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Mr. B. G. Northrop

American educator and commissioner of education, friend of Yung Wing.

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Also known as Mr. Northrop

First appearance: xiv my mission to america to buy machinery

Mr. B. G. Northrop shows up with force in XVII: The Chinese Educational Mission. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Connecticut Commissioner of Education; advises distributing students among New England families.
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In XVII: The Chinese Educational Mission: Connecticut Commissioner of Education; advises distributing students among New England families.

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Yung Wing’s emotional peak is the collision between his personal honor—the joint ministership to Washington—an…

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