Brief Life History of William George
When William George Meggitt was born on 12 October 1866, in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James W. Meggitt, was 32 and his mother, Harriet Jackson Ashton, was 36. He married Minnie May Cleveland on 24 December 1888, in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Green Creek, Sandusky, Ohio, United States for about 20 years and Green Creek Township, Sandusky, Ohio, United States in 1940. He died on 14 April 1951, in Green Springs Village, Sandusky, Ohio, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Green Creek Township, Sandusky, Ohio, United States.
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- George W Meggitt in household of James Meggitt, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- William Meggitt, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- William George Meggitt, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
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English: variant of Meggett .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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