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In numerous instances, the father of the individual named in the following list, having been the establisher of a family in these parts and its first breadwinner here, was the true pioneer.

From Toronto of Old by Henry Scadding

In this capacity he is naturally chosen to preside over canals, the great fertilizers of Babylonia; and we find among his titles "the lord of canals," and "the establisher of works of irrigation."

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by George Rawlinson

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 J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart

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 Charles Dickens

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

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