Wing pepper biography
- Willing Pepper (1909-April 21, 2001), known as “Wing” was a.
- George Wharton Pepper (March 16, 1867 – May 24, 1961) was an American lawyer, law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Christian activist.
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George W. Pepper
American politician
George Wharton Pepper | |
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Pepper in January 1922 | |
| In office January 9, 1922 – March 3, 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Boies Penrose |
| Succeeded by | William Vare[a] |
| In office June 10, 1922 – May 12, 1928 | |
| Preceded by | Boies Penrose |
| Succeeded by | William Wallace Atterbury |
| Born | (1867-03-16)March 16, 1867 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 24, 1961(1961-05-24) (aged 94) Devon, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| a.^ Vare was not permitted to qualify for the seat, though his defeat of Pepper in the primary election was recognized by the Senate. However, due to alleged election fraud, Vare was never seated, and a special election was held in 1930, which was won by Republican James Davis. | |
George Wharton Pepper (March 16, 1867 – May 24, 1961) was an American lawyer, law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Christian activist, and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Se
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A brief history of Red Pepper
The origins of Red Pepper magazine can be traced to the rainbow coalition that came together in towns across Britain to support the miners during the strike of 1984-85.
Soon after the strike’s defeat, nearly 2,000 activists in this disparate coalition came from inside and outside the Labour Party, from feminist, black, lesbian, gay, green, trade union and left academic organisations to Chesterfield to the first of the annual Socialist Conferences – sponsored by the Campaign Group of MPs, the Socialist Society and the Conference of Socialist Economists.
At the third of these conferences in 1987, delegates decided to form the Socialist Movement (SM). Very soon, as is the way of most socialist organisations, the SM decided to set up a newspaper. It was to be a non-sectarian, campaigning newspaper called Socialist.
The SM raised funds, including £1,000 in standing orders from supporters giving £5 a month – many of these same people still give to Red Pepper – and Socialist was launched as a fortnightly newspaper in autumn 1991. In its 18-month
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G. Willing Pepper
G. Willing Pepper (1909-April 21, 2001), known as “Wing” was a corporate executive, the former president of the Scott Paper Company, and a notable Philadelphia philanthropist.[1][2] He combined active philanthropy with the use of commercial skills to improve public health.
Pepper was a member of old Philadelphia family. He attended St. Mark's School of Southborough, Massachusetts and continued studies at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Pepper became treasurer and a director of Scott Paper in 1940. After service in the U.S.Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II, Pepper rose to vice chairman of Scott Paper and oversaw the swift growth of its overseas operations.
After retiring from Scott Paper, Pepper served as vice chairman of the Fox Chase Cancer Center's Institute for Cancer Research in Philadelphia. In his honor. Fox Chase established a Wing Pepper Chair in Cancer Research in 1999. Pepper was credited by Fox Chase for significant work bringing the first hepatitis B vaccine, invented at Fox Chase, into commer
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