Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
George Nixon Briggs (April 12, 1796 – September 12, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts.A Whig, Briggs served for twelve years in the United States House of Representatives, and served seven one-year terms as the 19th Governor of Massachusetts, from 1844 to 1851.
George Briggs (sealer) (fl. 1816), English convict and sealer in Van Diemen's Land; George N. Briggs (1796–1861), seven-term Governor of Massachusetts; George Briggs (New York politician) (1805–1869), United States Representative from New York; G. W. Briggs (George Wallace Briggs, 1875–1959), English hymn writer and Anglican clergyman
When the hit-and-miss engine is operating above its set speed, the governor holds the exhaust valve open, preventing a vacuum in the cylinder and causing the intake valve to remain closed, thus interrupting the Otto cycle firing mechanism. When the engine is operating at or below its set speed, the governor lets the exhaust valve close.
Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.
Joseph McMurray Devine (March 15, 1861 – August 31, 1938) was an American politician who was the sixth governor of North Dakota from 1898 to 1899. He served as governor for less than one year as he finished the term after Governor Frank A. Briggs died in office.
Briggs was born to George Nixon Briggs, (governor of Massachusetts from 1844–1851) on August 1, 1824, in Lanesborough, Massachusetts. [3] Henry Briggs graduated from Williams College in 1844 and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1848.
Speaking of lingering Black Friday deals, two of our very favorite gifts for kids and grandkids are still on sale for the same price they've been for a couple of weeks, including the Barbie Pool ...
Discover the best free online games at AOL.com - Play board, card, casino, puzzle and many more online games while chatting with others in real-time.