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George Scratchley Brown. George Scratchley Brown (17 August 1918 – 5 December 1978) was a United States Air Force general who served as the eighth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, he served as the senior military adviser to the president of the United States, the National Security Council and the secretary of defense.
George Edwin Starbuck (June 15, 1931 in Columbus, Ohio – August 15, 1996 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) was an American poet of the neo-formalist school. Life [ edit ] Starbuck studied at Chadwick School , the California Institute of Technology , the University of California, Berkeley , the American Academy in Rome , the University of Chicago , and ...
Biography. Brown was born in Rushville, Indiana, and entered the navy as a midshipman on February 5, 1849. He subsequently served aboard the Cumberland in the Mediterranean Squadron (1849–1851) and St. Lawrence in the Pacific Squadron (1851–1854). [1] He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1855.
Football career. Brown was born in Glasgow on 7 January 1907. He joined Rangers in September 1929 from Ashfield and made his debut against Ayr United in November of that year. [1] He remained at Rangers for the remainder of his career, winning a total of seven League Championships and four Scottish Cups before retiring in 1942.
George Brown (rower) George Brown (February 7, 1839 at Herring Cove, Nova Scotia, [1] British North America – July 8, 1875) was a champion single sculler and for five years in a row won the $150 Belt offered by the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. He was regarded as one of the greatest long distance scullers in the world. [2]
George "Jorge" Edwards Brown (1780 – March 5, 1848) was an English-born Chilean businessman and politician. He served as President of the Provincial Assembly of Coquimbo, Proprietary Deputy for Vallenar, Deputy for Huasco, Deputy for Andacollo and Deputy for Freirina. He was the founder and patriarch of the Edwards family in Chile.
George Brown (22 February 1912 – 27 February 1979) was a motorcycle racer, known as " the father of British sprinting". [1] Brown raced a variety of bikes but is most closely associated with the Vincent brand. For a time he worked at Vincent, where he headed up their Experimental department and raced the factory-backed single and V-twin bikes.
Biography Early life and career. George Mackay Brown was born on 17 October 1921, the youngest of six children. His parents were John Brown, a tailor and postman, and Mhairi Mackay, a descendant of Clan Mackay who had been brought up in Braal, a hamlet near Strathy, Sutherland, as a native speaker of the Reay Country dialect of Scottish Gaelic.