Sentence examples for position of overseer from inspiring English sources

Thistlewood was the son of a tenant farmer, who arrived on the island of Jamaica in April 1750, and assumed the position of overseer at a major plantation.

His father, Lebrun Constantine, was the grandchild of slaves; Lebrun rose to the position of overseer on a cocoa estate in Cascade, near Maraval, where the family moved in 1906.

In recent years, Miyamoto, who is now sixty-four, has retreated to the position of Zelda's overseer, relinquishing control to younger directors inside the clandestine, Willy Wonka-esque factory that is Nintendo's Kyoto headquarters.

He rose to the rank of overseer of the Ordnance Office, the government body responsible for supplying the armed forces with artillery, and it was in this position that he compiled his Roll.

She also on the board of overseer at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

In his position as overseer and elder, Mr. Palmer was not without moral qualms.

She served on the Einstein Board of Overseers for 30 years, holding the position of secretary from 1980 to 1999.

In addition to helming the above organizations, Higgins' non-profit experience includes her position on the executive committee of the board of overseers for the Hoover Institution and her membership in the Council on Foreign Relations.

Sanford I. Weill Chairman, Board of Overseers Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., M.D. Dean Weill Cornell Medical College.

Sanford I. Weill Chairman Board of Overseers Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., M.D. Dean Weill Cornell Medical College.

Ms. Goodwin is on the board of overseers at Harvard University.