smithson in A Sentence

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    Smithson was the only one that seemed shocked.

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    Smithson, is that you?

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    James Smithson' origins were as unusual as his Last Will and Testament.

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    It remains a mystery why John Smithson would leave his entire estate to a nation that was completely foreign to him.

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    When Smithson's mother passed away, he was the beneficiary of a decent inheritance, and through wise investments expanded his wealth even further.

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    All we can do is speculate on what forces motivated Smithson to provide such a generous gift to a country unknown to him.

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    Extraordinary as it was, few believed the money would ever make it to America considering Smithson's nephew was young, in good health and in all probability would sire an heir or two.

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    Smithson's remains were brought to America 75 years after his passing by Smithsonian Regent Alexander Graham, and are now buried in a crypt on the first floor of the Castle building of the Smithsonian Institution.

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