Brief Life History of Stanley
When Stanley Washburn Jr. was born on 6 October 1908, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, his father, Stanley Washburn, was 30 and his mother, Alice Bell Langhorne, was 32. He married Eleanor Phillips on 21 October 1937, in Hamilton, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. He lived in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States in 1940 and Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, United States in 1950. He died on 11 September 2005, in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States.
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- Stanley J Washburn in household of Stanley Washburn, "United States Census, 1910"
- Web: Minnesota, U.S., Birth Index, 1900-1934
- Stanely Washburn, "New York, New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995"
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1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World
At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Great and Little Washbourne (Gloucestershire), or Washbourne in Halwell (Devon). The Gloucestershire placename derives from Old English wæsse (genitive wæssan) ‘wet place, swamp, marsh’ + burna ‘spring, stream’. The Devon placename derives from Old English wæsce ‘place for washing’ + burna.
History: John Washburn came to MA in 1626 and settled in Duxbury, MA, in 1632.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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