Berkley Insurance Company
Berkley may refer to: People * Berkley (surname) * Berkley Bedell (1921–2019), American politician Places United Kingdom * Berkley, Somerset United States * Berkley, Colorado * Berkley, Iowa * Berkley, Maryland * Berkley, Massachusetts * Berkley, Michigan * Berkley, Virginia, formerly a town, and now a neighborhood in Norfolk, Virginia * Berkley (Washington, D.C.), a neighborhood also known as Foxhall Crescent Other uses * Berkley Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) (also known as Berkley Publishing Co.) * Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., United States * Berkley (fishing), a fishing tackle company, Spirit Lake, Iowa, United States See also * Berkley Bridge (other) Berkley Bridge may refer to: * Berkley Bridge (Virginia) The Interstate 264 Berkley Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge that crosses the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. It ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Berkley (surname)
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Berkley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Austin Berkley (born 1973), former English professional footballer *Elizabeth Berkley (born 1972), American TV and film actress *George Berkley (engineer) (died 1893), British civil engineer * Richard L. Berkley (born 1931), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri (1979–1991) * Robyn Berkley, fashion publicist *Seth Berkley (born 1956), American epidemiologist *Shelley Berkley (born 1951), U.S. Congresswoman *Theresa Berkley (died 1836), 19th century London dominatrix * W.R. Berkley (born 1946), Insurance Tycoon. Founder for W. R. Berkley Corporation W. R. Berkley Corporation is a commercial lines property & casualty insurance holding company organized in Delaware and based in Greenwich, Connecticut. The company operates commercial insurance businesses in the United Kingdom, Continental Euro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Berkley Bedell
Berkley Warren Bedell (March 5, 1921 – December 7, 2019) was an American Democratic Party politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 6th congressional district from 1975 to 1987. After starting a successful business in his youth, Berkley Fly Co., he ran for Congress in 1972, but was defeated by incumbent Wiley Mayne. In 1974 however, Bedell beat Mayne and was elected to the U.S. House. He was known for his support of representative democracy and his populist style. For example, he would hold town halls and let constituents vote on motions to decide what he would do in Congress on their behalf and these meetings helped Bedell understand the problems of his constituents; as a result, he backed issues that were important to his farming constituency, such as waterway usage fees and production constraints. Bedell did not seek reelection in 1986 after contracting Lyme disease from a tick bite. Though no longer serving in Congress, he remained active ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Berkley, Somerset
Berkley is a dispersed settlement and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. According to the 2011 census the parish had a population of 344. It lies on the north-east edge of the town of Frome, St Mary's church being about from the centre of Frome. The parish includes the hamlets of Oldford, Berkley Marsh and Standerwick, and its eastern boundary is also the county boundary with Wiltshire. Geography and transport The parish church, Berkley House and the primary school are towards the south-east of the parish, and from there the hamlet of Berkley Marsh is about 600m to the west. Oldford hamlet is in the far west of the parish, straddling the boundary with Selwood parish; the River Frome is a little further west. The A361 road from Trowbridge and Beckington used to descend Oldford Hill to reach Frome town centre, but in the late 20th century it was diverted south across the parish to avoid Oldford and bypass Frome to the east. The former route through Oldf ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Berkley, Colorado
Berkley is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Adams County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Berkley CDP was 12,536 at the United States Census 2020. Denver post office 80221 serves the area. Geography The Berkley CDP has an area of , including of water. Demographics The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the See also * Outline of Colorado **Index of Colorado-related articles * State of Colorado ** Colorado cities and towns ***Colorado census designated places **Colorado counties ***Adams County, Colorado **List of statistical areas in Colorado *** Front Range Urban Corridor ***North Central Colorado Urban Area *** Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area ***Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Denver is the central city of a conurbation region in the U.S. state ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Berkley, Iowa
Berkley is a city in Union Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. The population was 23 at the 2020 census, down 4.2% from 24 in 2000. History Berkley was laid out as a town in 1883. Geography Berkley is located at (41.946123, -94.113820). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Beaver Creek flows near the town site. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 32 people, 11 households, and 9 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 14 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.9% White and 3.1% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1% of the population. There were 11 households, of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 27.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 18.2% were non-families. 18 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Berkley, Maryland
Berkley is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Rigbie House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1973. References Unincorporated communities in Harford County, Maryland Unincorporated communities in Maryland {{HarfordCountyMD-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Berkley, Massachusetts
Berkley is a New England town, town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located south of Boston and east of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 6,764 according to the 2020 census, making it the least populated town in the county. History The present town of Berkley, then belonging to the neighboring towns of Dighton, Massachusetts, Dighton and Taunton, Massachusetts, Taunton, was first settled in 1638. It was officially incorporated as a separate town in 1735. The town was named for the philosopher and bishop George Berkeley (1685–1753), who lived in Newport, Rhode Island from 1728 to 1731. The change in the spelling to "Berkley" was likely due to the carelessness of the engrossing clerk of the Massachusetts General Court. Berkley's old Town Hall, a two-story white clapboard building located on Berkley Common Historic District, Berkley Common, was built in 1849. When a new Town Hall was built across the street in 2015, the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Berkley, Michigan
Berkley is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a northern suburb of Detroit located along the Woodward Corridor ( M-1) in southeastern Oakland County. The population was 15,194 as of the 2020 Census. History Prior to settlement, the land which would become Berkley consisted largely of dense forests and some isolated pockets of swampland. Many in the region deemed the areas north and west of Detroit as uninhabitable or impassible due to the harshness of the swamps beyond Detroit, but as adventurers pushed out through the interminable swamp, they found beautiful scenery beyond the wet prairie of Northern Wayne County. As it became well known that there was "fine farming country" to the north and west of Detroit, great excitement was raised and people began to flock to what was then all known as Royal Oak. Land in what would later become Berkley began being sold to farmers who cut down forests and otherwise prepared the land for farming. By the 1840s, Ber ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Berkley, Virginia
Berkley was an incorporated town in Norfolk County, Virginia. Chartered by an Virginia General Assembly, Act of Assembly in 1890, the Town of Berkley was located directly across the Eastern Branch Elizabeth River from the Norfolk, Virginia, City of Norfolk in the South Hampton Roads area. History In the 18th century, Berkley developed port facilities and a shipyard on the Elizabeth River across from Norfolk. In the 19th century, it was the rail terminus of the original Norfolk Southern Railway (former), Norfolk Southern Railway, a regional railroad extending 600 miles to Charlotte, North Carolina (and a predecessor of the modern Norfolk Southern rail system headquartered in Norfolk). Both the Town of Berkley and Norfolk County are extinct as jurisdictions. Fearing annexation ambitions by its larger neighbor, the City of Norfolk, in the late 19th century, the town leaders petitioned the Virginia General Assembly to become an independent city (which would have created immunity from a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Berkley (Washington, D
Berkley may refer to: People * Berkley (surname) * Berkley Bedell (1921–2019), American politician Places United Kingdom * Berkley, Somerset * Berkeley, Gloucestershire United States * Berkley, Colorado * Berkley, Iowa * Berkley, Maryland * Berkley, Massachusetts * Berkley, Michigan * Berkley, Virginia, formerly a town, and now a neighborhood in Norfolk, Virginia * Berkley (Washington, D.C.), a neighborhood also known as Foxhall Crescent Other uses * Berkley Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) (also known as Berkley Publishing Co.) * Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., United States * Berkley (fishing), a fishing tackle company, Spirit Lake, Iowa, United States See also * Berkley Bridge (other) * Berkeley (other) * Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Berkley Books
Berkley Books is an imprint of the Penguin Group. History Berkley Books began as an independent company in 1955. It was founded as "Chic News Company" by Charles Byrne and Frederick Klein, who had worked for Avon; they quickly renamed it Berkley Publishing Co. The new name was a combination of the their surnames, unrelated to either the philosopher George Berkeley or Berkeley, California. Under their editor-in-chief Thomas Dardis, over the next few years Berkley developed a diverse line of popular fiction and non-fiction, both reprints and mass-market paperback originals, with a particularly strong history in science fiction (books of Robert A. Heinlein and Frank Herbert’s '' Dune'' novels, for example). The company was bought in 1965 by G. P. Putnam's Sons and in years to follow undertook a hardcover line under the Berkley imprint, chiefly but not only for science fiction. For example, Merle Miller’s ''Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman'' (1973), and '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Berkley Center For Religion, Peace, And World Affairs
The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs is an academic research center at Georgetown University in Washington, DC dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of religion, ethics, and politics. The center was founded in 2006 under a gift from William R. Berkley William Robert Berkley (born 1946) is the founder and current chairman of W. R. Berkley Corporation and the chairman of the New York University Board of Trustees. With a net worth of $4.4 billion he ranked 326th on the 2023 edition of the Forb ..., a member of Georgetown's Board of Directors.International Insurance SocietWilliam Berkley biographical sketch Page accessed August 12, 2015Berkley Center profile at IGG Page accessed August 12, 2015 The center's founding director is Thomas Banchoff. Senior Fellows [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |