On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 11:32 PM, David Estes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Foy > That is rather nice. I didn't care for the AHH name, but this one has IMO more substance behind it. Now, to get a decent likeness on the badge! As for Sam Hilborne, cribbed from Wikipedia: Why the Sam Hill would you name a bike after a **Congressman**???!!!??? Patrick "tongue in cheek when foot not in mouth" Moore <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en?utm_source=2008_nometer_2&utm_medium=sitenotice&utm_campaign=fundraiser2008> [ Expand <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_G._Hilborn#>] Support Wikipedia: a non-profit project. Donate Now » <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en?utm_source=2008_nometer_2_collapsed&utm_medium=sitenotice&utm_campaign=fundraiser2008> [Expand <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_G._Hilborn#>] Support Wikipedia: a non-profit project. — Donate Now <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en?utm_source=2008_nometer_2_collapsed_user&utm_medium=sitenotice&utm_campaign=fundraiser2008> Samuel G. Hilborn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_G._Hilborn#column-one>, search <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_G._Hilborn#searchInput> *Samuel Greeley Hilborn* (December 9<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_9>, 1834 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1834> - April 19<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_19>, 1899 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1899>) was a U.S. Representative<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives>from California <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California>. Born in Minot, Androscoggin (then Cumberland) County, Maine, Hilborn attended the common schools, Hebron Academy<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebron_Academy>, and Gould's Academy, Bethel, Maine<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethel,_Maine>, and was graduated from Tufts College, Medford, Massachusetts<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medford,_Massachusetts>, in 1859. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1861. He moved to California. Located in Vallejo, Solano County, and engaged in the practice of law. He served in the State senate 1875-1879. He served as member of the constitutional convention in 1879. He moved to San Francisco, California<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco,_California>, in 1883. He was appointed by President Arthur United States district attorney for the district of California and served from 1883 to 1886. He moved to Oakland in 1887 and continued the practice of his profession. Hilborn was elected as a Republican<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29>to the Fifty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph McKenna. Presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Fifty-third Congress and served from December 5<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_5>, 1892 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1892>, until April 4<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_4>, 1894 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1894>, when he was succeeded by Warren B. English <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_B._English>, who contested his election. Hilborn was elected to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_4>, 1895 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1895>-March 3<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_3>, 1899 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1899>). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1898. He lived in retirement until his death in Washington, D.C. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.>, April 19<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_19>, 1899 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1899>. He was interred in Rock Creek Cemetery. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
