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    James Braidwood (1800–1861) was a Scottish firefighter who was the first "Master of Engines", in the world's first municipal fire service in Edinburgh...
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  • James Braidwood may refer to: James Braidwood (1800–1861), Scottish firefighter, developed the modern fire service James Braidwood (engineer) (1832–1879)...
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    the London Fire Engine Establishment (LFEE), with James Braidwood as the Chief Officer. Braidwood had previously been the fire chief in Edinburgh, where...
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    Braidwood is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States, approximately 53 miles (85 km) southwest of Chicago and 18 miles (29 km) south of Joliet...
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    and the Clerk of the House of Commons. The actions of Superintendent James Braidwood of the London Fire Engine Establishment ensured that Westminster Hall...
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    permanent fire brigade only two months earlier under its new firemaster James Braidwood. Although this new force arrived quickly with their custom-built fire...
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  • player Ernie Braidwood (1895–1968), English footballer James Braidwood (firefighter) (1800–1861), Scottish firefighter Linda Braidwood (1909–2003), American...
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    two weeks, and caused £2 million worth of damage. During the fire, James Braidwood, superintendent of the London Fire Engine Establishment, was killed...
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    before the fire went out completely. The head of the Establishment, James Braidwood, was killed by a falling wall while fighting the fire. It was one of...
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    as was the engineer and telephone pioneer Alexander Graham Bell. James Braidwood, who organised Britain's first municipal fire brigade, was also born...
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  • Logan McNeil Unknown January 22, 2024 (2024-01-22) 206 44 7 "I Am James Braidwood / I Am Queen Liliʻuokalani" Logan McNeil Unknown January 23, 2024 (2024-01-23)...
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    Braidwood is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council. It is located on the Kings Highway...
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    London Fire Engine Establishment was formed under the leadership of James Braidwood, who had founded the first professional, municipal fire brigade in...
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  • Brigade, the first fire brigade in Britain, under the leadership of James Braidwood. October 21 – Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement. November 5 – Rensselaer...
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    the Edinburgh Fire Engine Establishment was formed in 1824, led by James Braidwood. London followed in 1832 with the London Fire Engine Establishment...
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  • Robert John Braidwood (29 July 1907 – 15 January 2003) was an American archaeologist and anthropologist, one of the founders of scientific archaeology...
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    provided by voluntary bodies, parish authorities or insurance companies. James Braidwood founded the world's first municipal fire service in Edinburgh after...
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    stands in West Parliament Square. The square also includes a statue of James Braidwood, erected in 2008, who founded what is asserted to be the world's first...
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    Braidwood District Historical Society Museum is a heritage-listed former hotel and Oddfellows Hall and now museum located on Wallace Street, Braidwood...
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    From To Military rank (if applicable) Name Notes 1833 1861 James Braidwood First director of the London Fire Engine Establishment (which later became...
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    insurance company fire service, the London Fire Engine Establishment, James Braidwood, was killed in the line of duty while fighting a massive fire in Tooley...
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    Anti-Alcohol Congresses, is also buried here. Pioneering fire fighter James Braidwood, credited with forming the first municipal fire brigade; Edward Calvert...
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  • fire breaks out, and the firefighter James Braidwood is killed while fighting it. 31 July: The church of St James the Less, Pimlico is consecrated. The...
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  • Brackley, who owned a house near here Braidwood Passage – presumably after 19th-century fireman James Braidwood Brandon Mews - after Robert Brandon (d...
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  • debt. June 22 – Tooley Street fire breaks out and takes the life of James Braidwood, first superintendent of the London Fire Brigade. June 25 – Abdülmecid...
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    visit members of London's new fire service. The service's first Chief, James Braidwood, introduced the first such missionary in 1854. Within five years the...
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    The history of Braidwood, New South Wales in Australia dates back to the early nineteenth century. The historic nature of the town has been recognised...
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  • September 2024. Jack Porter at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2024. Braidwood, Jamie (25 September 2024). "Who is Jack Porter? 16-year-old Arsenal goalkeeper...
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    Thomas Braidwood Wilson FRGS (bapt. 29 April 1792 – 11 November 1843) was an Australian surgeon and explorer. He was baptised in Kirknewton, West Lothian...
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    stations established in the 1820s by Edinburgh's first firemaster James Braidwood.[citation needed] It is now an architect's office. Robert Morham also...
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