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Arthur Griffiths (buisnessman)
Arthur Griffiths may refer to: *Arthur Griffiths (author) (1838–1908), prison administrator and author *Arthur Griffiths (footballer, born 1879) (1879–1955), footballer for Bristol Rovers and Notts County *Arthur Griffiths (cyclist) (1881–?), British Olympic cyclist *Arthur Griffiths (footballer, born 1885) (1885–1944), footballer for Stoke City and Oldham *Arthur Griffiths (footballer, born 1908) (1914–1995), footballer for Torquay, Rochdale and Stoke City *Arthur Griffiths (businessman) (born 1957), Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and former candidate for political office See also *Arthur Griffin (other) Arthur Griffin may refer to: * Arthur Griffin (architect) (1883–1967), New Zealand architect * Arthur Griffin (cricketer) (1887–1962), English cricketer * Arthur Griffin (footballer) (1871–1945), English footballer * Arthur Griffin (photograp ... * Arthur Griffith (other) {{hndis, Griffiths, Arthur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Griffiths (author)
Arthur George Frederick Griffiths (9 December 1838 – 24 March 1908) was a British military officer, prison administrator and author who published more than 60 books during his lifetime. He was also a military historian who wrote extensively about the wars of the 19th century, and was for a time military correspondent for ''The Times'' newspaper. Upbringing and career Griffiths was born on 9 December 1838, at Poona, India, the second son of Lieut.-colonel John Griffiths of the 6th Royal Warwickshire regiment. After graduating from King William's College on the Isle of Man, Arthur Griffiths joined the British Army as an ensign in the 63rd Regiment of Foot on 13 February 1855. Serving in the Crimean War, Griffiths participated in the siege of Sevastopol. He also fought during the capture of Kinbum, receiving the British Crimea medal The Crimea Medal was a campaign medal approved on 15 December 1854, for issue to officers and men of British units (land and naval) which f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Griffiths (footballer, Born 1879)
Arthur Griffiths (born 16 March 1879) was a professional footballer who played for Bristol Rovers and Notts County. Playing as a full-back, Griffiths joined Bristol Rovers (then known as Bristol Eastville Rovers) in 1897 from Lozells. During his first two seasons Rovers played in both the Birmingham & District League and the professional section of the Western League, before becoming founder members of the Southern League in 1899. He went on to play 105 games for Rovers in the Southern League, scoring once, before joining Football League First Division side Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League (division), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 2 ... in January 1904. Sources * 1879 births Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Brist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Griffiths (cyclist)
Arthur Griffiths (30 November 1881 – 9 April 1946) was a British cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be .... References External links * 1881 births 1946 deaths British male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Swansea {{UK-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Griffiths (footballer, Born 1885)
Arthur Edwin Griffiths (1885 – 1944) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Oldham Athletic and Stoke. Career Griffiths was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and joined Stoke from Hartshill in 1904. He made his debut for Stoke at the age of 20 and scored his first goal against Everton on 3 April 1906. When Stoke went out the Football League at the end of the 1907–08 due to heavy finical problems Griffiths left and signed for Second Division side Oldham Athletic. After scoring just 4 goals for the "Latics" in 1908–09 he returned to Stoke and in 1909–10 he had a prolific season in front of goal scoring 38 goals in all competitions. He could not maintain his run in front of goal however and in the next two seasons he scored 13 goals. He left in 1913 to play for Welsh side Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Vall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Griffiths (footballer, Born 1908)
Arthur Alexander Griffiths (23 April 1908 – 1995) was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Newport County, Rochdale, Stoke City and Torquay United. Career Griffiths was born in Tonypandy had a nomadic career which started with Barry. He then joined Football League Third Division South side Torquay United and then Newport County before returning to Barry. After a spell at Cheltenham Town he returned to Barry again and then went to Northern Ireland to play for Newry Town and Glentoran. He returned to England to play for Rochdale and after scoring five goals in 14 matches he attracted the attention of First Division Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ... but he played just four matches for Stoke before ending his career. Career statis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Griffiths (businessman)
Arthur R. Griffiths (born 1957) is a Canadian businessperson, philanthropist, and former candidate for political office. He is former owner of the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver Grizzlies, and General Motors Place. He chaired the Vancouver/Whistler 2010 Bid Society which helped to bring the 2010 Winter Olympics to the region. Griffiths ran unsuccessfully as the British Columbia Liberal Party, BC Liberal candidate for a 2008 provincial byelection in the Vancouver-Burrard riding. In June 2016, Griffiths was inducted to the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and is the recipient of the W.A.C Bennett Award, which is given "to an individual who has made a significant, unique and lasting contribution to sport in the Province of British Columbia." He and his father Frank are the only father and son that have been bestowed with this honour in the history of BC Sports Hall of Fame. Professional sports Griffiths is the son of Emily and Frank Griffiths. The Griffiths family, including Arthur, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Griffin (other)
Arthur Griffin may refer to: * Arthur Griffin (architect) (1883–1967), New Zealand architect * Arthur Griffin (cricketer) (1887–1962), English cricketer * Arthur Griffin (footballer) (1871–1945), English footballer * Arthur Griffin (photographer) (1903–2001), American photographer *Arthur Griffin Claypole (1882–1929), English cathedral organist * A. Harry Griffin (1911–2004), British journalist and mountaineer *A. J. Griffin (born 1988), American baseball pitcher *Arthur Griffin, a character in American TV series ''Big Time Rush'' See also * James Arthur Griffin better known as Jimmy Griffin * Arthur * Griffin (surname) * Archie Griffin Archie Mason Griffin (born August 21, 1954) is a former American football running back. He played seven seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals. As college football's only two-time Heisman Trophy winner, he is considered one of the grea ... (born 1954), American football player * Arthur Griffith (other) * Arthur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |