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Many of them were greedy and became extremely wealthy and powerful through their exactions from the poor. The tax collectors were therefore hated by the people. Louis Mandrin was born in 1725 at Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs, Dauphiné, then a border province. His family was well established in the region, but was no longer as prosperous as in ...
B. Ivan Bagration; Robert Bakewell (agriculturalist) Francesco Battaglioli; Theresa Benedicta of Bavaria; Pierre Bayen; Johann Peter Beaulieu; Antoine Hilarion de Beausset
Bronze sculpture of James Otis Jr. in front of the Barnstable County Courthouse. James Otis Jr. (February 5, 1725 – May 23, 1783) was an American Lawyer, political activist, colonial legislator, and early supporter of patriotic causes in Massachusetts Bay Colony at the beginning of the Revolutionary Era.
Howard was born probably in 1725 and grew up in Rhode Island where his family had moved in 1726. Although raised a Baptist, he became active in the Anglican Church in Newport. Elected to the assembly in 1756, he served on the committee that revised the colony's laws in 1760.
1968. Average home sale price (in year sold): $26,600 Average home sale price (in 2025 dollars): $236,481 As home prices kept rising to a median of $26,600, America endured one of its most trying ...
George Mason's coat of arms. Mason was born in present-day Fairfax County, in the Colony of Virginia, in British America, on December 11, 1725. [1] [2] [3] Mason's parents owned property in Mason Neck, Virginia and a second property across the Potomac River in Maryland, which had been inherited by his mother.
Corporate America. Until the 2017 tax bill, the United States had the highest corporate tax rate in the developed world — 35%. Of course, a lot of corporations were finding ways not to pay it.
A $100 million estate left to the "wrong" people can cause court battles over estates that can last years. 24/7 Wall St. has lined up a list of 10 of the most infamous estate battles.