George henry burgess biography examples

  • George Henry Burgess (1831 - 1905) was active/lived in California, Hawaii.
  • George Henry, the author of this work, was born in the state of Virginia, in the year 1819.
  • The patriarch of the family was Henry Burgess (1781-1863).

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    Life of George Henry.
    Together with a Brief History of the Colored People in America:
    Electronic Edition.

    Henry, George, b.1819

    Funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities
    supported the electronic publication of this title.

    Text scanned (OCR) by Bethany Ronnberg and Lee Ann Morawski
    Images scanned by Chris Hill
    Text encoded by Chris Hill and Natalia Smith
    First edition, 2000
    ca. 170K
    Academic Affairs Library, UNC-CH
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
    2000.

    Source Description:
    (title page) Life of George Henry. Together with a Brief History of the Colored People in America.
    George Henry
    124 p.
    Providence
    H. I. Gould & Co., Printers
    1894

    Call number B H5222 (Brooklyn Public Library)

            The electronic edition is a part of the UNC-CH digitization project, Documenting the American South.
            Any hyphens occurring in line breaks have been rem

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    Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion, 511th PIR 

    August 22, 1918 - April 4, 1995 (Age 76) - gravesite

    Citations (Including WWII, Korea and Vietnam): Silver Star; the Legion of Merit; Bronze Star; Purple Heart; Presidential Unit Citation; American Defense Service Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Army Occupation Medal (Japan); Infantryman Badge; Philippine Liberation Ribbon.

    Bio: 

    Much has been written about the role of LTC Henry A. Burgess in the 11th Airborne Division's famous raid on the Los Banos civilian internment camp located near Laguna de Bay on Luzon on February 23, 1945, yet I have found a definitive lack of biographical information written about the man himself. This article is an attempt to correct (albeit abbreviatedly) that dearth of historical background on this great battlefield and community leader.

    Henry "Hank" Amos Burgess was born on August 22, 1918 to James H. and Helen M. Burgess. His brother C

  • george henry burgess biography examples

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    Burgess family papper

    1794-1929 [bulk 1835-1863]

    The Burgess family papper document three generations of a British family whose members ventured to Persia, Continental europe and the United States.

    The patriarch of the family was Henry Burgess (1781-1863). Born into a Quaker family, he did not practice the religion han själv and indeed married an Anglican, Frances Ridsdale (1784-1847). Burgess was an inventory, an economist, commercial investor and editor. The gods of these was his most stead profession. From 1827 until approximately 1850 he edited The Bankers' Circular, a paper that he had founded. The Circular attracted a prestigious readership that included the leading politicians of the day. As an investor, he was a co-partner with Baring Brothers in iron mining and steel ventures during the latter part of this life. Products of his career as an inventor include a patented device designed to improve wheeled carriages (1823) and a machine for curing or salting meats (c.18