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Lincoln Hulley
Lincoln Hulley (May 3, 1865 – January 20, 1934) was a history professor, president of Stetson University, and Florida State Senator. Early life and education Hulley was born to a Methodist family on May 3, 1865. He graduated from Bucknell University in 1888 and then became a post-graduate student at Harvard. In 1895 he earned his Ph.D. degree from the University of Chicago. Career After getting his Ph.D. degree, Hully then returned to Bucknell to teach history. Then in 1904 at 39 years of age Hully moved to DeLand, Florida and became the president of Stetson University. As president of Stetson University he wrote many plays, grew the student body to 500, obtained accreditation, and oversaw the construction of many new buildings. He is also the longest ever sitting president of Stetson University serving for 30 years ending with his death in 1934. Hully also was elected to the Florida Senate twice during his tenure as the president of Stetson University representing Florida's 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stetson University
Stetson University is a private university in DeLand, Florida, United States. Established in 1883 as DeLand Academy, it was later renamed John B. Stetson University in honor of John B. Stetson. The university's main campus in DeLand spans 175 acres and is composed of four colleges and schools: the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Music, the School of Business Administration, and the Stetson University College of Law. History Stetson University was founded in 1883 as DeLand Academy after Henry Addison DeLand, the principal founder of the town. In 1887, the institution was incorporated as DeLand University. In 1889, its name was changed to John B. Stetson University to honor John B. Stetson, a hat manufacturer who made generous donations to the university and served alongside DeLand as a founding trustee. The first director of the academy was John H. Griffith, a minister. When the college was founded, John Franklin Forbes took over as the first president. Lena B. Math ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Florida Gubernatorial Election
The 1920 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee Cary A. Hardee defeated Republican Party (United States), Republican nominee George E. Gay with 77.94% of the vote. Primary elections Partisan primary, Primary elections were held on June 8, 1920. Democratic primary Candidates *Cary A. Hardee, former List of Speakers of the Florida House of Representatives, Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives *Van C. Swearingen, Florida Attorney General *Lincoln Hulley, Florida Senate, State senator Results General election Candidates Major party candidates *Cary A. Hardee, Democratic *George E. Gay, Republican Other candidates *Furman C. Whitaker, Socialist, doctor and Socialist Party candidate in 1904 for the School District of Manatee County, Manatee County School District. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Chicago Alumni
A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The first universities in Europe were established by Catholic monks. The University of Bologna (), Italy, which was founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *being a high degree-awarding institute. *using the word (which was coined at its foundation). *having independence from the ecclesiastic schools and issuing secular as well as non-secular degrees (with teaching conducted by both clergy and non-clergy): grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law and notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in medieval life, 1179–1499", McFarland, 2008, , p. 55f.de Ridder-Symoens, Hilde''A History of the University in Europe: Volume 1, Universities in the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucknell University Alumni
Bucknell may refer to: Places *Bucknell, Oxfordshire, England *Bucknell, Shropshire, England *Bucknell railway station, Shropshire, England *Bucknell Ridge Antarctica *Bucknell Wood Meadows, Northamptonshire, England Educational institutions *Bucknell University, Pennsylvania, United States People *Barry Bucknell, Robert "Barry" Barraby Bucknell was an English TV presenter who popularised Do It Yourself (DIY) *Katherine Bucknell, an American scholar and novelist *John Bucknell (7 June 1872 – 5 March 1925) was an English cricket player. *William Bucknell, American Businessman, and benefactor of Bucknell University. *Margaret Bucknell Pecorini, American painter. *Peter Bucknell, a filmmaker, an author and classical violist residing in Barcelona. See also *Bucknall (other) {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Deaths
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * February 6 – 6 February 1934 crisis, French political crisis: The French far-right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon, in an attempted coup d'état against the French Third Republic, Third Republic. * February 9 ** Gaston Doumergue forms a new government in France. ** Second Hellenic Republic, Greece, Kingdom of Romania, Romania, Turkey and Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia form the Balkan Pact. * February 12–February 15, 15 – Austrian Civil War: The Fatherland Front (Austria), Fatherland Front consolidates its power in a series of clashes across the country. * February 16 – The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1865 Births
Events January * January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street, in New York City. * January 13 – American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Fisher – Union forces launch a major amphibious assault against the last seaport held by the Confederates, Fort Fisher, North Carolina. * January 15 – American Civil War: Union forces capture Fort Fisher. * January 31 ** The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (conditional prohibition of slavery and involuntary servitude) passes narrowly, in the House of Representatives. ** American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. February * February 3 – American Civil War: Hampton Roads Conference: Union and Confederate leaders discuss peace terms. * February 6 – The municipal administration of Finland is established. * February 8 & March 8 – Gregor Mendel reads his paper on '' E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van C
A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. There is some variation in the scope of the word across the different English-speaking countries. The smallest vans, microvans, are used for transporting either goods or people in tiny quantities. Mini MPVs, compact MPVs, and MPVs are all small vans usually used for transporting people in small quantities. Larger vans with passenger seats are used for institutional purposes, such as transporting students. Larger vans with only front seats are often used for business purposes, to carry goods and equipment. Specially equipped vans are used by television stations as mobile studios. Postal services and courier companies use large step vans to deliver packages. Word origin and usage Van meaning a type of vehicle arose as a contraction of the word caravan. The earliest records of a van as a vehicle in English are in the mid-19th century, meaning a covered wagon for transporting goods; the earliest reported rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cary A
Cary may refer to: Places United States * Cary, Illinois, a village, part of the Chicago metropolitan area * Cary, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Cary, Miami County, Indiana, a ghost town * Cary, Maine, an unorganized township and former plantation * Mount Cary, Massachusetts * Cary, Mississippi, a town * Cary, North Carolina, a town * Cary Township, Wake County, North Carolina, containing the bulk of the town * Cary, Wisconsin, a town United Kingdom * Cary (barony), County Antrim, Northern Ireland * Castle Cary, Somerset, England * River Cary, Somerset Slovakia * Čáry, a village People * Cary (given name) * Cary (surname) * Cary family, a British aristocratic family, with a branch in Ireland Businesses * Cary Audio Design, a manufacturer of vacuum tube and solid state audio components * Cary Instruments, the optical instrumentation division of Varian Instruments * Cary Safe Company, a defunct American safe company Railway stations * Cary st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampa Times
The ''Tampa Times'', or ''Tampa Daily Times'', was a daily newspaper founded in Tampa, Florida, in 1893. It was started by the consolidation of two newspapers by the Tampa Publishing Company, whose vice president was W. B. Henderson, a leading businessperson in Tampa. D.B. McKay was the publisher. The newspaper was an early leader in broadcasting, first putting WDAE 1250 AM on the air in 1922 (now on 620 AM). Then in 1947, an FM station was added, WDAE-FM 105.7 (now WMTX 100.7 FM). Also in the late 1940s, the company applied for a broadcast television station license and was denied. In 1952, the ''Tampa Times'' was acquired by its rival daily newspaper, the ''Tampa Tribune'', which had a television station. The ''Tampa Tribune'' continued printing the ''Tampa Times'' for a number of decades, maintaining the "Times" moniker in competition with the '' St. Petersburg Times'', another newspaper in the Tampa Bay area. After the ''Tampa Tribune'' stopped publishing its ''Tampa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tampa Tribune
''The Tampa Tribune'' was a daily newspaper published in Tampa, Florida. Along with the competing ''Tampa Bay Times'', the ''Tampa Tribune'' was one of two major newspapers published in the Tampa Bay area. The newspaper also published a ''St. Petersburg Tribune'' edition, sold and distributed in Pinellas County. It published a Sunday magazine, ''Florida Accent'', during the 1960s and 1970s. ''The Tampa Tribune'' also operated '' Highlands Today'', a daily newspaper in Sebring. The ''Tribune'' stopped publishing the '' Hernando Today'', which was located in Brooksville, on December 1, 2014, citing "a tough newspaper advertising climate." On May 3, 2016, the ''Tampa Bay Times'' announced that it had acquired the ''Tribune'', and was combining the ''Times'' and ''Tribune''s operations, ending publication of the ''Tribune''. History Daily publication of the ''Tribune'' started in 1895 when Wallace Stovall upgraded printing from once a week. In 1927, newspaper mogul John St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
28th Florida Senate District
Florida's 28th Senate district elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district comprises Collier, Hendry, and parts of Lee county. Its current senator is Republican Kathleen Passidomo. Senators * Francis A. Hendry, 1865-1867 * C. B. McClenny, 1879-1881 * S. M. Hendricks, 1883-1885 * J. M. Fraser, 1887 * Charles F. A. Bielby, 1889 * W. H. Bristol, 1891-1893 * Charles Daugherty, 1895-1897 * Frank W. Sams, 1899-1909 * James W. Perkins, 1911 * (Not represented, 1912 ex) * Jacob B. Conrad, 1913-1915 * James E. Alexander, 1917 * Lincoln Hulley, 1918-1921 * Howard G. Putnam, 1923-1929 * W. C. Chowning, 1931-1933 * F. B. Nordman Jr., 1935-1937 * Hubert A. Price, 1939-1941 * L. A. Coleman, 1943-1945 * Walter G. Walker, 1947-1949 * E. William Gautier, 1951-1965 * Wilbur H. Boyd, 1966(D) * Lawton M. Chiles Jr., 1967-1970 (D) * Bob Brannen, 1970-1972 (D) (resigned, Feb. 16, 1972) * Curtis Peterson, 1972 (special election, March 22, 1972) * Tom Johnson, 1973-1974 (R) * Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
