Gilbert H. Poor (October 18, 1866 - ?) was a homesteader, newspaper publisher and machinist who served as a Socialist member of the Milwaukee Common Council...
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John Gilbert (born John Cecil Pringle; July 10, 1897 – January 9, 1936) was an American actor, screenwriter and director. He rose to fame during the silent...
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is a famous exchange Gilbert had with Göring from this book: Göring: Why, of course, the people don't want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want...
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and orphanage. In 1782, Thomas Gilbert finally succeeded in passing the Relief of the Poor Act that established poor houses solely for the aged and infirm...
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Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900)...
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Gilbert Prousch, sometimes referred to as Gilbert Proesch (born 17 September 1943), and George Passmore (born 8 January 1942) are artists who work together...
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Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration...
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considered part of the Old Poor Law. These include: 1662 – Poor Relief Act 1662 (Settlement Acts) 1723 – Workhouse Test Act 1782 – Gilbert's Act 1795 – Speenhamland[dubious...
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workhouse as a means of sustenance. The 1782 poor relief law proposed by Thomas Gilbert aimed to organise poor relief on a county basis, counties being organised...
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focusing on what Gilbert saw as the increasing disparity in the lives of the rich and the poor. A similar theme pervades another early Gilbert novel, The Weaver's...
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earliest advocates of poor relief, he played a major part in the Relief of the Poor Act of 1782. Gilbert was the son of Thomas Gilbert of Cotton, Staffordshire...
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Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (9 January 1811 – 30 August 1856) was an English humorist. He was born in London, the son of solicitor William à Beckett, and...
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The Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 (PLAA) known widely as the New Poor Law, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed by the Whig government...
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G. K. Chesterton (redirect from Gilbert Keith Chesterton)
Gilbert Keith Chesterton KC*SG (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English author, philosopher, Christian apologist, and literary and art critic. Chesterton...
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Poor Act 1782 (22 Geo. 3. c. 83), also known as Gilbert's Act, was a British poor relief law proposed by Thomas Gilbert which aimed to organise poor relief...
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22. Gilbert 1991, p. 162. Gilbert 1991, p. 153. Gilbert 1991, pp. 152, 154. Gilbert 1991, p. 157. Gilbert 1991, p. 160; Jenkins 2001, p. 84. Gilbert 1991...
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The Pirates of Penzance (category Operas by Gilbert and Sullivan)
reprise of "Poor wand'ring one", but in later revivals, it reverted to the more familiar text. The Pirates of Penzance has been one of Gilbert and Sullivan's...
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"She Was Poor but She Was Honest", sometimes known as "(It's the Same) the Whole World Over" or (more rarely) by other names, is a traditional seriocomic...
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Rockmond Dunbar (redirect from Maya Gilbert)
Gilbert-Dunbar Campaign". lasentinel.net. August 24, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023. "Wedding Bells Are Ringing: Rockmond Dunbar and Maya Gilbert Are...
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The Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign were a series of battles fought from August 1942 through February 1944, in the Pacific theatre of World War...
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William Gilbert Barron (September 12, 1894 – September 23, 1971), known professionally as Billy Gilbert, was an American actor and comedian. He was known...
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Workhouse (redirect from Poor Law Institution)
claims on a parish's poor rate. The growth was also bolstered by the Relief of the Poor Act 1782, proposed by Thomas Gilbert. Gilbert's Act was intended to...
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years, Gilbert and Sullivan have pervasively influenced popular culture in the English-speaking world. Lines and quotations from the Gilbert and Sullivan...
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Linda Perry (redirect from Linda Perry + Sara Gilbert's Deer Sounds)
artist and assembled a production team for her debut album, including Kevin Gilbert, Bill Bottrell, and members of the Tuesday Night Music Club, who had recently...
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Susan Huntington Gilbert Dickinson (December 19, 1830 – May 12, 1913) was an American writer, poet, traveler, and editor. She was a lifelong friend and...
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Supervisors. In 1878 and 1879, Gilbert served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican. Gilbert was suffering from poor health and depression. He...
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Peaky Blinders (redirect from Thomas Gilbert (gangster))
Peaky Blinders was a man known as Kevin Mooney. His real name was Thomas Gilbert, but he routinely changed his last name. Other prominent members of the...
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Gilbert Yvel (born 30 June 1976) is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 1997, Yvel competed in the PRIDE Fighting...
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W. G. Grace (redirect from William Gilbert Grace)
William Gilbert Grace MRCS LRCP (18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an English amateur cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and...
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Gilbert of Sempringham (c. 1085 – 4 February 1189) the founder of the Gilbertine Order, was the only Medieval Englishman to found a conventual order,...
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