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    Benjamin Franklin Jones (August 8, 1824 – May 19, 1903) was a pioneer of the iron and steel industry in Pittsburgh, United States. Originally involved...
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  • Assembly Benjamin Franklin Jones (industrialist) (1824–1903), pioneer of the iron and steel industry in Pittsburgh Benjamin Franklin Jones Cottage in...
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    Cresson, Pennsylvania couple who intended to restore it. Benjamin Franklin Jones (industrialist) "National Register Information System". National Register...
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  • Benjamin Franklin Thomas (1860–1914) was a Chattanooga, Tennessee, businessman and industrialist who pioneered the development of the Coca-Cola bottling...
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    Company Benjamin Franklin Jones (industrialist) James H. Laughlin "Historical Perspectives-Cason J. Callaway". BoatNerd. Retrieved 28 January 2018. "Jones, B...
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    Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president...
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  • Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Parker, usually referred to as Uncle Ben, was a supporting character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics...
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    son, Alexander J. Laughlin married Mary Franklin Jones (a daughter of his business partner Benjamin Franklin Jones). He was educated at Belfast, and after...
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    Nevins (1843–1892), industrialist John Coffin Jones Sr. (1750–1820), Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives John Coffin Jones Jr. (1796–1861)...
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  • the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909) and his fifth cousin Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945), whose wife, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, was...
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    Pennsylvania. The library traces its origins back to a donation from Benjamin Franklin in 1789. The Archives and Special Collections contain significant...
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    Washington Duke (December 18, 1820 – May 8, 1905) was an American tobacco industrialist and philanthropist. During the American Civil War he enlisted in the...
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    Cleveland Indians) (Chardon) Herbert H. Dow (chemist, industrialist) (Cleveland) Benjamin Franklin Fairless (steel company executive) (Pigeon Run) Harvey...
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    his presidential terms and continuing today, there has been criticism of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945). His critics have questioned not only his policies...
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  • The Adams Chronicles (category Cultural depictions of Benjamin Franklin)
    of Independence. Chapter III: John Adams, Diplomat John Adams and Benjamin Franklin refuse British terms offered by Lord Howe, as the United States want...
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    Revolutionary War hero Joseph Warren), the southern portion Franklin County (for Benjamin Franklin). The General Assembly also establishes Warrenton (also...
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    "Continental Line" forces for a substantial period, and their descendants. Benjamin Franklin was among the Society's earliest critics. He was concerned about the...
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  • Writer and publisher of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations Benjamin E. Bates (1808–1878), industrialist, benefactor of Bates College Jonathan Bayliss (1926–2009)...
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  • economic redevelopment of Youngstown.[citation needed] In 1888, Youngstown industrialists George D. Wick and James A. Campbell organized the Mahoning Valley Iron...
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  • advertising businessman, founder N. W. Ayer & Son Franklin Bache (1792–1864), great-grandson of Benjamin Franklin, chemist, physician Hilary Baker (1746–1798)...
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    The first term of the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt began on March 4, 1933, when he was inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States, and...
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    Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. (September 19, 1907 – August 25, 1998) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court...
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  • delegate and senator Joseph R. Anderson (1813–1892), civil engineer, industrialist, soldier T. Coleman Andrews (1899–1983), Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
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    Bissell (November 8, 1821 – November 19, 1884) was an entrepreneur and industrialist who is often considered the father of the American oil industry. His...
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    to Benjamin Franklin when he travelled to Birmingham in July 1758 "to improve and increase Acquaintance among Persons of Influence", and Franklin returned...
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    Fort Laughlin, Jones and Laughlin Steel employees constructed Fort Jones, named for the mill's co-owner, Benjamin Franklin Jones . Fort Jones occupied the...
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  • and never advanced further. Steven D. Foster, American politician Benjamin Franklin, American inventor and statesman. St. John's Lodge, Philadelphia,...
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  • encompassing the Morehead Planetarium and the many stores and shops located on Franklin Street. Students can participate in over 550 officially recognized student...
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  • industrialist and founder of Sloss Furnaces Alvin Vogtle, chairman and CEO of Alabama Power and Southern Company Allen Harvey Woodward, industrialist...
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    daily reports had been made available to the anti-Molly vigilantes. Benjamin Franklin, McParland's Pinkerton supervisor, declared himself "anxious to satisfy...
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