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Governor Parr was a four-masted schooner built in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia in 1918. Built by W.R. Huntley & Sons for Archie Davidson and Captain Angus D. Richards, she is claimed to be the "most handsome schooner built in Atlantic Canada" [1] and was also the last schooner built in Parrsboro. [2]
New York police arrested a former aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday, weeks after the FBI raided the aide's Long Island home. Authorities arrested both Linda Sun, 40, and her husband, Chris Hu ...
On March 16, 1715, Morris was appointed Chief Justice of New York. When William Cosby was appointed Governor of New York and New Jersey in 1732, his opponents were called "Morrisites" as Lewis Morris was a prominent critic. In 1733 Morris presided over the case of Cosby v. Van Dam.
Hamilton Fish (August 3, 1808 – September 7, 1893) was an American politician and statesman who served as the 16th governor of New York from 1849 to 1850, a United States senator from New York from 1851 to 1857, and the 26th U.S. secretary of state from 1869 to 1877.
In 1744, one year into George Clinton's position as Governor of New York, De Lancey was granted a commission as New York's chief justice and became a dominant political force, with many relying on his support for their continued time in office and salary. [7]
From early 1942 through April 1946, Matsonia was operated as a troop ship by the Matson Company as agent for the War Shipping Administration. [7] SS Matsonia. With her duties as a troop ship completed in April 1946, she returned to commercial duties between San Francisco and Honolulu. [8] She made her final trip for the Matson Line in April 1948.
Joshua David Shapiro [1] (born June 20, 1973) is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2023 as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania.A member of the Democratic Party, he was the attorney general of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2023 and served on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2012 to 2017.
Shortly after September 11, 2001, Governor of New York George E. Pataki wrote a letter to Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England requesting that the Navy bestow the name New York on a surface warship involved in the Global War on Terrorism in honor of the victims of the September 11 attacks. [6]