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| 1. | John Edward, 1856–1918, Irish political leader. |
| 2. | a city in W central Washington. 23,318. |
| Red·mond (rěd'mənd) A city of west-central Washington, a residential and industrial suburb of Seattle east of Lake Washington. Population: 48,700. |
| Redmond, John Edward 1856-1918. Irish nationalist politician who succeeded Charles Parnell as the principal advocate of Irish home rule. His support for Britain during World War I and his opposition to Sinn Fein undermined his influence. |
Redmond
city, Deschutes county, central Oregon, U.S., near the Deschutes River. Lying in front of the eastern foothills of the Cascade Range on the edge of the Great Basin, Redmond was founded in 1904 by pioneers Frank and Josephine Redmond, who constructed their home near an irrigation canal right-of-way. After the arrival of the railroad in 1911, the city developed as a service and shipping centre for cattle and lumber. Redmond is the site of Roberts Field, formerly the World War II-era Redmond Army Air Base and now a commercial airport serving three counties in central Oregon. Inc. 1910. Pop. (1990) 11,990; (2000) 13,481.
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