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French Hill
French Hill may refer to: *French Hill (politician) James French Hill (born December 5, 1956) is an American businessman and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district since 2015. He is a member of the Republican ... (born 1956), American representative from Arkansas * French Hill (settlement), in northern East Jerusalem **French Hill Depot, Green Line (Jerusalem Light Rail) *French Hill, Donald J. Trump State Park, New York State See also * :Hills of France {{disambiguation Hill, French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
French Hill (politician)
James French Hill (born December 5, 1956) is an American businessman and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. Background and early life Hill was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. His father, Jay F. Hill ran a Little Rock-based financial firm that he inherited from his father, James “Jay” Wilson Hill. As a teenager, French Hill worked in the family financial firm during the summer months. A ninth-generation Arkansan, Hill is a direct descendent of slave plantation owner Creed Taylor who was among the wealthiest 1% of Americans in 1860. Another of Hill's direct ancestors, John W. Gracie, was a cotton baron who inherited landholdings from Taylor and used Penal labour, prison labor after the Emancipation Proclamation, emancipation of slaves. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Vand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
French Hill (settlement)
French Hill (, ), also Giv'at Shapira () is an Israeli settlement in northern East Jerusalem. It is located on territory that has been occupied since the Six-Day War in 1967 and later unilaterally annexed by Israel under the Jerusalem Law, in a move internationally condemned as illegal, "null and void" under international law, in 1980. The international community considers Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem, such as French Hill, illegal under international law, which the Israeli government disputes. Etymology The source of the name French Hill is the fact that the land belonged to the Catholic Monastery of St Anne, whose monks hailed mainly from France. In 1926 the Monastery donated a plot of land to build a reservoir to store water that was pumped from Ein Farah, to supply the city of Jerusalem. An opening ceremony was held on 15 July 1926 and the location was reported in the newspapers as "the French Hill" (at the time in Hebrew in plural - Giv'at Ha'Zorfatim). Accordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Green Line (Jerusalem Light Rail)
The Green Line is the second line of the Jerusalem Light Rail, under construction as of 2018, with completion of the full line expected by 2025. The Green Line will link the two campuses of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and continue south via Pat junction to Gilo. It will pass the terminus of the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway, then cross the existing Red Line tram route and run to Mount Scopus. There will be 35 stops, and ridership is predicted at 200,000 passengers/day. The line was approved by the Jerusalem city council in June 2016, with tenders to be issued shortly after. As currently occurs with the operational Red Line, the Green Light Rail Line is expected to cross the Green Line - the division between Israeli territory and disputed territory. A 60 million NIS tender has been issued to start infrastructure work and buildings support walls, development, and paving work along the route. The full tender for operation is estimated at 10 billion NIS is in pre-se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Donald J
Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers. A short form of Donald is Don, and pet forms of Donald include Donnie and Donny. The feminine given name Donella is derived from Donald. ''Donald'' has cognates in other Celtic languages: Modern Irish ''Dónal'' (anglicised as ''Donal'' and ''Donall'');. Scottish Gaelic ''Dòmhnall'', ''Domhnull'' and ''Dòmhnull''; Welsh '' Dyfnwal'' and Cumbric ''Dumnagual''. Although the feminine given name '' Donna'' is sometimes used as a feminine form of ''Donald'', the names are not etymologically related. Variations Kings and noblemen Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancient and medieval Gaelic kings and noblemen: * Dyfnwal Moelmud (Dunvallo Molmutius), legendary kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
