Boyer and Cunningham say that the area was known as "Leamings," for the prominent landholders, or as "Hildreth," the family who ran the local store.
Due to his status as a prominent landholder, Bell was invited to stand in the elections in 1862 for the seat of West Moreton.
He was an original settler of and prominent landholder, merchant, and creditor in New Netherlands.
This made him now one of the largest and most prominent landholders on Long Island.
It would seem to indicate that she was a prominent landholder in the area.
With time, and further acquisition, Jaykrishna Mukherjee's reputation as a prominent landholder began to equal that of Dwarkanath Tagore.
This land grant also made Milson not just one of the areas most prominent businessmen but also one of the area's most prominent landholders.
He was a prominent local landholder and member of the community, who later served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates.
One of Union County's most prominent landholders, Fullington soon began construction of the present farm buildings.
Although not all scholar-officials came from the landholding class, sons of prominent landholders had better access to higher education, and thus greater ability to pass examinations for government service.