Boston-born son of accountant got engineering degree from Johns Hopkins, M.

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Boston-born Michael Bloomberg grew up middle class in Medford, Mass.

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The Boston-born son of Welsh immigrants, Elihu Yale became the High Sheriff of Denbighshire in 1704, and was later buried in the graveyard at St Giles parish church in Wrexham.

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"Section 217, row 23, seats one through six, " says the Boston-born businessman, who would bundle up his four boys and a few of their friends to watch the Patriots lose another game on Sunday afternoons.

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For the next 20 years they showcased modern art with an emphasis on African-Americans, including work by abstract expressionist Norman Lewis, Boston-born Lois Mailou Jones (known for incorporating African images into her work) and lesser-known Washington-area artists.

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Today, almost 10, 000 people born abroad call Boston home - 3, 000 of them from Poland, more than any other local authority outside of the South East.

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Cardiff-born Easter left Wolves for Hartlepool in 2001 and has also played for Cambridge, Boston, Stockport, Wycombe, Plymouth, Millwall and Colchester.

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