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Depiction (from 1913) of the Royalist presence in Virginia during the reign of Oliver Cromwell over the Home Islands. Popular concepts of a Southern aristocracy originated with the heritage of the "Old South" as the colonial possessions of the British Empire, when the meteoric growth of the plantation industry led to the entrenchment of wealthy landowners as a dominant socially and politically ...
In 1809, Henry Lee III, Robert E. Lee's father, went bankrupt and served one year in debtors' prison in Montross, Virginia; Robert was two years old at the time. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Despondent and nearly broke, William Byrd III of Westover Plantation committed suicide in 1777.
Gentleman Richard Frith: Gentleman Stephen Galithrope: Gentleman Calthrop, [14] Halthrop 1607–08–10 Possible mutineer [13] William Garrett: Bricklayer George Golding: Labourer Goulding, G. Thomas Gore: Gentleman Gower, T. 1607–08–16 Anthony Gosnold: Gentleman 1609–01–07 Possibly two cousins with identical names. Drowned Jan 1609 in ...
16. Ebenezer — Of Hebrew origin, meaning "stone of help." 17. Horace — From the Roman family name Horatius, meaning "timekeeper." 18. Wilbur — Of Old English origin, meaning "wild boar."
Southern gentlemen are also expected to be chivalrous toward women, in words and deeds. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Although "culture of honor" qualities have generally been associated with men in the southern United States, women in the region have also been involved, and even exhibited some of the same qualities.
Some of our cities, like Ronkonkoma, Quogue and Happague, have long been the subject of internet lore.
This is a list of personal titles arranged in a sortable table. They can be sorted: Alphabetically; By language, nation, or tradition of origin; By function. See Separation of duties for a description of the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative functions as they are generally understood today.
Second ladies and gentlemen of the United States (4 C, 42 P) Pages in category "Men's social titles" The following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total.