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    Joseph Morrill Wells (1853–1890) was an American architect, known for his contributions to the work of the notable architecture firm of McKim, Mead & White...
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  • Examiners Joseph Wells (politician) Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (1846-1849) Joseph Morrill Wells (1853–1890), American architect Joseph's Well, identified...
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    more than 20 years after he died, and were actually designed by Joseph Morrill Wells (1853–1890) of the McKim, Mead & White firm. Notes "Collections on...
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    Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Designed by the architect Joseph Morrill Wells of McKim, Mead & White in the Renaissance Revival style, the residences...
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  • father of the mathematician Webster Wells and the architect Joseph Morrill Wells. Her third son, William Vincent Wells (1826–1876), wrote a three-volume...
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    1851. His parents, Thomas Foster Wells (1822–1903) and Sarah Morrill Wells (1828–1897), initially named him Thomas Wells, but presumably after the death...
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    cousin once removed. Webster Wells, mathematician, Frederick Wells’ second cousin. Joseph Morrill Wells, architect, Frederick Wells’ second cousin. New York...
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    — worked at the firm from 1887–1897; partner of Maginnis & Walsh Joseph Morrill Wells — worked at the firm from 1874–1875 Edmund M. Wheelwright — worked...
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    in., and rests on a Quincy granite pedestal designed by architect Joseph Morrill Wells that measures approximately 4 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. x 6 ft. 4 in. The...
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    Ezdorf – took over much of the firm's business after White's death. Joseph Morrill Wells (1853–1890) – worked as firm's first Chief Draftsman from 1879 to...
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  • uncle of mathematician Webster Wells, architect Joseph Morrill Wells, and silent film actress Mai Wells. William Wells grew up in Boston where he was...
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  • Weeks (1864–1936) Ben Weese (born 1929) Harry Weese (1915–1998) Joseph Morrill Wells (1853–1890) Edmund M. Wheelwright (1854–1912) F. Manson White (1863–1952)...
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    Lot Myrick Morrill (May 3, 1813 – January 10, 1883) was an American politician who served as the 28th governor of Maine, as a United States senator, and...
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    Thomas Wells Frederick A. Wells, politician, Randall's first cousin once removed Webster Wells, mathematician, Randall's first cousin once removed Joseph Morrill...
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    suffragette, and activist. Webster Wells (1851–1916), mathematician, educator, and author. Joseph Morrill Wells (1853–1890), architect. Mary Ann Greene...
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    the United States designated by a state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890, or a beneficiary under the Equity in Educational...
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    the former Russwin Hotel, built in 1885 to a Romanesque design by Joseph Morrill Wells, an assistant to the famous architect Stanford White. It appears...
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    Webster Wells, mathematician; Annie Renouf-Whelpley’s first cousin. Joseph Morrill Wells, architect; Annie Renouf-Whelpley’s first cousin. Samuel Adams, Annie...
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    both polygamy and slavery. In 1862, the United States Congress passed the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act, which prohibited polygamous marriage in the territories...
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    Court in Reynolds v. United States upheld the constitutionality of the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862, which had criminalized the Mormon practice of...
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  • Massachusetts, in 1690 and is buried in the Founders Burial Ground. His wife Mary Morrill Folger lived until 1704 and is also buried in the Founders Burial Ground...
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    of government funded, public universities. Many were founded under the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act of 1862. A movement had arisen to bring a form...
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    biologists Thomas Huxley and Joseph Leidy, astronomer Samuel Langley, scientist Lord Kelvin, Senators James Blaine and Justin Morrill, industrialist Andrew Carnegie...
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    both former Edmund Muskie adviser George J. Mitchell and state Senator Joseph E. Brennan in a Democratic primary, causing him not to file with the party...
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    resources in Italy. Established by a gift from F. Gordon Morrill and Elizabeth Morrill, the Morrill Music library has been part of the Biblioteca Berenson...
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    is generally believed to have originated with the founder of Mormonism, Joseph Smith. According to several of his associates, Smith taught that polygamy...
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    Joseph Edward Brennan (November 2, 1934 – April 6, 2024) was an American lawyer and politician from Maine. A member of the Democratic Party, he served...
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    sworn in and a president of the Senate chosen. Dubin and Kallenbach label Morrill an "Anti Maine-Law" and American, Glashan labels him an "Anti-Nebraska...
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  • first of its kind in the United States. After the introduction of the Morrill Act in 1862, the state designated the college a land-grant institution...
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    governor without a fight. In 1860, Republican representative Justin S. Morrill presented his anti-bigamy bill to US Congress for the third time. The bill...
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