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    Francis Patrick Matthews (March 15, 1887 – October 18, 1952) was an American who served as the 8th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus from 1939...
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  • Francis or Fran Matthews may refer to: Francis Matthews (actor) (1927–2014), British actor Francis P. Matthews (1887–1952), 49th United States Secretary...
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    Francis Matthews (2 September 1927 – 14 June 2014) was an English actor, best known for playing Paul Temple in the BBC television series of the same name...
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    Utz, p. 13. Hone & Utz, p. 14. Hone & Utz, p. 14-15. Hone & Utz, p. 15. Hone & Utz, p. 32. Hone & Utz, p. 25. Hone & Utz, p. 34. Hone & Utz, p. 25-26...
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    1953 – June 25, 1957 President Dwight D. Eisenhower Preceded by Francis P. Matthews Succeeded by Scott McLeod Personal details Born (1915-08-07)August...
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    Roosevelt Harry S. Truman 49 John L. Sullivan New Hampshire 18 September 1947 – 24 May 1949 50 Francis P. Matthews Nebraska 25 May 1949 – 10 August 1949...
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  • Constitution Through Ten of Its Most Curious Provisions. Boston: Beacon Press. p. 17. ISBN 9780807000892. Retrieved December 24, 2022. Wexler, Jay (2011)....
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  • Morris Ernst Roland B. Gittelsohn Frank Porter Graham Francis J. Haas Charles Luckman Francis P. Matthews Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. Henry Knox Sherrill...
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  • marks him as a fairly representative New Deal anti-communist," and Francis P. Matthews was a civil rights official and member of Harry Truman's cabinet...
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    would be essential to national defense. Soon afterward, Johnson and Francis P. Matthews, the man he advanced to be the new Secretary of the Navy, set about...
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    resigned in protest and was replaced as Secretary of the Navy by Francis P. Matthews, who had limited familiarity with defense issues, but was a close...
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    December 3, 2018. Kauffman 1982, p. 18. Kauffman 1982, pp. 40–41. Kauffman 1982, p. 61. Kauffman 1982, p. 103. Kauffman 1982, p. 131. "National Council, K of...
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  • stunned delegates by nominating Deputy Supreme Knight Francis P. Matthews for Supreme Knight, but Matthews declined the nomination. The Knights of Columbus...
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  • Infantry Division in World War II Francis P. Matthews (1887–1952), 49th U.S. Secretary of the Navy H. Spencer Matthews, (1921–2002), first U.S. naval pilot...
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    Admirals", he was detached from duty by the Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews on November 1, 1949, and retired in 1950. Denfeld was a candidate...
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    its type ever undertaken in a combat zone Life magazine, September 8, 1958, p. 108 "Rye resident writes biography". seacoastonline.com. Portsmouth, New...
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    John L. Sullivan John T. Koehler February 18, 1949 October 3, 1951 Francis P. Matthews Herbert R. Askins October 3, 1951 January 20, 1953 Dan A. Kimball...
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    2016, it was reported that then president-elect Trump intended to name Brian P. Burns as the next ambassador to Ireland. However, in June 2017, Burns withdrew...
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    Secretary of Defense George Marshall and Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews requested that the USO be reactivated "to provide support for the...
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    Congress. This followed a recommendation of Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews, who said that McCain's combat commendations would have earned him...
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    make difficult decisions. To replace Sullivan, Johnson recommended Francis P. Matthews for the position of Secretary of the Navy. A lawyer from Omaha, Nebraska...
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  • president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications Cardinal Francis George, former Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Gérald Lacroix, Archbishop...
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    the Navy May 25, 1949 – July 31, 1951 Succeeded by Francis P. Whitehair Preceded by Francis P. Matthews United States Secretary of the Navy July 31, 1951...
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    it was bought by former Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews in 1954, but this is false as Matthews had died two years earlier. On January 24, 1955...
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    commanded a Navy SEAL team in Vietnam; Medal of Honor recipient Francis P. Matthews (1887–1952), 49th United States Secretary of the Navy during the...
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    UOM:39015071121019. Kauffman 1982, p. 320. "A Growing Legacy". Columbia. Vol. 92, no. 8. April 2012. p. 2. Kauffman 1982, p. 321. "1899 Michigan Wolverines...
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    Baseball pitcher Al Mahon Former United States Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews Nebraska politician William A. Poynter "ArcGIS REST Services Directory"...
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  • This playground was named Pius XII and dedicated and blessed by Cardinal Francis Spellman, Archbishop of New York, on June 7, 1952. Swift was named a Massachusetts...
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    planning and administration of unification. Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews fired Denfeld on October 27, 1949, explaining that he and Denfeld...
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    by Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson and Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews to make the Convair B-36 the Air Force's principal bomber aircraft...
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