FORBES, WILLIAM CAMERON

1870–1959, American business executive and diplomat, b. Milton, Mass. He entered the mercantile house of his grandfather, John Murray Forbes, in Boston and was a partner in the firm after 1899. Appointed (1904) to the Philippine Commission by President Theodore Roosevelt, he held several administrative posts there before he served (1909–13) as governor-general of the islands. He was a member of the Wood-Forbes Commission, which was sent (1921) by President Harding to the Philippines. He was later (1930) chairman of a commission to study conditions in Haiti, served (1931–32) as ambassador to Japan at the time of the Manchurian crisis, and led (1935) an economic mission to East Asia.

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Alexander Forbes of Brechin: The First Tractarian Bishop
Book by Rowan Strong; Clarendon Press, 1995
Subjects: Anglican Communion--Scotland--Bishops--Biography, Episcopal Church In Scotland--Bishops--Biography, Forbes, A. P--(Alexander Penrose)--1817-1875, Oxford Movement--Scotland
...the genealogical appendices in William Forbes, Narrative of the Last Sickness...links to the government. Sir William Forbes was senior partner in Forbes...to the baronetcy, becoming Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo, baronet. As the late...
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The Life and Times of William Howard Taft: A Biography - Vol. 1
Book by Henry F. Pringle; Farrar & Rinehart, 1939
Subjects: Judges--United States--Biography, Presidents--United States--Biography, Taft, William H--(William Howard)--1857-1930
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT Books by Henry F. Pringle...Biography . THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT: A Biography . Photo by...BEGAN TO BLOW THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT A Biography BY...
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The Railway King of Canada: Sir William Mackenzie, 1849-1923
Book by R. B. Fleming; University of British Columbia Press, 1991
Subjects: Industrialists--Canada--Biography, Mackenzie, William--Sir--1849-1923, Railroads--Canada--History
...When Agnes Deans Cameron, the Arctic traveller...Mackenzies life, Sir William would have done...Portage, that William Mackenzie was born...to west. Donald Cameron, the superintendent...ability such as William Mackenzie. CHAPTER...of 1882, Hector Cameron was running for...
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William C. Whitney, Modern Warwick
Book by Mark D. Hirsch; Dodd, Mead, 1948
Subjects: Lawyers--New York (State)--Biography, Whitney, William C--(William Collins)--1841-1904
WILLIAM C. WHITNEY MODERN WARWICK WILLIAM C. WHITNEY Modern Warwick By MARK D. HIRSCH ILLUSTRITED...not be foreseen that it would expand and ramify as it did. William Collins Whitney had led an unusually active life and had interested...
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William Grant Still: A Bio-Bibliography
Book by Judith Anne Still, Michael J. Dabrishus, Carolyn L. Quin; Greenwood, 1996
Subjects: Still, William Grant--1895---Bibliography
...Fambro was teaching little William her beloved Negro spirituals...was able to hear Clarence Cameron White on the violin, and Richard...left for him from the late William Grant Still Sr.s grocery business...symphony when he declared, " William Grant Still came on the American...
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journal articles on: Forbes William Cameron  - 59 results

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Muddle or Muddle through? Takings Jurisprudence Meets the Endangered Species Act
Journal article by Mark Sagoff; William and Mary Law Review, Vol. 38, 1997
Subjects: Eminent domain (Law)--Litigation, Endangered Species Act of 1973, Endangered species--Litigation, Regulatory taking (Law)--Litigation
...Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon,(149) is the "original and most-cited Supreme Court decision on regulatory takings," according to William A. Fischel, who uses the details of this case to open his recent study of the regulatory taking of property rights.(150) At...
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How Does Public Management Affect Government Performance? Findings from International Research
Journal article by Melissa Forbes, Laurence E. Lynn Jr.; Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Vol. 15, 2005
Subjects: Public administration--Forecasts and trends, Social reform--Analysis
...Public Affairs Press. Weingast, Barry, and William J. Marshall. 1988. The industrial organization...alternatives. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Melissa Forbes University of Michigan Laurence E. Lynn...2004. Address correspondence to Melissa Forbes at mkforbes@umich.edu. (1) In American...
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The Regulation of Alcohol and Other Drugs in a Colonial Context: United States Policy towards the Philippines, C. 1898-1910
Journal article by Ian Tyrrell; Contemporary Drug Problems, Vol. 35, 2008
Subjects: Alcohol use, Colonies & territories, Conferences, Conventions, Religious missions, Spanish-American War, United States
...Commission official, William Cameron Forbes, served as Governor General...the lax attitude that Forbes displayed towards cockfighting...agitation in China. Dr William H. Park, an American...missions documented in William Parks work. According...
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Byron and the Scottish Spenserians
Journal article by David Hill Radcliffe; Studies in Romanticism, Vol. 47, 2008
Subjects: Authors, English--Criticism and interpretation, Authors, English--Works, Byron, George Gordon Noel, Baron--Criticism and interpretation, Byron, George Gordon Noel, Baron--Works, English writers--Criticism and interpretation, English writers--Works, Scottish poetry--Criticism and interpretation
...1805) 3-115; William Cameron, "The Minstrel continued...englishpoetry.org. (11.) William Drummond, Forth Feasting...222-40. (19.) William Forbes, An Account of the Life...1775), William Walker, "William Cameron," The Bards of Bon Accord...
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The First Vietnam: the U.S.-Philippine War of 1899
Journal article by Luzviminda Francisco; Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, Vol. 5, 1973
Subjects: Asia
...in late 1904, Secretary of Commerce and Police William Cameron Forbes issued a statement which can only be described as...been any trouble." The "uniformly good" conditions Forbes spoke of included a death rate of 438 per 1000 by...
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Devil in the Details
Magazine article; The American Prospect, July 1999
Subjects: Journalism--Practice, Journalistic ethics--Analysis, Journalists--Practice, Presidential candidates--Media coverage
...TZ FOSTERING INTOLERANCE William Wagner, 45, has been married...the facts when you have Paul Cameron, a psychologist whose research...the professional community. Cameron was dropped from membership...disassociating itself from Camerons work. And in 1985, a federal...
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American Association of Political Consultants Membership Roster*
Magazine article; Campaigns & Elections, Vol. 27, 2006
Subjects: American Association of Political Consultants--Membership, Political consultants--Directories
...PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES, LLC William D. McInturff, Partner 277 South...POTHOLM Erik Potholm, Partner 305 Cameron St. Alexandria, VA 22314 703-683-8326...POTHOLM Paul Curcio, Partner 305 Cameron St. Alexandria, VA 22314 703-683-8326...POTHOLM Rick Reed, Partner 305 Cameron St. Alexandria, VA 22314 703-683-8326...
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Family Feud
Magazine article by Alicia C. Shepard; American Journalism Review, Vol. 21, November 1999
Subjects: Chronicle Publishing Co.--Acquisitions, mergers, divestments, Hearst Corp.--Acquisitions, mergers, divestments, Newspapers--Acquisitions, mergers, divestments, San Francisco Chronicle (Newspaper)--Acquisitions, mergers, divestments, San Francisco, California--Newspapers and periodicals
...fighting, Thieriot and William Randolph Hearst Jr. began...three sisters, Helen Cameron, Constance Tobin and...according to a 1994 Forbes magazine article. "It...Son-in-law George T. Cameron takes over. 1935...executive editor. 1955 Cameron dies; Charles Thieriot...
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Season Preview 2002-03
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 19, October 2002
...Desire, Tennessee Williams; dir: Jane Page...Dulack dir: Gavin Cameron-Webb, Jan 5-Feb...Portner; dir: Roger Forbes. Mar 16-Apr 13...Inch, book: John Cameron Mitchell; lyrics...Inch, book: John Cameron Mitchell; lyrics...from Dickens; dir: William Goldsmith. Apr 10-27...
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Product Category Index
Magazine article; Corrections Today, Vol. 65, July 2003
Subjects: Correctional institutions--Equipment and supplies
...enough to wear every day. This allows for exceptional range of motion and flexibility. SECOND CHANCE BODY ARMOR, INC. 7915 Cameron Street, P.O. Box 578 Central Lake, MI 49622 Toll Free: (800) 253-7090 (231) 544-5721 Fax: (231) 544-9824 E-Mail...
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President Unveils 2 Centennial Markers of Mansion House
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, December 31, 2008
...Mansion House was constructed at the instance of then Deputy Governor General of the Philippines William Cameron Forbes. It was designed by William A. Parsons as part of the plan of Daniel Burnham for Baguio City in 1908 and inspired by the City...
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ROLL OF HONOUR; FC ZENIT ST. PETERSBURG V GLASGOW RANGERS - MAY 14, 2008 YOUR CALLS
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), May 19, 2008
...Dumbarton; John William Robertson, Dumbarton...Roders, Wemyss Bay; Cameron Roger, Dumbarton...Scott, Falkirk; Cameron Scott, Falkirk...Scott, Edinburgh; William Scott, Livingston...Todd, Hamilton; Cameron Todd, Hamilton...Ian Tomlin, Fort William; William Tomlinson...
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ROLL OF HONOUR; FC ZENIT ST. PETERSBURG V GLASGOW RANGERS - MAY 14, 2008 YOUR TEXTS
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), May 19, 2008
...Sweaden, Ayr; Norman Sweeney, Harthill; Cameron Sweeney, Armadale; Graeme Sweet, Glasgow...Tait, carntyne; Wullie Tannahill, Wishaw; William Taube, Balornock; Baileigh Taube, Stepps...Dreghorn; Chavez Watson, Moredun Loyal; Forbes Watson, East Kilbride; Jean Watson, East...
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University of Birmingham Degrees
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), July 13, 2009
Subjects: Psychotherapy, Radiation, Radiation (Physics), Universities and colleges
...Antonia Finnigan ; Lucy Follis ; Gemma Forbes ; Mark Ford ; Stephen Ford (with Honours...Nicola Joanna Higgins ; Christopher William Hine ; Julie Anne Hollier ; Amelia Rose...Physics Rachel Bentley ; Alistair Scott Cameron (Class I); Martin John Cuddy ; Brett Gaskin...
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Business Registrations
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), December 1, 2008
...Christie, 341 E. 12th Ave. U.S. Foundations LLC, William Potter, Arnold Gallagher Saydack Percell et al, 800...Easylife Coaching LLC, Kelly Lacost, 166 18th St. Forbes Construction, Forbes Jonasson, 5729 Main St., #219. Fresh Baked LLC, Kristi...
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encyclopedia articles on: Forbes William Cameron  - 4 results

 
 
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Forbes, William Cameron
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FORBES, WILLIAM CAMERON 1870 1959, American business executive...house of his grandfather, John Murray Forbes, in Boston and was a partner in the firm...the islands. He was a member of the Wood-Forbes Commission, which was sent (1921) by President...
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Civil War , in U.S. History
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and Lincoln Finds a General (5 vol., 1949 59), by K. P. Williams, are definitive in their respective fields. See also T. L...of Freedom (1988) and For Cause and Comrades (1997); E. Forbes, Thirty Years After (1994); H. Holzer and M. E. Neely, Jr...
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...literature. Life The writers father, William Emerson, a descendant of New England clergymen...4) of Emersons works, and, with W. E. Forbes, of the Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson...1964), J. Porte (1966, repr. 1979), K. W. Cameron, ed. (1967), S. E. Whicher (2d ed. 1971...
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Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...equality and freedom. In 1681 he sent William Markham as his deputy to establish a government...British and American forces under Gen. John Forbes. The power of the Native Americans was...political machine that had been built by Simon Cameron continued into the 20th cent. under the...


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