establisher

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Squire, the establisher of this coffee-house, died in 1717.

From The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Addison, Joseph

He watcheth over all those who lie down to sleep,* he seeketh the well-being of his animal creation,* Amen, establisher of every thing,* Temu-Herukhuti.*

From The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians by Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir

Having at length accomplished this perilous journey, Buonaparte repaired to his old headquarters at Cairo, and re-entered on his great functions as the establisher of a new government in the state of Egypt.

From The History of Napoleon Buonaparte by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)

The wonderful Bank, of which he was the chief projector, establisher, and manager, was the latest of the many Merdle wonders.

From Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles

At some distance down stream and on the right or northern bank lies a convent, and a house superintended by the original establisher of the mission in 1844, the bishop, Mgr.

From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir