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Arvey may refer to: Surname: * Jacob Arvey (1895–1977), political leader in the city of Chicago, Illinois * Richard D. Arvey, American psychology professor * Verna Arvey (1910–1987), American librettist, pianist and writer Places: *Saint-Jean-d'Arvey Saint-Jean-d'Arvey (; Arpitan: ''Sant-Jian-d'Arvê'') is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is part of the urban area of Chambéry. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Arvey
Jacob M. Arvey (November 3, 1895 – August 25, 1977) was an influential Chicago political leader from the Depression era until the mid-1950s. He may be best known for his efforts to end corruption in the Chicago Democratic organization, and for promoting the candidacies of liberal Democratic politicians such as Adlai Stevenson and Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois. He was known as "Jake" and "Jack" at different times in his career. Early life and political career Arvey was the son of Israel and Bertha (née Eisenberg) Arvey, poor Jewish emigrants from Russia. He grew up in Chicago's 24th political ward in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the city's West Side. Arvey never attended college, but did study law, served as a clerk in a Chicago law firm, and eventually passed the Illinois bar exam and became an attorney. On June 11, 1916 he married Edith Freeman; they would remain married until his death in 1977. They had three children: Erwin, Helen and Howard Arvey. In 1923 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard D
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", " Rich", "Rick", " Rico", " Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verna Arvey
Verna Arvey (February 16, 1910 – November 22, 1987) was an American librettist, pianist and writer who is best known for her musical collaborations with her husband William Grant Still, a musician and composer. Early life and education Verna Arvey was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Bessie (Tark) and David Arvey. Her parents were Russian Jewish immigrants. University of Arkansas. She attended local schools and the . She had started playing piano as a child. After graduating, Arvey enjoyed a brief career as a concert pianist, including performances as a soloist with Raymond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Jean-d'Arvey
Saint-Jean-d'Arvey (; Arpitan: ''Sant-Jian-d'Arvê'') is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is part of the urban area of Chambéry. INSEE In 2019, it had a population of 1,726. See also *Communes of the Savoie department
The following is a list of the 273 communes of the Savoie department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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