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James G. Blaine (1830–1893) was an American statesman and Republican politician
who represented Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876,
serving as Speaker of the House from 1869 to 1875, and then in the Senate from
1876 to 1881. Born in Pennsylvania and a newspaper editor before entering
politics, he twice served as the U.S. secretary of state, first in 1881 under
President James A. Garfield and President Chester A. Arthur, and then from 1889
to 1892 under President Benjamin Harrison. Blaine unsuccessfully sought the
Republican presidential nomination in 1876 and 1880. He gained the nomination in
1884, but in the election, he was narrowly defeated by Democratic nominee Grover
Cleveland. A charismatic speaker in an age that prized oratory, Blaine was a
leading Republican of the late 19th century and a champion of the party's
moderate reformist faction, later known as the "Half-Breeds". (This article is
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Second World War with the Māori Battalion. He joined the battalion in 1939 and
fought in the German invasion of Greece, the Battle of Crete and the North
African campaign. In April 1943, during the Tunisian campaign, his gallantry in
an action at Takrouna resulted in a recommendation, supported by four generals,
that he be awarded the Victoria Cross. This was downgraded to an award of the
Distinguished Conduct Medal, which disappointed many of his fellow soldiers.
After his death in a car crash in 1986, representations were made for a
posthumous award of the Victoria Cross for his valour at Takrouna. These
representations were unsuccessful but eventually resulted in a special award in
2007 of an altar cloth for use in a local church, a ceremonial sword, and a
personal letter from Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his gallantry. This
June 1943 photograph of Manahi was taken in Maadi, Egypt, by George Robert Bull,
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