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United States Attorney General


, was asked to stay on to serve as Acting Attorney General until the confirmation of the new Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who had been nominated for the office in November 2016 by then-President-elect Donald Trump. (4) (5) As of , there are ten living former US Attorneys General, the oldest being Ramsey Clark (served 1967–1969, born 1927). The most recent Attorney General to die was Janet Reno on November 7, 2016 (served 1993–2001, born 1938). William Barr, who
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Willamette University


meet in Salem after the capital was moved there in 1851. The building burned down in 1877. In 1867, a new brick building was finished to house the school and named University Hall. The building was renamed as Waller Hall in 1912 to honor the Reverend Alvin F. Waller, and is now the oldest university building west of the Mississippi River still in use. The first president was Francis S. Hoyt, who served in that position from 1853 until 1860 and was replaced by Thomas Milton Gatch who is the only president of
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United States Secretary of Transportation


age thirty nine, while Norman Mineta was the oldest, retiring at age seventy four. On January 23, 2009, the sixteenth secretary Ray LaHood took office, serving under the administration of Democrat Barack Obama; he had previously been a Republican Congressman from Illinois for fourteen years. The salary of the secretary of transportation is $199,700. Anthony Foxx was the 17th US secretary of transportation from 2013-2017, when Barack Obama was the president. Elaine Chao, who served as the secretary of labor under President George W. Bush
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Mayor of Los Angeles


Prudent Beaudry. This list includes three Presidents of the City Council who served as Acting Mayor due to a vacancy in the office of the mayor but who were not officially appointed as mayor. The Council Presidents are not included in the count of mayors. † Council presidents who temporarily served as acting mayor in case of a vacancy but were not officially appointed to the position are not included in the count of mayors. As of , three former Mayors of Los Angeles were alive, the oldest being Richard J. Riordan (1993–2001,
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Father of the House


. He was succeeded by Senator Ian Macdonald as Father of the Parliament and Kevin Andrews as Father of the House. The longest-serving member of the House of Commons who is not a cabinet minister is known as the Dean of the House, and presides over the election of the Speaker at the beginning of each Parliament. The same term is used for the equivalent position in the United States House of Representatives. Until 2009, the oldest member of the European Parliament presided over the opening of a new session and the election
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Teachers College, Columbia University


The Teachers College Aquatic Center has the oldest indoor pool still in use in all of New York City, as well as one of the oldest in the country). The Columbia University Senate includes faculty and student representatives from Teachers College who serve two-year terms; all senators are accorded full voting privileges regarding matters impacting the entire University. The president of Teachers College is a dean in the University's governance structure. The college has three residence halls for single students. They are 517 West 121st, Grant Hall, and
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Electoral history of Ronald Reagan


This is the electoral history of Ronald Reagan. Reagan, a Republican, served as the 40th President of the United States (1981–89) and earlier as the 33rd Governor of California (1967–75). At of age at the time of his first inauguration, Reagan was the oldest person to assume the presidency in the nation's history, a distinction now held by Donald Trump, who was old at the time of his 2017 inauguration. Even so, Reagan remains the oldest person ever elected president, in 1984 at 73.
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List of Presidents of Macedonia by longevity


This is a list of President of North Macedonia in order of longevity. There are currently eight Presidents on the list, five of whom are living. The list shows those who served the position President of Macedonia from 18 September 1991, both acting and incumbent. The list is in descending order and is correct as of . The longest-lived president was Kiro Gligorov (1917–2012), who was also the oldest president in the world until his resignation in 1999. To account for the different number of leap days within the
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Lavietes Pavilion


The Ray Lavietes Basketball Pavilion at the Briggs Athletic Center is a 2,195-seat multi-purpose arena in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Owned by Harvard University, it is the second-oldest college basketball arena still in use (Fordham University's Rose Hill Gym (1924) is older). The facility was originally named the Briggs Athletic Center in honor of LeBaron Russell Briggs, who served as dean of Harvard College from 1891 to 1902 and as the school's athletic director for 17 years. Briggs also served as president
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Fidel Ramos


Fidel Valdez Ramos, (: born Fidel Ramos y Valdez; March 18, 1928), popularly known as FVR and Eddie, is a retired Filipino general and politician who served as the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy. At age , he is currently the oldest living former Philippine President. Prior to his election as president, Ramos served in the cabinet of President Corazón Aquino
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Michelle Wu


Michelle Wu (born 1985) is an American lawyer and politician who is a member of the Boston City Council. She is the first Taiwanese American and first Asian American woman to serve on the council, as well as the youngest current member. From January 2016 to January 2018, she served as president of the council and was its first woman of color president. Wu was born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois to parents who had immigrated to the United States from Taiwan and is the oldest of four children.
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List of Presidents of the United States by date of death


The following is a list of Presidents of the United States by date of death, plus additional lists of presidential death related statistics. Of the 44 persons who have served as President of the United States since the office came into existence in 1789, 39 have diedeight of them while in office. The oldest president at the time of death was George H. W. Bush, who died at the age of . John F. Kennedy, assassinated at the age of , was the nation's shortest-lived president; the youngest to have
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Leonid Kravchuk


Prime Minister, Leonid Kuchma, who served as President for two terms. After Kravchuk's presidency, he was active in Ukrainian politics, serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada and the leader of Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united)'s parliamentary group (from 2002 to 2006). He is currently retired from politics. At age , he is the oldest living former Ukrainian president. Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk was born in 1934 in the village of Velykyi Zhytyn ("Żytyń Wielki") to a
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Donald Trump


in U.S. history, even after adjusting for inflation, and the oldest person to take office as president. He is also the first president who did not serve in the military or hold elective or appointed government office prior to being elected. Of the 43 previous presidents, 38 had held prior elective office, two had not held elective office but had served in the Cabinet, and three had never held public office but had been commanding generals. Some rallies during the primary season were accompanied by protests or violence, including attacks on
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Alejandro Toledo


Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique (; born 28 March 1946) is a Peruvian politician who served as the 63rd President of Peru, from 2001 to 2006. He was elected in April 2001, defeating former President Alan García. Toledo came to international prominence after leading the opposition against President Alberto Fujimori, who held the presidency from 1990 to 2000. Toledo was born into an impoverished family of indigenous peasants of Quechua heritage. He was the eighth oldest of sixteen brothers and sisters, seven of whom died in childhood. He was born in
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Chamber of Deputies (Italy)


dei Deputati") performs the role of speaker of the house and is elected during the first session after the election. During this time the prerogatives of speaker are assumed by the vice president of Chamber of Deputies of the previous legislature who was elected first. If two were elected simultaneously, the oldest deputy serves as president of Chamber of Deputies. The President of Chamber of Deputies has also the role of President during the Parliament joint sessions, when the upper and lower houses have to vote together. This a list of Presidents
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Airport


dry conditions. Later, concrete surfaces would allow landings regardless of meteorological conditions. The title of "world's oldest airport" is disputed. College Park Airport in Maryland, US, established in 1909 by Wilbur Wright, is generally agreed to be the world's oldest continually operating airfield, although it serves only general aviation traffic. Bisbee-Douglas International Airport in Arizona was declared "the first international airport of the Americas" by US president Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943. Pearson Field Airport in Vancouver, Washington, had a
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New England District of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod


16th Regular Convention, June 14–16, 2012, succeeding the Rev. James Keurulainen, who served from 1997-2012. Riedel was among four district presidents who were removed from office by Synod President J. A. O. Preus on April 2, 1976, for non-compliance with synodical directives on the ordination and placement of improperly endorsed ministerial candidates from Seminex. Riedel (1961–72), Mulder (1981–85), and Lehenbauer (1986–91) had all previously served as pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Bristol, Connecticut. Oldest in Vermont:
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List of Presidents of Brazil by longevity


15 did not (including both presidents who died in office, and 13 others). Venceslau Bras became the oldest living president when Epitácio Pessoa died in 1942 and remained so until his death in 1966, for a record 24 years and 91 days. Juscelino Kubitschek became the oldest living president after the death of Gaspar Dutra but he survived Dutra by only 2 years and 72 days. On one occasion the oldest living president lost this distinction not by his death, but due to the inauguration of a president who was older.
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Jay Estate


one of the oldest indoor courts in the country. It is being restored for eventual use by youth groups. The structure was damaged during Hurricane Sandy and is being stabilized first. John Jay is well known for advocating emancipation, serving as the first President of the New-York Manumission Society, and establishing the first African Free School. His son Peter Augustus Jay also served as President of the Manumission Society, continuing his work. Because of this history, the family's home has been designated one of 13 sites on the
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Arthur Barclay


Arthur Barclay (July 31, 1854 – July 10, 1938) was the 15th President of Liberia, serving from 1904 to 1912. Barclay was born at Bridgetown, Barbados, on July 31, 1854, the tenth of twelve children of Anthony and Sarah Barclay. He was the father of Anthony Barclay, who served on the Supreme Court of Liberia, and uncle of the 18th President, Edwin Barclay. His first teacher was his oldest sister, Antoinette Barclay. He later entered the Preparatory Department of Liberia College, under
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Joseph Jenkins Roberts


first black American president for the Republic of Liberia, serving until 1856. In 1872 he was elected again to serve as Liberia's seventh president. Roberts was born free in Norfolk, Virginia, the second-oldest of seven children. His father was said to be a planter of Welsh origin. Joseph's mother Amelia, described as a mulatto who was quite fair, was the planter's slave mistress or concubine. He freed Amelia and her children when she was still young. Amelia gave all of her children but one
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Christos Sartzetakis


Christos Sartzetakis (; born 6 April 1929) is a Greek jurist and former supreme justice of the Court of Cassation, who served as the President of Greece from 1985 to 1990. He was born in Neapoli, Thessaloniki in 1929. His father, who was serving as a Gendarmerie officer in Thessaloniki - where he met his mother - was a Cretan, having been born in Kandanos, Chania, while his mother who was born in Sklithro, Florina, was a Greek Macedonian. At age , Sartzetakis is currently the oldest living
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List of Presidents of Greece by longevity


This is a list of the Presidents of Greece since 1924, in order of longevity. There are currently twelve Presidents on the list and three living Presidents. The list is in descending order and is correct as of . The oldest president is Michail Stasinopoulos (1903–2002), who died at the age of 99 years, 96 days. The oldest living president is Christos Sartzetakis. He is currently old and has held the title of oldest living president of Greece since 31 October 2002. To account for the different number of leap
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Emilie Benes Brzezinski


in bronze, is in the collection of Grounds for Sculpture, a sculpture park and museum in New Jersey. She exhibited in the 2003 Florence Biennale and participated by invitation in the 2005 Vancouver International Sculpture Biennale. Shortly after graduating from Wellesley, Emilie Beneš, herself a relative of Czechoslovakia's former president Edvard Beneš, married Polish-born emigrant turned naturalized citizen Zbigniew Brzezinski, a political scientist who served as an adviser to President Carter. The Brzezinskis have three children. Their oldest son, Ian Brzezinski, has served as Deputy
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William B. Saxbe


William Bart "Bill" Saxbe (; June 24, 1916 – August 24, 2010) was an American politician affiliated with the Republican Party, who served as a U.S. Senator for Ohio, and was the Attorney General for Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, and as the U.S. Ambassador to India. At the time of his death, Saxbe was an oldest living Republican Senator and the second-oldest living Senator overall (after Harry F. Byrd Jr. of Virginia). Saxbe was born 1916 in Mechanicsburg, Ohio,
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JWP Joshi Puroresu


, also known as or simply JWP, was a Japanese "joshi puroresu" (women's professional wrestling) promotion, founded in 1992 as a splinter promotion of Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. Celebrating its 25th anniversary at the time of its folding in 2017, JWP was the oldest "joshi puroresu" promotion in Japan and its Openweight Championship was the oldest championship in all of "joshi". Command Bolshoi, who had worked for the promotion since the beginning, served as the final president of JWP. The promotion
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Beverly Daniel Tatum


Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum (born September 27, 1954) is a psychologist, administrator, and educator who has conducted research and written books on the topic of racism. Focusing specifically on race in education, racial identity development in teenagers, and assimilation of black families and youth in white neighborhoods. Tatum uses works from her students, personal experience, and psychology learning. Tatum served from 2002 to 2015 as the ninth president of Spelman College, the oldest historically black women’s college in the United States. Tatum is the author
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CM Almy


CM Almy is an American producer of clerical clothing founded in 1892 that serves mainly Episcopal, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic ministries. Currently based in Armonk, New York, it is said to be the largest and one of the oldest producers of clerical clothing in the US. The current president of the family-run company is Stephen Fendler. Cardinal Timothy Dolan and the St. Patrick's Cathedral priests are clients. Stephen Fendler is president, and his brother Michael is the vice president of the company, running the manufacturing for the
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Luis Echeverría


Luis Echeverría Álvarez (; born 17 January 1922) is a Mexican lawyer, academic and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who served as the 50th President of Mexico from 1970 to 1976. Previously, he was Secretary of the Interior (1963–1969). At , he is the oldest living former Mexican president. Echeverría was one of the most high-profile Presidents in Mexico's post-war history; he attempted to become a leader of the so-called "Third World", the countries that
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Sotero Laurel


Sotero Cosme "Teroy" Hidalgo Laurel II (September 27, 1918 – September 16, 2009) was a Filipino politician and educator who served as a Senator from 1987 until 1992, including a period as President pro tempore from 1990 until 1991. Laurel was the son of the former President of the Philippines José P. Laurel and the older brother of former Vice President Salvador Laurel. Laurel was nicknamed "Teroy." Laurel was the third oldest son of former President José P. Laurel, he is also the grandson of the late
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Politics of Rhode Island


Democrats also became nationally prominent under Democratic Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. The most notable of these was former Governor Green, who successfully ran for Senate in 1936, and served there until 1960, finally retiring in ill health at age 93, the oldest Congressman in history at the time. Green was known as "the President's man", as a strong supporter of Democratic Presidents, and one of Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower's strongest Democratic supporters. Green was also a civil rights leader, working closely
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List of presidents of the United States by age


. The first to do so, John Adams, held the distinction of being the longest-lived president for nearly two centuries, from 1803 until Ronald Reagan surpassed his lifespan in October 2001. The six presidents (ordered by lifespan) are: Of the 44 persons who have served as president, 24 have become the oldest such individual of their time, with one, William Howard Taft, doing so twice. Herbert Hoover held the distinction for the longest period of any, from the death of Calvin Coolidge in January 1933
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Albert R. Alexander


Albert R. Alexander (November 8, 1859 - 1966) was a Canadian-born American judge who from Plattsburg, Missouri, who became the world's oldest serving judge and the world's longest serving judge. He retired on July 9, 1965, at the age of 105 years and 8 months. Alexander has also worked as a farmer, a teacher, a newspaper publisher, and a lawyer. From 1901 until 1916, he was the owner and publisher of the "Plattsburg Leader". In 1914, President Woodrow
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Henry A. Wallace


Henry Agard Wallace (October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) was an American politician, journalist, and farmer who served as the 11th U.S. secretary of agriculture, the 33rd vice president of the United States, and the 10th U.S. secretary of commerce. He was also the presidential nominee of the left-wing Progressive Party in the 1948 election. The oldest son of Henry Cantwell Wallace, who served as the U.S. secretary of agriculture from 1921 to 1924, Henry A. Wallace was born in Adair County, Iowa in
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List of German presidents by longevity


222 days). The oldest living is former president Joachim Gauck, born 24 January 1940 (age ). The youngest living is former president Christian Wulff, born 19 June 1959 (age ). The longest-lived president was Walter Scheel, who died at the age of 97 years and 47 days. Scheel became the longest-lived president by living to 15 October 2008. On that day, he became one day older than Karl Dönitz, the previous holder of the oldest president record. The oldest living president,
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List of presidents of Ukraine


fifth president on 7 June 2014. On 18 June 2015 Yanukovych was officially deprived of the title of President of Ukraine. After defeated Poroshenko, the comedian Volodymyr Zelensky was inaugurated as President of Ukraine on 20 May 2019. Leonid Kravchuk is the oldest living Ukrainian president as of May 9, 2019. He is also the shortest-serving Ukrainian president, serving a term of 2 years and 329 days. On 10 July 1994, he lost re-election to Leonid Kuchma. The longest serving Ukrainian president, as of May
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Lieutenant Governor of Florida


the office of President of the Senate remains with an elected senator. The lieutenant governor has a few prescribed duties and otherwise assists the governor with the duties of the executive branch. The first lieutenant governor in the modern period was Ray C. Osborne, who took office in 1969. , there are eight former lieutenant governors of Florida who are currently living, the oldest being Wayne Mixson (served 1979–1987, born 1922). The former lieutenant governor of Florida who died most recently was J.H. Williams (served 1975–1979, born 1926)
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Johnson University


E. Weedman became the president; during his tenure, the college assumed the style of a university. Johnson University is the second oldest continuing Bible college in the United States and the oldest Bible college affiliated with the Christian churches and churches of Christ. The college has only had seven Presidents in its 125-year history. After the death of Ashley Johnson, Emma Elizabeth Johnson became president. She was one of the first women to be elected and serve as president of any college in the United States. Alva Ross Brown become president in
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Manila Nomads Sports Club


UFL Division 2 title after being runner-up in 2010. Formed in 1914, it is the oldest active football club in the Philippines. The club is also known for its activities in rugby. Manila Nomads F.C. was founded in 1914 by members of the Manila Club which primarily is a club for Britons and the oldest existing club in the country. James Walker Cairns, who was born in Scotland in 1870 was the first president of the sports club. Cairns served the position from 1914 to 1934. The FIFA Book of
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University of North Alabama President's Home


the earliest industries established in Florence, Alabama, which was founded in 1818. Most of the bricks used in the construction of Florence's oldest homes were manufactured at this site. The residence was first occupied by Dr. James Albert Keller, president of what was then known as Florence State Teachers College, followed by Dr. and Mrs. Ethelbert Brinkley "E.B." Norton in 1948, and by Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Guillot in 1972. Following Guillot's departure in 1990, the home served as a guest house for President Robert Potts
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List of vice presidents of the United States by age


first took office in April 1789 until Levi Morton surpassed his lifespan in January 1915. The six vice presidents (ordered by lifespan) are: Of the 48 persons who have served as vice president, 21 have become the oldest such individual of their time, with one, Charles Dawes doing so twice. John Adams, the first vice president, held this distinction for the longest period of any, from when he assumed the office in April 1789, until his death 37 years later. Lyndon B. Johnson held it for the
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Gordon B. Hinckley


Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 12, 1995, until his death. Considered a prophet, seer, and revelator by church members, Hinckley was the oldest person to preside over the church in its history. Hinckley's presidency was noted for the building of temples, with more than half of existing temples being built under his
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Sergio Osmeña


Sergio Osmeña, PLH, (; 9 September 1878 – 19 October 1961) was a Filipino politician who served as the fourth President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon. Upon Quezon's sudden death in 1944, Osmeña succeeded him, at age 65, becoming the oldest holder of the office (a record he held until 71-year-old Rodrigo Duterte was elected in 2016). A founder of the Nacionalista Party, Osmeña was also the first Visayan to become president. Prior to
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List of Presidents of the Philippines by age


than 6 decades - 63 years, from 1901 until 1964. The two presidents (ordered by lifespan) are: Not all presidents live to become the oldest of their time. Of the 11 deceased presidents, 3 eventually became the oldest of their time, while 7 did not (including both presidents who died in office, and 5 others). Emilio Aguinaldo became the oldest living president when he started his office in 1899 and remained so until his death in 1964, for a record 65 years and 14 days. Fidel
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Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana


officio president of the senate, but is made an ex officio member of each committee, board and commission on which the governor serves. () Additionally, the lieutenant governor serves as commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. , there are eight former lieutenant governors of Louisiana who are currently living at this time, the oldest lieutenant governor of Louisiana being James E. Fitzmorris, Jr. (served 1972–80, born 1921). The most recent death of a former lieutenant governor of Louisiana was that of Robert "
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Henry Fitch Taylor


Henry Fitch Taylor (1853–1925) was an American painter who was to become the oldest among the generation of American artists who responded to and explored Cubism. Taylor served as the first president of the American Association of Artists and Painters (AAPS), the organization which mounted the 1913 Armory Show; he later stepped aside from that role in favor of Arthur B. Davies, but continued to serve as trustee and secretary of AAPS. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1853. He studied at the Académie Julian, in Paris
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Daniel P. Davison


Daniel Pomeroy Davison (January 30, 1925 – August 25, 2010) was an American banker who served from 1979 to 1990 as president of United States Trust, the oldest trust company in the United States, helping guide the company's transformation and growth through a focus on the richest of the rich, offering such personal services as walking the dogs of its top clients. Davison was born on January 30, 1925, in Manhattan to Frederick Trubee Davison, who had served in the New York State Assembly and as Assistant United
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List of presidents of the United States by age


". The median age upon accession to the presidency is 55 years and 3 months. This is how old Lyndon B. Johnson was at the time of his inauguration. The youngest person to assume the office was Theodore Roosevelt, who became president at the age of , following William McKinley's assassination; the oldest was Donald Trump, who was old at his inauguration. The youngest person to be elected president was John F. Kennedy, at of age on election day; the oldest was Ronald Reagan, who was old at the
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The Daouk Family


franchise and Mohammad Amin Daouk who is the President of Nejmeh SC, one of the oldest and most successful Lebanese football clubs. Other influential members include Walid Daouk who was the Information Minister of Lebanon in 2011 and Amine Mohammad Daouk, the president of the Makassed Organization. The social status of the family has been prominent throughout the past two centuries especially in Lebanese governance and politics. The most two notable members are and Ahmad Daouk. Omar served as the first Head of State of Beirut throughout the Ottoman Era. Ahmad Daouk was
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Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey


governor" who was the president of the Provincial Council (also called the "Governor's Council")—the upper house of the colonial legislature. The council presidency was an honorary ceremonial post given to the council's oldest member. Richard Ingoldesby (d. 1719), a British army captain who was dispatched to New York to restore royal authority in New York after Leisler's Rebellion, was commissioned as the Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey and New York in November 1702. Ingoldesby served under the colony's first royal governor, Edward Hyde, Lord
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Richard Arvin Overton


Richard Arvin Overton (May 11, 1906 – December 27, 2018) was an American supercentenarian who at the age of 112 years, 230 days was the oldest verified surviving U.S. World War II veteran and oldest man in the United States. He served in the United States Army. In 2013, he was honored by President Barack Obama. He resided in Austin, Texas, until his death. Overton was born in Bastrop County, Texas, to Gentry Overton, Sr. and Elizabeth Franklin Overton Waters. Overton enlisted into
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President Theodore Roosevelt High School


President Theodore Roosevelt High School is a public, co-educational college preparatory high school in Honolulu, Hawai'i. It is operated by the Hawaii State Department of Education and serves grades nine through 12. Roosevelt High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Roosevelt was ranked as the top high in Hawaii in 2019 by "US News and World Report" (see State and National Ranking, below). President Theodore Roosevelt High School is one of the oldest public secondary schools in the state of Hawaii.
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José Sarney


José Sarney de Araújo Costa (; born José Ribamar Ferreira de Araújo Costa; 24 April 1930) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and writer who served as 31st President of Brazil from 21 April 1985 to 14 March 1990. At age , he is the oldest living former Brazilian president, and, as of the death of João Figueiredo in 1999, one of only two living former president not elected by direct vote; the other is Michel Temer. Sarney ascended in the politics of his home state of Maranhão as part of
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Adolfo Ruiz Cortines


Adolfo Tomás Ruiz Cortines (; December 30, 1889 – December 3, 1973) was a Mexican politician who served as 47th President of Mexico from 1952 to 1958, as the candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Unlike his predecessor as president Miguel Alemán and his successor Adolfo López Mateos, he had participated in the Mexican Revolution. He was one of the oldest presidents of Mexico, perhaps best remembered for granting women the right to vote in presidential elections and stimulating the Mexican economy during the period known as the Mexican
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List of Vice Presidents of the Philippines by age


became the oldest living president when he started his office in 1935 and remained so until his death in 1961, for a record 25 years, 338 days. Diosdado Macapagal was the oldest to acquire this distinction at the age of 82 years, 240 days. Sergio Osmeña, who was 83 years, and 40 days old when he died, on 19 October 1961 was the oldest vice president to die without ever acquiring this distinction. Salvador Laurel, who died on 27 January 2004, at the age of 75 years, 60
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Keith Kellogg


to determine who to permanently fill the position of National Security Advisor. The position ultimately went to H. R. McMaster. In April 2018, Vice President Mike Pence chose Kellogg to serve as his national security advisor. According to the White House, Kellogg would continue to serve as an assistant to Trump. Kellogg is the second oldest of four children. His older brother, Mike Kellogg, is a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge. His sister, Kathy, is a former actress who is now a clinical psychologist and his younger
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Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign


, George W. Bush and Barack Obama) won reelection, if Trump is reelected, it would be the first time in American history that there have been four consecutive presidents who were elected to two terms. If Trump completed his second term on January 20, 2025, he would be 78 years old and would have become the oldest person to serve as president, surpassing Ronald Reagan (who was 77 when he left office in 1989). Although Trump's early campaign filing is extraordinarily unusual, aspects of a "permanent campaign
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History of the College of William & Mary


complete a triangle known as "Ancient Campus": the Brafferton (built in 1723 and originally housing the Indian School, now the President and Provost's offices) and the President's House (built in 1732). The Wren Building is sometimes described as the oldest educational building in continuous use in the United States, although it ceased to serve its original function several times over the centuries. The Wren Building was known in colonial times as "The College" because, in the early years of the institution, the entire
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Late bloomer


a playwright and writer with an interest in human rights. He became the voice of the opposition in Czechoslovakia in the 1980s and President of Czechoslovakia at age 53 after the collapse of the communist regime in 1989. Ronald Reagan, a former actor, union leader, and corporate spokesman, was first elected to public office at 55 when he became Governor of California and remains the oldest man to have served as U.S. President. Melchora Aquino was an uneducated Filipino peasant woman, the mother of six children, who became an activist in
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Popatlal Secondary School


Popatlal Secondary School (PSS) was a co-educational, private, secondary school in the north-eastern Tanzanian city of Tanga. It was one of the oldest schools in the city. The school was established in 1968 and formally opened by President Julius Nyerere, the country's first president. It was named in the memory of Mr Popatlal Bhanji Laxman, the founder's eldest son, who died in a car accident. Mr. Kulwant Babu Chaudry has been the longest-serving headmaster (1968–2004). The school ceased
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Lafayette M. Hershaw


W. Thomas, Louis R. Mehlinger, Benjamin Gaskins, Chester Jarvis, and Hershaw founded the Robert H. Terrell Law School named for their colleague who had died in 1925. Hershaw taught at the school, and served as president of the school in the mid 1930s. The school closed in 1950. Hershaw belonged to the Oldest Inhabitants Association of the District of Columbia and was a trustee of Atlanta University. He was president of the Bethel Historical and Literary Association in 1897. Along with frequently speaking at the Second Baptist Lyceum, the
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John Wesley Ross


John Wesley Ross (June 23, 1841 – July 29, 1902) was an American attorney who served as postmaster of Washington, D.C., as president of the D.C. Public Schools Board of Trustees, and as a member and president of the D.C. Board of Commissioners. Born in Lewistown, Illinois, on June 23, 1841, John W. Ross was the oldest son of Hon. Lewis W. Ross and Frances M. (Simms) Ross, and a grandson of Ossian M. Ross and Mary (Winans) Ross. His father
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United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development


and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination." The current HUD secretary is Ben Carson, who was nominated by President Donald Trump and approved by the Senate on March 2, 2017. (8) (9) As of , there are nine living former Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development (with all Secretaries that have served since 1993 still living), the oldest being Maurice E. Landrieu (served 1979–1981, born 1930). The most recent Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to die was James T. Lynn (served
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Martin S. Fox


Martin S. Fox (born 1924 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American Publisher who served as President of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency an international the oldest and largest news agency and wire service serving Jewish community newspapers and media around the world. Fox was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Jacob Fox (1898-1992), the longtime attorney for the Newark Board of Education and Mae Fox. He was a graduate of Amherst College and received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1949. He served
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William D. Orthwein


as Orthwein Brothers, and it was in business until 1893. Orthwein founded the William D. Orthwein Grain Company in 1893. It was "the oldest grain firm in St. Louis." He hired his son Frederick to work with him until 1900, when he retired. Furthermore, Orthwein served as the President of the St. Louis Victoria Flour Mills. He also served as the Vice President of the Manufacturers Railway Company, while Adolphus Busch served as its President. He served on the Boards of Directors of the Mississippi Valley Trust Company
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Michel Temer


Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (; born 23 September 1940) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and writer who served as the 37th President of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 31 December 2018. He took office after the impeachment and removal from office of his predecessor Dilma Rousseff. He had been Vice President since 2011 and Acting President since 12 May 2016, when Rousseff was suspended while she faced an impeachment trial. At the age of 75, he is the oldest person to have taken the office. The Senate's 61–20 vote
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Sidney R. Yates


President Clinton and in 1997 he received the Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech In 1999, the Auditors Building in Washington, DC, was renamed the Sidney Yates Building in his honor. In his closing months of service, he surpassed Robert L. Doughton as the oldest person ever to serve in the House (Yates was surpassed in this record by Ralph Hall (R-Texas) in 2012). He holds the record as the 10th longest-serving member in the history of the US Congress, and also has the
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Charles L. C. Gifford


Charles Louis Cammann Gifford (November 1825 – March 29, 1877) was an American attorney and politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate. Gifford was President of the Senate in 1860. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Gifford was the oldest son of Archer and Louisa (Cammann) Gifford. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1845, and was admitted to the bar as an attorney in 1847, and as a counselor in 1850. He served as Deputy Collector for the Port of
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List of Presidents of Brazil by longevity


This is a list of Presidents of Brazil, in order of longevity. There are currently thirty-six Presidents on the list and seven living Presidents since Jair Bolsonaro was inaugurated as the 38th President of Brazil on January 1, 2019. The list is in descending order and is correct as of . The oldest president is Venceslau Brás (1868–1966), who died at the age of 98 years, 78 days. The oldest living former president, José Sarney (born April 24, 1930), will tie Venceslau Brás if
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List of Presidents of the Philippines by age


This is a List of Presidents of the Philippines, in order of longevity. There are currently Sixteen Presidents on the list and five living Presidents since Rodrigo Duterte was inaugurated as the 16th President of the Philippines on June 30, 2016. The list is in descending order and is correct as of . The oldest president is Emilio Aguinaldo (1969–1964), who died at the age of 94 years, 321 days. The oldest living former president, Fidel Ramos (born March 18, 1928), will tie Aguinaldo if he
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Grace Minor


Grace Beatrice Minor (born May 31, 1942) is an Americo-Liberian politician who was a close ally of president Charles Taylor. She served as Senator for Montserrado County and was President Pro Tempore of the Senate from 2002 to 2003. In 1976, Minor was commissioner of oldest Congotown. In 1980, she was chosen to represent Congotown in the forthcoming elections prior to the coup. Minor was a top aide and close confidante to Taylor when he was head of the General Services Agency, from which he was accused by
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John R. Conniff


John Robinson Conniff, Sr. (January 20, 1874 – January 20, 1957), was an educator from New Orleans, Louisiana, who served from 1926 to 1928 as the seventh president of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston in Lincoln Parish in North Louisiana. Conniff was the oldest of five children born in New Orleans to the former Mary Orleana Robinson (1850-1917), whose family tree is traced to a family in colonial Delaware, and John Harris Conniff (1850-1909), the president of the Crescent
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Walter Mondale


and his campaign was widely considered ineffective. Also, he was perceived as supporting the poor at the expense of the middle class. Southern whites and northern blue-collar workers who usually voted Democratic switched their support to Reagan because they credited him with the economic boom and saw him as strong on national security issues. In the first televised debate, Mondale performed unexpectedly well, which led many to question Reagan's age and capacity to endure the grueling demands of the presidency (Reagan was the oldest person to serve as president—73 at
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Glafcos Clerides


Glafcos Ioannou Clerides (; 24 April 1919 – 15 November 2013) was a Greek Cypriot politician and barrister who served as the fourth President of Cyprus from 1993 to 2003. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former President of Cyprus. Clerides was born and died in Nicosia. He was the eldest son of the lawyer and statesman Ioannis Clerides and Elli Argyridou. He had one sister, Chrysanthi, and one brother, Xanthos. Clerides married Lila Erulkar (31 October 1921 – 6 June 2007),
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KOTI


to have come from the city's local four-year college, the Oregon Institute of Technology (formerly Oregon Technical Institute). Originally, KOTI carried all three networks. Today, the station is owned by president Patricia C. "Patsy" Smullin, who also owns the parent company COBi, which is the longest, continuously independent broadcast group in the West and one of the three oldest in the country. KOTI served as the only staffed television station in the Klamath Basin for many years. The station's vice president and
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Torrence Huffman


Park. Born on March 20, 1855 in Dayton, Huffman was a “scion of one of Dayton’s oldest families and Ohio financier and manufacturer," according to the "Dayton Daily News". His father was William P. Huffman, who had been the president of the Second and Third National Banks of Dayton. Huffman joined the Fourth National Bank at its inception in 1888 and later served as its president for 30 years. He owned the Buckeye Iron and Brass Words and was involved in numerous other enterprises as an owner
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Francisco de Miranda


Neutrality Act of 1794. In New York Miranda privately began organizing a filibustering expedition to liberate Venezuela. Along with Colonel Smith he raised private funds, procured weapons, and recruited soldiers of fortune. Among the 200 volunteers who served under him in this revolt were Smith's son William Steuben and David G. Burnet, who would later serve as interim president of the Republic of Texas after its secession from Mexico in 1836. Miranda hired a ship of 20 guns from Ogden, which he rebaptized "Leander" in honor of his oldest
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Todd Weiler


Cities and Towns. Weiler is an attorney by profession. Weiler has worked in-house for Logistics Specialties, Inc. He served as Vice President of Legal and General Counsel, where he manages a small business unit and conducts all in-house legal needs. Weiler has been married to his wife Elizabeth since 1991. They have four children; the youngest two are currently enrolled in public schools. The second oldest, London, is currently serving as a missionary in South Africa. His oldest, Tyman, also served as a
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John Baxter Barbour Jr.


. and he is now one of the oldest members of the Pittsburgh Stock Exchange, of which he was one of the organizers and a charter member. He was its first secretary and treasurer and served one term as vice-president. Later Barbour served five successive terms as treasurer, and after that served three terms as vice-president and then became president in 191 1, and later declined reelection on account of ill health. He was for several years director and chairman of the two most important of its committees, namely
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Presidency of George H. W. Bush


in 1993 with a 56% job approval rating. Bush's oldest son, George W. Bush, served as the country's 43rd president from 2001 to 2009. The Bushes were the second father and son pair to serve as president, following John Adams and John Quincy Adams. By December 2008, 60% of Americans gave George H. W. Bush's presidency a positive rating. In the 2010s, Bush was fondly remembered for his willingness to compromise, which contrasted with the intensely partisan era that followed his presidency. Polls of
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Irina Antonova


Irina Aleksandrovna Antonova () (born 20 March 1922, Moscow) is a Russian art historian who served as a Director of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow for 52 years, from 1961 to 2013, making her the oldest and the longest serving director of a major art museum in the world. Among her many awards and decorations are the State Prize of the Russian Federation and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. She is now the President of the Pushkin Museum, a ceremonial post. Antonova studied under Boris
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M. Mariappa Bhat


Munglimane Mariappa Bhat (; 27 July 1906 – 21 March 1980) was a Kannada scholar, linguist and lexicographer who served as Head of the Kannada department of the University of Madras from 1959 to 1966. He also served as Principal of the Oriental Manuscripts Library and was one of the founders of Karnataka Sangha Chennai. In 1971, Bhat published a revised edition of Ferdinand Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary. Bhat was born on 27 July 1906 at Kabaka in the South Canara district of Madras Presidency as the oldest of three sons of
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Govind Swaminadhan


Govind Swaminadhan (9 October 1909 - 30 September 2003) was an Indian lawyer who served as the Advocate-General of Tamil Nadu from 1969 to 1976. He also served as president of the Madras Bar Association. Govind was born on 9 October 1909 to lawyer Subbarama Swaminathan and his wife Ammu Swaminathan. He was the oldest of three siblings, the others being Lakshmi Sehgal (1914-2012) and Mrinalini Sarabhai (1918-2016). He had his education at Madras and Oxford and qualified as a barrister from the
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Demographics of the Supreme Court of the United States


advanced an age will likely have short tenures on the Court. The youngest justice ever appointed was Joseph Story, 32 at the time of his appointment in 1812; the oldest was Charles Evans Hughes, who was 67 at the time of his appointment as Chief Justice in 1930. (Hughes had previously been appointed to the Court as an associate justice in 1910, at the age of 48, but had resigned in 1916 to run for president). Story went on to serve for 33 years, while Hughes served 11 years
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United States Secretary of Commerce


Labor, which is now headed by a separate Secretary of Labor. The current Commerce Secretary is Wilbur Ross, who was nominated by President Donald Trump and approved by the Senate on February 28, 2017. (1) (20) Source: Department of Commerce: Secretaries As of , there are ten living former Secretaries of Commerce (with all Secretaries that have served since 1996 still living), the oldest being Frederick B. Dent (served 1973–1975, born 1922). The most recent Secretary of Commerce to die was Peter
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William Caldwell Anderson


William Caldwell Anderson (August 18, 1804 – August 28, 1870) was an American Presbyterian minister who served as the fourth president of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He was the oldest son of Rev. John Anderson, and was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1824 from Washington College where his father served as chairman of the board and then studied theology under his father. His entire adult life was spent in the ministry with the exception of a short period (1843-1844) when he was
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Home of Old Israel


this title until his death at 110 in 1934, followed by Samuel Rothstein, who was 104 in 1934. By 1937, the oldest resident was Goldie Zwiebel, age 104. In 1944, the oldest was Alfred Glasstal, age 101, who pledged to sell $101,000 worth of US War Bonds for the war effort. In 1925, in a widely-reported incident, a resident of the home, Fanny Weintraub, age 85, served as an extra in the movie "Salome of the Tenements." When it
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15th legislature of the French Fifth Republic


-Domeizel. Following a reshuffle and the formation of the Philippe II government, Ferrand took his seat after his ephemeral ministerial tenure, as did de Sarnez after her departure from the government. The election of the President of the National Assembly occurred on 27 June at 15:00 CEST at the Palais Bourbon. The election, conducted by secret ballot, was presided over by the oldest member of the National Assembly (Bernard Brochant, LR), assisted by the six youngest deputies in the National Assembly, who serve as secretaries, namely
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Lennox Football Club


side. Dick Tyson, in "London's Oldest Rugby Clubs" suggests the club were wound up shortly after the 1910–11 season. However, the official site of surrey county rugby lists past presidents of the county reveals that Lennox produced three presidents for the county and that the third of these was R.A. Sawyer, who served from 1913 to 1920. Although his term was extended due to the First World War and no rugby took place in that time, it would seem certain that Lennox existed when he took office in 1913.
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Medical Society of London


The Medical Society of London is one of the oldest surviving medical societies (being organisations of voluntary association, rather than regulation or training) in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1773 by the Quaker physician and philanthropist Dr John Coakley Lettsome for physicians, surgeons and apothecaries who met to exchange medical news and confer about difficult cases. Lettsome himself served as president of the new society in 1775-1776, 1784–1785, 1809–1811 and 1813-1815. James Sims was president from 1786 to 1808 and during his long term of
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George P. Bush


George Prescott Bush (born April 24, 1976) is an American corporate lawyer, former U.S. Navy Reserve officer, real estate investor, and politician who serves as the Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office. A fourth-generation elected official as a member of the Bush family, he is the oldest child of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, a nephew of the 43rd President George W. Bush, and a grandson of the 41st President George H. W. Bush, after whom he is named. Bush's middle name is taken
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John Coggeshall


between 1664 and 1672, and as assistant (magistrate) for all but one year from 1669 to 1676. Their oldest daughter Ann married Peter Easton, a son of Nicholas Easton who served many terms as either president or governor of the Rhode Island colony. Their daughter Wayte married Daniel Gould; descendant Elizabeth Buffum Chace was an abolitionist with the Underground Railroad. Places named for President Coggeshall include John Coggeshall Elementary School in Portsmouth, Rhode Island; Coggeshall Way and Coggeshall Circle in rural Middletown; and Coggeshall Avenue in Newport, which
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List of Heads of state of Bulgaria by longevity


151 days. The oldest living president is Petar Stoyanov, born 25 May 1952 (aged ). The youngest living former president is Rosen Plevneliev, born 14 May 1964 (aged ). The incumbent president is Rumen Radev, born 18 June 1963 (aged ). The oldest head of state is Ferdinand I (1861–1948), who died at the age of 87 years, 197 days. The oldest living former head of state, Simeon II (born June 16, 1937), will tie Ferdinand I if he lives
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Hara Museum of Contemporary Art


The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is one of the oldest contemporary art museums in Japan. The museum is in the Kita-Shinagawa district, in the Shinagawa area of Tokyo. The building was originally built as a private mansion designed by Jin Watanabe in 1938 for the grandfather of current museum president and international collector Toshio Hara. Designed in a Bauhaus style, it is a rare example of early Shōwa period architecture . Following the war, it was used by the US and then served as the Embassy of the Philippines and the
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List of presidents of the United States by age


This is a list of presidents of the United States by age. The first table charts the age of each United States president at the time of presidential inauguration (first inauguration if elected to multiple and consecutive terms), upon leaving office, and at the time of death. Where the president is still living, their lifespan is calculated up to . The second table includes those presidents who had the distinction among their peers of being the oldest living president, and charts both when they became and ceased to be "oldest living
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Murray State University


who began her term in 2017. Additional Executive Board members include Madison Jarrett, Executive-Vice President, Bailey Bohannan, Vice President of Administration, and Rachael Barnett, Vice President of Finance. Murray State is home to twenty-six chapters of both social and professional Greek organizations. The oldest social fraternity on campus is Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and the oldest professional fraternity is Sigma Alpha Iota (both relating to music) with the oldest social sorority being Sigma Sigma Sigma. As of the spring 2016 semester, 1,438 students were
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Indirect election


An indirect election is an election in which voters do not choose between candidates for an office, but elect people who then choose. It is one of the oldest forms of elections, and is still used today for many presidents, cabinets, upper houses, and supranational legislatures. Presidents and prime ministers can be indirectly elected by parliaments or by a special body convened solely for that purpose. The election of the executive government in most parliamentary systems is indirect: elect the parliamentarians, who then elect the government including most prominently the
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Peter Salovey


Peter Salovey (; born February 21, 1958) is an American social psychologist and current President of Yale University. He previously served as Yale's Provost, Dean of Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Dean of Yale College. Salovey is one of the early pioneers and leading researchers in emotional intelligence. Salovey was born in 1958 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is the oldest child of Elaine Salovey, who was a registered nurse, and Ronald Salovey, who was a physical chemist and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials
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List of Presidents of Turkey by age


Fahri Korutürk, at the age of 69 years, 246 days. The oldest living former president is Ahmet Necdet Sezer, born 13 September 1941 (aged ). The youngest living former president is Abdullah Gül, born 29 October 1950 (aged ). The youngest living president is the incumbent, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, born 26 February 1954 (aged ). The longest-lived president was Celâl Bayar, who died at the age of 103 years, 98 days. Current oldest-living president Sezer will tie Bayar if he
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