Salem Poor

Salem Poor

male, deceased (1802)
African American, Black history in the United States military, battle of bunker hill, Continental Army, African American in the United States military, James Abercrombie
Salem Poor was a African American soldier who fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Born into slavery in Andover, Massachusetts,...
Enoch Poor

Enoch Poor

male, deceased (1780)
New Hampshire colonial, Massachusetts colonial, Old Style, American, stamp act, battle of bunker hill
Enoch Poor (June 21, 1736, Old Style - September 8, 1780) was a brigadier general in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. He was...
Edward Erie Poor

Edward Erie Poor

male, deceased (1900)
banker, National Park Bank, gold standard, ramkesh, Ebenezer K. Wright, American
Edward Erie Poor (born February 5, 1837; died July 29, 1900) served as Vice-President and then President of the National Park Bank from 1895-1900,...
Henry Varnum Poor

Henry Varnum Poor

male, 121 years old

Charles Lane Poor

male, deceased (1951)
Johns Hopkins University alumni, City College of New York, City University of New York, Lexington, Johns Hopkins University, Astronomer…Edmund Ward Poor, E. Ward Poor II
Charles Lane Poor (January 18, 1866 - September 27, 1951) was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, the son of Edward Erie Poor. He graduated from the...

Charles Henry Poor

male, deceased (1882)
Roanoke, american civil war, United States Navy admiral, saranac, United States Navy, U.S. NAVY
Rear Admiral Charles Henry Poor (June 11, 1808 - December 5, 1882) was a U.S. Navy officer of the mid-19th century. Born in Cambridge,...

Abraham The Poor

male, deceased (372)
Saint, Egyptian, Hermit, feast day, Nile River, Saint Pachomius…Saint Abraham the Poor
Saint Abraham the Poor (also Saint Abraham the Child) was a fourth century Egyptian hermit. His nicknames of "the poor" and "the child" refer to...

Riva Poor

female
MBA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni, MIT Sloan School of Management alumni, 4 Days, 40 Hours, Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
Riva Poor was a management consultant who lobbied for a compressed workweek. Poor received an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1970,...
Muhammad Yunus

Muhammad Yunus

male, 69 years old
Grameen foundation, microfinance, Banker to the Poor, microcredit, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Economist…poor
Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and founder of Grameen Bank, has shown himself to be a leader who can translate his vision into powerful...
Meher Baba

Meher Baba

male, deceased (1969)
Deccan College, Iranis, St. Vincent's High School, spiritual awakening, guru, poverty…poor
Meher Baba, born Merwan Sheriar Irani (February 25, 1894 – January 31, 1969), was an Indian guru of Persian descent. Educated at St. Vincent's Hi...