Sir John Carew 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.
Marriner Stoddard 1890–1977, U.S. economist and banker.
ecclesiastic.
ecclesiastical.
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The lone exception is Marriner Eccles, the Fed chair from 1934 to 1948.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
“Pickpocket” also happened to be the last narrative feature to premiere at the Eccles Theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
Eccles left the Fed three years later after playing a pivotal role in a clash with Truman over how much authority the White House should have in setting rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
The first true commercial touring caravan, designed specifically to be towed by a car, was launched by Eccles Motor Transport in 1919.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
By this time the enemy, having pierced the line of outposts, had occupied Barton and Eccles.
From The Great War in England in 1897 by Le Queux, William
Spenser. dim. diminutive. opp. opposed. subj. subjunctive. dub. doubtful. opt. optics. suff. suffix. eccles. ecclesiastical history. orig. originally. superl. superlative. e.g. for example. ornith. ornithology. surg. surgery. elect. electricity.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Fellow taxi driver Stuart Ryan said of Mr Henning, also known as Gadget: "He's the greatest man you'd ever meet. Gadget is the taxi driver of Eccles. Everybody knows him."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2014
Eccles. of Fleury, St Louis, king of France, imposed a fine on all who should play it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
Common sense reasons are plentiful, as, for instance, that in Eccles. v.
From The Church Handy Dictionary by Anonymous
Of this any one may assure himself by referring to Eccles. v.
From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Inman, Thomas
So again, "God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil," Eccles. xi.
From The Pharisee and Publican by Bunyan, John
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