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# Rufus T. Peck

Rufus T. Peck (December 24, 1836 – July 24, 1900) was an American teacher, publisher, and politician from New York.

## Life

Peck was born on December 24, 1836, in Solon, New York, the son of farmer Lyman Peck and Almira Thompson.
Peck attended the New York Central College. He worked as a teacher for fourteen years, and then as a merchant for three years in his native town. In 1874, he was elected school commissioner of the northern district of Cortland County. He served two terms in that office. He read law under R. Holland Duell, and was admitted to the bar in 1876, but he only practiced law in connection with his own private business affairs. In 1876, he joined the publishing house of Major L. H. Evarts of Philadelphia and established a publishing firm called Evarts & Peck. The firm published a number of city and county histories in the United States. He was postmaster of Solon from 1867 to 1875, vice-president of the State Teachers Association, and a director of the Elmira National Bank.
In 1888, Peck was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing Cortland County. He served in the Assembly in 1889, 1890, and 1891. By that year, he moved to Cortland. He was a delegate to the 1892 Republican National Convention.
Peck was a trustee of the First Baptist Church of Cortland. In 1859, he married Susan Wells of Kings Township, Ontario, Canada. Their children were Louise E., Arthur R., Frank John, and Fred Ross. Susan died in 1889, and in 1892 Peck married Jeanette Dutton of Perry, Iowa.
Peck died in a private Auburn sanitarium, where he was staying for over a year, on July 24, 1900. He was buried in the family plot in the Cortland Rural Cemetery.
# Thomas G. Waterman

Thomas Glasby Waterman (January 23, 1788 New York City – January 7, 1862 Binghamton, Broome County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

## Life

He was the son of David Waterman (b. 1749), a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1794 and 1800, and Elizabeth (Wells) Waterman. The family removed to Salisbury, Connecticut, when Thomas was still a child. He graduated from Yale College in 1806.
He studied law at Litchfield Law School, and later with Samuel Sherwood at Delhi, NY. He was admitted to the bar in 1809, and practiced in partnership with Sherwood. In 1812, he removed to Owego, to practice law there, but a few months later went on to Binghamton.
In 1813, he married Pamela Whitney, daughter of Gen. Joshua Whitney (assemblyman 1816–17).
He was District Attorney of Broome County from 1822 to 1823. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Broome Co.) in 1824.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (6th D.) from 1827 to 1830, sitting in the 50th, 51st, 52nd and 53rd New York State Legislatures.
NY Assemblyman Luther Waterman (1753–1807) was his uncle. He also published the book Powers and Duties of Justices of the Peace in 1828.
His son, Joshua Whitney Waterman, married firstly Eliza Cameron Davenport, and secondly, her sister, Fanny Davenport, both siblings of Ira Davenport.
# Augustus Weismann

Augustus Weismann (March 6, 1809, in Kingdom of Württemberg – 1884) was an American politician from New York.

## Life

He attended school in his native village and Schorndorf. Then he became an apothecary. In 1832, he emigrated to the United States, and settled in New York City. In 1833, he opened a small drugstore on Broome Street. In 1834, he married Clara Fabia Loss (born 1815), daughter of City Surveyor Adolphus Loss, and they had five children. From 1846 to 1860, he was a partner in a big drugstore on Broadway. Afterwards he bought a farm in New Jersey and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He entered politics as a Democrat, became a Free Soiler in 1848; and joined the Republican Party upon its foundation in 1855. He was appointed as a member of the New York City Board of Education in 1851; was a member of the Board of Supervisors of New York County from 1858 to 1863; and was a member of the New York State Senate (6th D.) in 1872 and 1873.

## Sources

* Life Sketches of Executive Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York by William H. McElroy & Alexander McBride (1873; pg. 110ff) [e-book]
* CITY GOVERNMENT IN 1858 in NYT on January 5, 1858
New York State Senate :
| Preceded byThomas J. Creamer | New York State Senate 6th District 1872–1873 | Succeeded byJacob A. Gross |
# James F. Pierce

James Farnsworth Pierce (April 8, 1830 in Madrid, St. Lawrence County, New York – July 8, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York City) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

## Life

He was the son of Caleb Pierce, M.D. (1799–1887) and Sarah Emily (Farnsworth) Pierce (1807–1865). He studied law, first in Potsdam, then with Job Pierson in Troy; was admitted to the bar in Albany in 1851; and, going south to recover from lung disease, commenced practice in St. Augustine, Florida in partnership with Isaac H. Bronson. In 1856, he returned to New York, and resumed the practice of law at Canton. He married Anna Maria Redington (1835–1904), and they had six children. He was Clerk of St. Lawrence County from 1862 to 1864.
In 1865, he moved to New York City, and the next year to Brooklyn. He was a Democratic member of the New York State Senate (2nd D.) from 1868 to 1871, sitting in the 91st, 92nd, 93rd and 94th New York State Legislatures.
He was again a member of the State Senate in 1878 and 1879; and again from 1886 to 1889, sitting in the 109th, 110th, 111th and 112th New York State Legislatures.
He was Superintendent of Insurance from 1891 to 1897.
He died of "paralysis" at his home at 7 Montague Terrace, in Brooklyn, and was buried at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

## Family

James F. Pierce was a fourth cousin twice removed of President Franklin Pierce, their common ancestor being Thomas Pierce (1618–1683).
# William D. Stevenson

William Daniel Stevenson (December 11, 1847 – July 30, 1914) was an American politician from New York.

## Life

Stevenson was born on December 11, 1847, in North Argyle, New York. His parents were William and Susanna Terry Stevenson. His father died when Stevenson was young. A few years later, his mother married a Mr. Orr of Troy. He then grew up in Troy, but spent his summers in North Argyle. He attended Troy Academy and Dr. Read's Boarding school in Geneva.
While in Troy, he was a member of the Arba Read Fire Company. After his marriage, he returned to North Argyle, where he worked in a brick store his father once worked in. He was president of the Argyle-Fort Edward Plank Road Company, and a director and president of the Washington County Agricultural Society. He was also director of the Fort Edward National Bank and president of the Argyle and Fort Edward Telegraph Company. He owned several valuable farms and was involved in real estate.
Stevenson was elected as town supervisor, and served as chairman of the board. In 1890, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Washington County 1st District. He served in the Assembly in 1891, 1892, and 1895.
In 1870, Stevenson married Elizabeth Livingston Wallace. They had only one child, Mrs. A. U. C. Fowler.
Stevenson died at home from Bright's disease on July 30, 1914. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Troy.
# Allen S. Matthews

Allen S. Matthews (October 19, 1845 – September 14, 1915) was an American merchant and politician from New York.

## Life

Matthews was born on October 19, 1845, in Vermont. He attended Fort Covington Academy and Eastman Business College. He came to live in Fort Covington, New York, where he worked as a hardware merchant. He served as town supervisor for three years.
In 1891, while running for the New York State Assembly, Matthews was accused of burning his storehouse when it was practically empty and then attempting to collect insurance money for a large amount of wool he claimed was in the storehouse. The charges were disproved and he won the election to the Assembly. He represented Franklin County as a Republican, and served in the Assembly in 1892, 1893, and 1894.
Matthews died at home on September 14, 1915. He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery.
# William F. Sheehan

William Francis Sheehan (November 6, 1859 – March 14, 1917) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. A Democrat, he was most notable for serving as the speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1891 and the lieutenant governor of New York from 1892 to 1894.

## Biography

He was born in Buffalo, New York, on November 6, 1859. He was educated in the public schools of Buffalo and St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881, and practiced in Buffalo.
He began his political career as a clerk in the office of his brother John Sheehan, who was City Controller of Buffalo until Grover Cleveland refused to have him on the Democratic ticket when Cleveland ran for Mayor in 1881.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Erie Co., 1st D.) in 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890 and 1891. He was Minority Leader from 1886 to 1890, and Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1891. As an assemblyman, he secured the appointments of his brother John as a clerk in the New York Aqueduct Board; and of his law partner Charles F. Tabor as First Deputy New York Attorney General.
Sheehan was the Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1892 to 1894, elected at the New York state election, 1891. Afterwards he established a prosperous law firm in New York City with Alton B. Parker. He was a member of the New York State Democratic Committee from 1889 to 1893, and a member from New York of the Democratic National Committee in 1891 and 1896. He was a delegate to the 1912 Democratic National Convention.
In the U.S. Senate election of 1911, he was the Democratic candidate to succeed Chauncey Depew as U.S. Senator from New York. Sheehan was nominated by the Democratic caucus, but was successfully blocked by a group of "Insurgents", led by State Senator Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1915.
He died on March 14, 1917, at his home on 16 East Fifty-sixth Street in Manhattan at age 57. The funeral service was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral and he was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Lackawanna.

## Marriage

He was married to Blanche Nellany, sister of Charles V. Nellany; her portrait by the Swiss-born American artist Adolfo Müller-Ury (1862–1947) painted in the autumn of 1903, is today in the Buffalo History Museum.
# James D. McClelland

James Dodds McClelland (August 7, 1848 in New York City – January 13, 1919 in Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

## Life

He was the son of John McClelland and Margaret McClelland. He attended private schools, and graduated from Mt. Washington Collegiate Institute in 1863. He graduated from New York University School of Law in 1867, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in New York City. In 1869, he married Annie Melso.
McClelland was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 9th D.) in 1882.
He was an Assistant D.A. of New York County from 1898 to 1901 (under Asa Bird Gardiner and Eugene A. Philbin).
He was a member of the New York State Senate (13th D.) from 1911 to 1914, sitting in the 134th, 135th, 136th and 137th New York State Legislatures.
In 1916, he was again appointed as an Assistant D.A. (under Edward Swann), prosecuting criminal cases.
McClelland died on January 13, 1919, at his home at 402 South Sixth Avenue in Mount Vernon, New York, of heart disease.

## Sources

* Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 367)
* The New York Red Book (1913; pg. 97)
* Who's Who in New York by Geddings Harry Crawford (1916)
* Ex-Senator James D. McClelland in NYT on January 14, 1919
New York State Assembly :
| Preceded byJohn W. Browning | New York State Assembly New York County, 9th District 1882 | Succeeded byFrederick B. House |
| New York State Senate |||
| Preceded byWilliam J. A. Caffrey | New York State Senate 13th District 1911–1914 | Succeeded byJimmy Walker |
# John Willard (judge)

John Willard (May 20, 1792 Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut – August 31, 1862 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

## Life

He graduated from Middlebury College in 1813. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1817, and commenced practice in Salem, Washington County, New York. In 1829, he married Elizabeth Smith (1794–1859). They were the parents of a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth (Willard) Fowler (1830–1852).
Willard was First Judge of the Washington County Court from 1826 to 1835; Surrogate of Washington County from 1832 to 1837; Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court from 1836 to 1847; a justice of the New York Supreme Court (4th D.) from 1847 to 1853; and ex officio an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals in 1853.
At the New York state election, 1855, he ran on the Hard Democratic ticket for a seat on the Court of Appeals, but was defeated by George F. Comstock, the Know Nothing candidate.
Willard was Permanent Chairman of the Douglas Democratic state convention of 1860; and a member of the New York State Senate (15th D.) in 1862.
He died at his home in Saratoga Springs, and was buried in Greenridge Cemetery in Saratoga Springs.
Willard's uncle, also named John Willard, was the husband of Emma Willard and served as U.S. Marshal for Vermont.

## Sources

* The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 351, 356, 365 and 419; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
* The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1867; pg. 443)
* Memorial of John Willard LL.D. (1863)
* Court of Appeals judges at NY Court History
* POLITICAL MOVEMENTS; The Douglas Democratic State Convention in NYT on August 16, 1860
# Jeremiah McGuire

Jeremiah McGuire (1823 in Isle of Man – October 25, 1889 in Elmira, Chemung County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician.
He came to the United States in 1830. He worked for some time on a farm in Hector, Schuyler County, New York before he started to study the law with H. B. Jackson in Havana, Schuyler County, New York.
As a Democrat, he was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1873 (Schuyler Co.); and in 1875 (Chemung Co.); and was elected Speaker in 1875. He ran for Congress in 1886, but was beaten by T. S. Flood.

## Sources

* Obit in NYT October 26, 1889
New York State Assembly :
| Preceded byHarmon L. Gregory | New York State Assembly Schuyler County 1873 | Succeeded byJohn B. Hoag |
| Preceded byEdmund Miller | New York State Assembly Chemung County 1875 | Succeeded byEdmund Miller |
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| Preceded byJames W. Husted | Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1875 | Succeeded byJames W. Husted |
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# Matt Stone (politician)

Matt Stone is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 2nd district of the Arkansas Senate.

## Life and career

Stone attended the University of Arkansas at Monticello and the University of Arkansas.
In May 2022, Stone defeated Beth Callaway and James McMenis in the Republican primary election for the 2nd district of the Arkansas Senate. In November 2022, he defeated Garry Smith in the general election, winning 67 percent of the votes. He assumed office in 2023.
# Abba Amona

Abba Amona (Father, Mother) also known as Chokma (wisdom) and Binah (insight) is the names of the two higher sephiroth Kabbalistic mythological figures of the Judaic people. The duo are the divine couple vaunted in Kabbalah. The term translates to "Father-Mother".
# La Conjura

La Conjura was a political plot that occurred in 1906–1907 against the vice president of Venezuela, Juan Vicente Gómez, during the dictatorship of Cipriano Castro. This plot took place when President Castro fell ill, opening up the possibility of succession. It was carried out by ministers Ramón Tello Mendoza, José Rafael Revenga, Julio Torres Cárdenas, Eduardo Celis, and General Francisco Linares Alcántara, the president of Aragua, who was their favored candidate to succeed Castro.
Cipriano Castro sought to prevent Gómez from becoming president. Gómez had to sleep in different houses during this time, his life under threat. This event led to an internal political crisis within the government and concluded when the dictator and Gómez reconciled after the president's health improved, and Castro realized that his trusted group had already considered him dead.
# Angul steel plant

Angul steel plant is the largest steel plant in India and is under expansion. After the expansion, it will become the largest steel plant in the world.
# Dobhi

Dobhi is a large city located in Dobhi Block of the Gaya district in the northeast Indian state of Bihar. Dobhi is situated on the banks of river Falgu. Three national highways pass through Dobhi. Dobhi itself has the biggest park of Bihar. There is Shri Ram Janaki Thakur Bari temple in Dobhi itself..Dobhi is situated on the banks of river Falgu. Three national highways pass through Dobhi. Dobhi itself has the biggest park of Bihar. There is Shri Ram Janaki Thakur Bari Temple in Dobhi itself. And on the road going from here to Ranchi, there is Shri Radha Krishna Thakur Bari Temple in Ghirsindi Kalan village.

## Temple

Shri Ram Janaki Thakurbari Dobhi, Devi Mandir Bypass, Devi Mandir Ningri is situated in Dobhi.
The population of Dobhi city is currently around 25000. ,

## Geographical location

Dobhi village is found just off the banks of the Falgu River.

## Transport

Dobhi village resides at the junction of two national highways: NH 19 (Grand Trunk Road) and NH 22, the latter of which connects to Bodh Gaya, Gaya and Patna; as well as to Jharkhand (a neighbouring state).
Dobhi is located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Gaya Airport, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Chanda Village, and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Amarut.

## Eco tourism

There is a Bio diversity park named as Buddha Vatika in Dobhi block area, spread over an area of 23 acres. It is located close to Grand Trunk Road(NH-2). This park inhabits all kinds of plant species found in Bihar, particularly those near to extinction due to deforestation.
# Gasbags

Gasbags is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and Marcel Varnel and starring The Crazy Gang and Moore Marriott. It was written by Marriott Edgar and Val Guest. The film was a morale-booster in the early part of the Second World War.

## Plot

The Crazy Gang's mobile fish and chip shop is tethered to a barrage balloon which lifts the shop into the air and the gang is carried to Nazi Germany. They are captured but break out of prison, impersonate Adolf Hitler and return to England in a stolen secret weapon.

## Cast

* Bud Flanagan as Bud
* Chesney Allen as Ches
* Jimmy Nervo as Cecil
* Teddy Knox as Knoxy
* Charlie Naughton as Charlie
* Jimmy Gold as Goldy
* Moore Marriott as Jerry Jenkins
* Wally Patch as Sergeant-Major
* Peter Gawthorne as Commanding Officer
* Frederick Valk as Sturmfuehrer
* Eric Clavering as Scharffuehrer
* Anthony Eustrel as Gestapo officer
* Carl Jaffe as Gestapo Chief
* Manning Whiley as Colonel
* Torin Thatcher as SS man
* George Merritt as German General
* Irene Handl as Burgomaster's wife
* Leonard Sharp as chip shop customer
* Mavis Villiers as woman
* Henry Longhurst as woodcutter
* Theodore Zichy as 2nd-in-command

## Production

It was shot at the Lime Grove Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky. It was the fourth and final film starring the comedians at Gainsborough Pictures. Flanagan and Allen subsequently moved to British National where they made a further four films over the next few years.

## Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "An amusing and effective production with so much nonsense by "the Kings of Nonsense" that perhaps "a crazy film" would more aptly describe Gasbags. Moore Marriott gives a beautifully crazy performance as old Jerry and the rest of the cast should be congratulated on keeping its countenance."
TV Guide called it "An exhilarating comedy."
The Radio Times called it "the best film ever made by the Crazy Gang ... Director Marcel Varnel has just the right surreal touch to make it work and leave audiences laughing."
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "good", writing: "Crazy is the word."

## Soundtrack

Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen, "Yesterday's Dreams" (written by Michael Carr and Dorothy Day)
# Richard G. Collins

Richard G. Collins (born August 15, 1949) is an American politician and farmer. He is a Republican member of the Delaware House of Representatives representing District 41. He is the owner of Access Insurance.

## Electoral history

* In 2014, Collins defeated incumbent John C. Atkins in the general election, winning 52.2% of the vote.
* In 2016, Collins won the general election with 59.2% of the vote.
* In 2018, Collins won the general election with 60.8% of the vote.

## Views

While Collins denounced the storming of the Capitol in January 2021, he defended Donald Trump and said he was "not surprised that people are angry".
# Ihor Volkov

Ihor Mykolayovych Volkov (Ukrainian: Ігор Миколайович Волков; born 13 March 1965) is a Ukrainian football manager and former footballer.

## Early life

Volkov is a native of Simferopol, Crimea Oblast, Ukrainian SSR.

## Career

In 1989, Volkov returned to Ukrainian side Tavriya Simferopol, helping the club win their first league title and becoming captain of the team. He has been the player with the most all-time appearances for Tavriya.

## Style of play

Volkov mainly operated as a defender and was known for his work ethic.

## Managerial career

After retiring from professional football, Volkov worked as a manager.
# William F. Scoresby

William Frederick Scoresby (January 2, 1840 Fallsburg, Sullivan County, New York – 1884) was an American physician and politician from New York.

## Life

He was the son of Thomas Scoresby MD (1804–1866) and Louisa (Richardson) Scoresby (1804–1875). The couple emigrated to the United States in 1834, settling first in Port Jervis, New York, then in Fallsburgh. In 1840, the family removed to Ellenville. William studied medicine with his father, graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City in 1864, and practiced medicine in Ellenville. On January 29, 1867, he married Marilda S. "Lillie" Ernhout (1842–1867) who died suddenly eight months later while he was in England.
He entered politics as a Republican. He was a Trustee of Ellenville from 1869 to 1879, and President of the Village of Ellenville for one term. In 1872, he joined the Liberal Republicans, and was a delegate to the Liberal Republican state convention. He was nominated by this party for the seat in the New York State Senate (14th D.) vacated by the death of Jacob Hardenbergh. His nomination was endorsed by the Democrats, and he was elected by a majority of 9 votes. He took his seat in the 95th New York State Legislature on November 22, 1872, during the special session called for the trial of the corrupt judges; and sat in the 96th New York State Legislature in 1873.
On May 24, 1877, he married Grace A. Rayner. As a Democrat, he was Supervisor of the Town of Wawarsing in 1877 and 1878.
He was buried at the Fantinekill Cemetery in Ellenville.
English scientist and divine William Scoresby DD (1789–1857) was his uncle.

## Sources

* Life Sketches of Executive Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York by William H. McElroy & Alexander McBride (1873; pg. 101ff) [e-book]
* Bio at Old Bios
* THE STATE SENATE in NYT on November 23, 1872