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John George Adair

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John George Adair (March 3, 1823 – May 4, 1885), sometimes known as Jack Adair, was an Irish businessman and landowner, who provided the seed capital for the large JA Ranch in the Palo Duro Canyon of the Texas Panhandle, a region of Texas. [1]

63 relations: Amarillo, Texas, American bison, American Civil War, Australia, Ballybrittas, Boston, Brokerage firm, Canyon, Texas, Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), Charles Goodnight, Church of Ireland, Cornelia Adair, County Donegal, County Laois, Cowboy, Cowman (profession), Denver, Diplomacy, Dublin, Europe, Federalist Party, Financial capital, Geneseo, New York, Glenveagh Castle, Great Depression, Harrison Gray Otis (politician), Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, Illinois, Ireland, JA Ranch, James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr., Liquor, List of Donegal people, List of Irish people, List of people from Denver, List of people from New York City, List of people from Texas, List of Scotch-Irish Americans, List of Trinity College Dublin people, Livingston County, New York, Massachusetts, Mayor, Missouri, Montie Ritchie, New York (state), New York City, Open range, Palo Duro Canyon, Pampa, Texas, Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum, ..., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pueblo, Colorado, St. Louis, Stereotype, Texas, Texas Panhandle, Timothy Dwight Hobart, Trinity College Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United States Senate, Vermont, Western United States. Expand index (13 more) »

Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo is the 14th-most populous city in the state of Texas, United States.

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American bison

The American bison or simply bison (Bison bison), also commonly known as the American buffalo or simply buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Ballybrittas

Ballybrittas is a small village in the northeast of County Laois, Ireland situated on the R445 about 5 km SE of Monasterevin, County Kildare.

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Boston

Boston is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Brokerage firm

A brokerage firm, or simply brokerage, is a financial institution that facilitates the buying and selling of financial securities between a buyer and a seller.

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Canyon, Texas

Canyon is a city in, and the county seat of, Randall County, Texas, United States.

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Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

Captain (Capt) is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines and in both services it ranks above lieutenant and below major with a NATO ranking code of OF-2.

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Charles Goodnight

Charles Goodnight (March 5, 1836 – December 12, 1929), also known as Charlie Goodnight, was an American cattle rancher in the American West, perhaps the best known rancher in Texas.

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Church of Ireland

The Church of Ireland (Eaglais na hÉireann; Ulster-Scots: Kirk o Airlann) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion.

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Cornelia Adair

Cornelia Wadsworth Ritchie Adair (April 6, 1837 – September 22, 1921) was the matriarch of Glenveagh Castle in County Donegal, Ireland, now an Irish national park, and the large JA Ranch southeast of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle, a still-active cattle ranch.

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County Donegal

County Donegal (Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster.

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County Laois

County Laois (Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland.

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Cowboy

A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks.

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Cowman (profession)

A cowman is a person who works specifically with cattle.

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Denver

Denver, officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Diplomacy

Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of states.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Federalist Party

The Federalist Party, referred to as the Pro-Administration party until the 3rd United States Congress (as opposed to their opponents in the Anti-Administration party), was the first American political party.

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Financial capital

Financial capital is any economic resource measured in terms of money used by entrepreneurs and businesses to buy what they need to make their products or to provide their services to the sector of the economy upon which their operation is based, i.e. retail, corporate, investment banking, etc.

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Geneseo, New York

Geneseo is a town in Livingston County in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States on the far south end of the five-county Rochester Metropolitan Area.

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Glenveagh Castle

Glenveagh Castle (Caisleán Ghleann Bheatha) is a large castellated Mansion house built in County Donegal, Ireland in about 1870.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States.

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Harrison Gray Otis (politician)

Harrison Gray Otis (October 8, 1765October 28, 1848), was a businessman, lawyer, and politician, becoming one of the most important leaders of the United States' first political party, the Federalists.

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Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service

Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service (HMDS) is the diplomatic service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, dealing with foreign affairs, as opposed to the Home Civil Service, which deals with domestic affairs.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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JA Ranch

The JA Ranch, jointly founded by John George Adair and Charles Goodnight, is the oldest privately owned cattle ranch in the Palo Duro Canyon section of the Texas Panhandle southeast of Amarillo.

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James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.

James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (August 12, 1877June 21, 1952) was a Republican politician from New York.

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Liquor

Liquor (also hard liquor, hard alcohol, or spirits) is an alcoholic drink produced by distillation of grains, fruit, or vegetables that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation.

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List of Donegal people

This is a list of people from County Donegal.

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List of Irish people

This is a list of notable Irish people who were born on the island of Ireland, in either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland, and have lived there for most of their lives.

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List of people from Denver

This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in, have lived in, and/or are commonly associated with Denver, Colorado.

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List of people from New York City

Many notable people were either born or adopted in New York City.

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List of people from Texas

The following are notable people who were either born, raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the U.S. state of Texas.

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List of Scotch-Irish Americans

This is a list of notable Scots-Irish Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

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List of Trinity College Dublin people

This is a list of notable alumni and faculty members of Trinity College, Dublin and the University of Dublin.

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Livingston County, New York

Livingston County is a county in the U.S. state of New York.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts, officially known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor (from the Latin maior, meaning "bigger") is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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Missouri

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States.

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Montie Ritchie

Montgomery Harrison Wadsworth Ritchie (December 2, 1910 – July 19, 1999), known as Montie Ritchie, was a dual British subject and American citizen who became a leading cattle rancher and businessman in the Texas Panhandle during the 20th century.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Open range

In the Western United States and Canada, open range is rangeland where cattle roam freely regardless of land ownership.

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Palo Duro Canyon

Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon.

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Pampa, Texas

Pampa is a city in Gray County, Texas, United States.

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Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum

Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum is a history museum on the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, U.S.A., a small city south of Amarillo.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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Pueblo, Colorado

Pueblo is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States.

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St. Louis

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Stereotype

In social psychology, a stereotype is an over-generalized belief about a particular category of people.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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Texas Panhandle

The Texas Panhandle is a region of the U.S. state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state.

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Timothy Dwight Hobart

Timothy Dwight Hobart (October 6, 1855 – May 19, 1935) was an American school superintendent from Vermont, in the United States.

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Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College (Coláiste na Tríonóide), officially the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, a research university located in Dublin, Ireland.

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was established by the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland.

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprise the legislature of the United States.

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Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Western United States

The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West, the Far West, or simply the West, traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_George_Adair

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