Dawes
Charles Gates, 1865–1951, U.S. financier and diplomat: vice president of the U.S. 1925–29; Nobel Peace Prize 1925.
William, 1745–99, U.S. Revolutionary patriot: rode with Paul Revere and Samuel Prescott warning Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston.
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The Chairman of Ways and Means and one of the most powerful men in the House, Dawes had voted to fund Hayden’s expedition.
The Big Business Politics Behind the Formation of Yellowstone National Park | Megan Kate Nelson | March 1, 2022 | TimeIt was at Hill’s that Dawes herself was developed into a three-time Olympian, and where just this year Kayla DiCello, 17, was molded into Olympic form and earned a spot as an alternate for the Tokyo games.
ESSAY: Simone Biles Ends a Bad Year Better Off | Milton Coleman | December 17, 2021 | TruthBeTold.newsDawes had recalled that pressure more than a year before the Tokyo Olympic games.
ESSAY: Simone Biles Ends a Bad Year Better Off | Milton Coleman | December 17, 2021 | TruthBeTold.newsNot only was Dawes, like Hoover, a prominent Republican; he was also an ex-RFC official.
Beth Dawes (Alexis Bledel) underwent electroshock therapy to cast off the gray clouds surrounding her.
Dawes said they wanted help; that they were going to hold a mass meeting in Strathcona the following morning at nine o'clock.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeDawes went away, and before we broke off to go to dinner at the railroad club, I was given a memorandum order for the special.
The Wreckers | Francis Lynde“Jump up here, now,” said Dawes, flinging a couple of rugs on top of the load of goods.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram MitfordAnd then, again, when they were on the move, he induced Dawes to initiate him into the mysteries of waggon-driving.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram MitfordThis Dawes had given up to his two passengers, he himself turning in upon the ground.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram Mitford
British Dictionary definitions for Dawes
/ (dɔːz) /
Charles Gates. 1865–1951, US financier, diplomat, and statesman, who devised the Dawes Plan for German reparations payments after World War I; vice president of the US (1925–29); Nobel peace prize 1925
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