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Cosby, William
1690 - Born in Stradbally Hall, Queen's County, Ireland.
1703 - 13 year old William Cosby traveled to Italy and earned money by gambling in card games.
1711 - Sir William Cosby married Grace Montagu, a British lady with connections at Buckingham Palace, as sister of George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax.
1717 - Sir William Cosby was promoted to Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Ireland.
1731 - Governor of New York and the Jerseys.
1735 - Cosby was promoted to Vice Admiral on the 29th of September, and to Brigadier General on the 30th of November, while serving as royal governor.
1736 - Died of tuberculosis on the 10th of March, between 1 and 2 p.m., in the Governor's House at Ft. George, today's Battery Park, New York City.
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American Schools: The 100 Billion Dollar Challenge by William H. Cosby and Dwight Allen (Paperback - Oct 15, 2000) From Bill Cosby, New York Times bestselling author, and Dr. Dwight Allen, Eminent Professor of Education Reform, comes a bold new proposal to overhaul the American public school system...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Bill Cosby's Personal guide to tennis power: Or, Don't lower the lob, raise the net by William H Cosby (Unknown Binding - May 17, 1975) |
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The meteoroid environment and its effects on materials and equipment;: Summary of a literature survey, (NASA SP-78) by William A Cosby (Unknown Binding - May 17, 1965) |
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