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    George von Lengerke Meyer (June 24, 1858 – March 9, 1918) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives...
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  • merchant and landowner Wilhelm von Lengerke (1894–1942), Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht George von Lengerke Meyer (1858–1918), American businessman and...
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  • flying ace George Meyer (born 1956), U.S. TV comedy writer George Meyer (soccer), American soccer coach George von Lengerke Meyer (1858–1918), U.S. Secretary...
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    to bring such ideas to debate. To circumvent the opposition, George von Lengerke Meyer, Secretary of the Navy under William Howard Taft implemented a...
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    "Y-gun" depth charge thrower was added to many ships. Meyer, named for George von Lengerke Meyer, was laid down 6 February 1919 at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding...
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  • 1879), who played for FC Barcelona George Meyer (baseball) (1909–1992), American baseball player George von Lengerke Meyer (1858–1918), U. S. Postmaster General...
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    but Taft kept only Agriculture Secretary James Wilson and George von Lengerke Meyer. Meyer was shifted from the position of Postmaster General to the...
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    only Agriculture Secretary James Wilson and Postmaster General George von Lengerke Meyer (who was transferred to the Navy Department). Others appointed...
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    the General Board approved the 16-inch gun as early as 1911, George von Lengerke Meyer, the Secretary of the Navy, felt that a move to the larger gun...
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    including William A. Chanler, Joseph Choate, Clarence Mackay, George von Lengerke Meyer, John Grier Hibben, and Nicholas Murray Butler, purchased the...
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    great popular idol and a great vote-getter." His image stands alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln on Mount Rushmore. He is...
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    William Howard Taft, First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Navy Secretary George von Lengerke Meyer, and Horace Porter, who was responsible for locating Jones' grave...
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    of a $24,000,000 budget reduction, but Secretary of the Navy George von Lengerke Meyer fought to keep the original design and the ships were not altered...
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  • January 14 - Postmaster General George B. Cortelyou resigns. He's replaced by Ambassador to Russia George von Lengerke Meyer. January 26 - Roosevelt signs...
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    approved battleship for the fiscal year 1914. Secretary of the Navy George von Lengerke Meyer had requested three battleships for that fiscal year, citing the...
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    Creighton University basketball player and current NBA player George von Lengerke Meyer, U.S. ambassador to Italy and Russia, Secretary of the Navy, and...
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    Moffat, William Astor Chanler, Joseph Choate, Clarence Mackay, George von Lengerke Meyer, and John Grier Hibben, purchased the Château de Chavaniac, birthplace...
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    Truman Handy Newberry Michigan 1 December 1908 4 March 1909 40 George von Lengerke Meyer Massachusetts 6 March 1909 4 March 1913 William Howard Taft (1909–1913)...
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    1903 he painted the portrait of the American ambassador in Italy George Von Lengerke Meyer: believed to be lost, the painting was discovered in 2023 by Italian...
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    even for the second line of defense" by Secretary of the Navy George von Lengerke Meyer. She saw little use, other than summer cruises, and was transferred...
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    was successfully tested with then U.S. Secretary of the Navy George von Lengerke Meyer, in Newport, Rhode Island. Széchenyi, along with David C. Watts...
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    by President William Howard Taft and the Secretary of the Navy George von Lengerke Meyer. In 1913, she conducted a good-will visit to Villefranche, France...
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    Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on December 8, 1902. George von Lengerke Meyer March 8, 1905 April 12, 1905 January 26, 1907 John W. Riddle December...
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    Captain Washington Irving Chambers, USN, who had been appointed by George von Lengerke Meyer, the Secretary of the Navy, to investigate military uses for aviation...
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    appointed aide for personnel for Secretary of the Navy George von Lengerke Meyer. Secretary Meyer reorganizaed the Navy Department and Potter, who was considered...
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  • (1880–1882) George A. Marden (1883–1884) John Q. A. Brackett (1885–1886) Charles J. Noyes (1887–1888) William Emerson Barrett (1889–1893) George von Lengerke Meyer...
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    After the division passed in review before Secretary of the Navy George von Lengerke Meyer on the 25th, Connecticut left for Genoa, Italy, where she remained...
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  • Holworthy Gate (2019) Holworthy gate Detail, 2010 Meyer Gate was given by George von Lengerke Meyer in 1901. Like the Holworthy Gate, it connects the...
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    Greenhalge. William M. Butler served as president of the Senate and George von Lengerke Meyer served as speaker of the House. 53rd United States Congress List...
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    Washington, D.C., designed by John Russell Pope. Later known as the White-Meyer House, it is today part of the Meridian International Center. The house...
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