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    James Charles Prevost (1810–1891) was an admiral in the Royal Navy. He was born in Bedhampton, Hampshire, England, the son of Rear-Admiral James Prevost...
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  • Look up Prevost, prevost, or prévôt in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Prevost, Prévost or Prévôt may refer to: Prévost (electoral district), Quebec,...
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    island. Graham Island was named in 1853 by James Charles Prevost, commander of HMS Virago, for Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet, who was First Lord of the...
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    Harbor is named for James Charles Prevost, captain of HMS Satellite. Nearby Prevost Island in British Columbia is also named after Prevost, while Satellite...
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    of Georgia to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The British appointed James Charles Prevost First Commissioner, George Henry Richards Second Commissioner, and...
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  • Cowichan tribe. The mount's modern name is a tribute to Captain James Charles Prevost, RN, who served aboard HMS Satellite and was British Commissioner...
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    for James Charles Prevost, who was British Commissioner for the San Juan Island boundary dispute of 1859-1870 and captain of HMS Satellite. Prevost Harbor...
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    peninsula. Prevost Hill was named after James Charles Prevost, British commissioner in the negotiations to settle the San Juan boundary dispute. Prevost Hill...
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    Sir Charles Thomas Keble Prevost, 4th Baronet (1866–1939) Sir George James Augustine Prevost, 5th Baronet (1910–1985) Sir Christopher Gerald Prevost, 6th...
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    Sir George Prevost, 1st Baronet (19 May 1767 – 5 January 1816) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who is most well known as the "Defender...
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    the ship (HMS Satellite) captained by the British naval officer James Charles Prevost, who was stationed at Vancouver Island from 1857 to 1860. Majors...
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  • born in Andover Kevin Pressman, footballer, was born in Fareham James Charles Prevost, naval commander, was born in Bedhampton Alan Priddy, sailor and...
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    in 1815. Charles and Georgiana had eight children, but only four – Benjamin Herschel, Georgiana Whitmore, Dugald Bromhead and Henry Prevost – survived...
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    R.N." www.pdavis.nl. "Biography of James Newburgh Strange R.N." www.pdavis.nl. "Biography of James Charles Prevost R.N." www.pdavis.nl. "Biography of...
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  • and Kunghit Island. Houston Stewart Channel was given its name by James Charles Prevost in 1853, in honour of William Houston Stewart, his predecessor aboard...
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    who served under British Capt. Henry Kellett in 1846 and Capt. James Charles Prevost in 1857–60, and scouted the area for an ideal site for the British...
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    also own prints and negatives). John Hannavy (December 16, 2013). "Prevost, Charles Henry Victor (1820-1881), French and American photographer". Encyclopedia...
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  • Nicholas Le Prevost (born 18 March 1947) is an English actor. Le Prevost was born in Wiltshire. He was educated at Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury...
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    December 1864: Commanded (from commissioning at Plymouth) by Captain James Charles Prevost, Mediterranean Fleet. December 1864 – 12 January 1867: Commanded...
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    of his wife's first marriage. Augustine James Frederick Prevost (called "Frederick") and John Bartow Prevost had both joined their father in the Royal...
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  • The Prévost orphanage in Cempuis (French: L'Orphelinat Prévost de Cempuis) was an orphanage in northern France best known for its experimental libertarian...
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    marriage to Annette, the daughter of Admiral James Charles Prevost, Hildyard's brothers were Harold Charles Thoroton Hildyard (born 1872) and Gerald Moresby...
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    Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart (31 December 1720 – 30 January 1788) was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart making him...
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  • General James Screven chased Thomas Brown's Loyalist company into a large position of British regulars established by British Major Mark Prevost and were...
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    Hildyard married Annette, the daughter of Admiral James Charles Prevost, and they had three sons, Harold Charles Thoroton Hildyard (born 1872), Gerald Moresby...
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    1812. Two British forces, an army under Lieutenant General Sir George Prévost and a naval squadron under Captain George Downie converged on the lakeside...
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    Ralph (2002). "James Madison". In Graff, Henry F. (ed.). The Presidents: A Reference History (Third ed.). New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons...
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    Thoroton Hildyard (1846–1916), who married Annette Prevost, a daughter of Adm. James Charles Prevost, in 1871. Thoroton-Hildyard died at the age of 66...
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    assisted by Severo Mallet-Prevost, Benjamin F. Tracy, James R. Soley, and José María Rojas. The country had been represented by James J. Storrow until his...
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  • board the paddle sloop HMS Hecate. Hecate was commanded by Captain James Charles Prevost, RN; Young, as Additional Paymaster was probably doubling as Captain's...
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