and Company, a gristmilling firm that operated a mill on First Creek. As a teenager, George Dempster travelled around the country working odd jobs for various companies, including the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway , the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad, and the Ward Line shipping company.
George Dempster may refer to: George Dempster of Dunnichen (1732–1818), Scots lawyer and member of Parliament George Roby Dempster (1887–1964), American industrialist, inventor and mayor
Fergusson was an active member of the committee of the History of Parliament Project. His books include: Letters of George Dempster to Sir Adam Fergusson (1934) Lowland Lairds (1949) Argyll in the Forty-Five (1951) The Sixteen Peers of Scotland (1960) The White Hind (1963) (a study of the Appin Murder Case) The Curragh Incident (1964)
George Dempster (1887–1964), inventor of the Dempster-Dumpster, mayor of Knoxville; Guilford Glazer (1921–2014), real estate developer and philanthropist [5] Dee Haslam (b. 1954), CEO of RIVR Media; Jim Haslam (b. 1930), founder of Pilot Corp. [6] Jimmy Haslam (b. 1954), owner of the Cleveland Browns; Cal Johnson (1844–1925), saloon and ...
RRS Discovery, the world’s first purpose built scientific research ship is built and launched. 1905 – DC Thomson is established. 1906 – 1906 Dundee fire: a large fire breaks out in a warehouse storing whisky. [46] 1909 – Dundee United F.C. forms as Dundee Hibernian. [47] 1914 – Dundee Dental Hospital opens. [48] 1915
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
The Spectator, writing on 25 January 1908 and prior to the release of the second half of the series, notes a handful of shortcomings including a fleeting portrayal of Homer and a questioning of the historicity of Christ, but states that "the general reader...will find here a great treasury of knowledge" and that "they form an extremely interesting shelfful."