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Breese (surname)
Breese is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles Breese (1889–1941), English naval and air force officer * Charles Breese (1867–1932), Welsh solicitor, antiquarian and politician * Chic Breese (1872–1929), Australian rules footballer * Dave Breese (1926–2002), American evangelist * Dilys Breese (1932–2007), English television producer * Edward Y. Breese (1912–1979), American writer *Gareth Breese (born 1976), Jamaican cricketer * Kidder Breese (1831–1881), American naval officer * Llywelyn Breese (fl. 1870s), American politician * Quentin Breese (1918–1962), American boxer *Samuel Livingston Breese (1794–1870), American rear-admiral *Sidney Breese (1800–1878), American politician and lawyer *Vance Breese (1904–1973), American aviation engineer and test pilot See also *Drew Brees Drew Christopher Brees (; born January 15, 1979) is an American former American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Breese
Air Vice Marshal Charles Dempster Breese, (23 April 1889 – 5 March 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy and a senior officer in the Royal Air Force in the first half of the 20th century. Honours *1933 – Companion of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I of Great Britain, George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved Bathing#Medieval ... for valuable services rendered in connection with the operations in Northern Kurdistan, Iraq during the period December 1931 to June 1932. References External linksAir of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Vice-Marshal C D Breese , - 1889 births 1941 deaths Companions of the Order of the Bath Recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Air Force air marshals Royal Air Force personnel of World War I Royal Naval Air Service aviators Roya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Breese (politician)
Charles Edward Breese (26 March 1867 – 15 August 1932) was a Welsh solicitor, antiquarian and Liberal politician. He was Major during World War I and became Parliamentary Private Secretary to H. A. L. Fisher, the President of the Board of Education. Family Breese was the son of Edward Breese (1835–1881), lawyer and antiquary, who published ''Kalendars of Gwynedd'', a complete record of the high officers (sheriffs, MPs etc.) of the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, and Merionethshire. Edward Breese was David Lloyd George's first employer when Lloyd George became a solicitor in Portmadoc, later Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Edward Breese was Liberal Party agent for Merioneth and South Caernarvonshire and involved Lloyd George in campaigning and canvassing for the Liberal Party in elections after 1880. In 1894 Charles Breese married Janet, daughter of the Reverend Paul Methuen Stedman.''Who was Who'', OUP 2007 Breese was a devout Anglican by religion, even though he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chic Breese
Robert Charles "Chic" Breese (21 March 1872 – 20 May 1929) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Notes External links * *Chic Breese's profileat Blueseum 1872 births Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Carlton Football Club players Essendon Association Football Club players 1929 deaths People from Brunswick, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Breese
David William Breese (October 14, 1926 – May 3, 2002) was an evangelical Christian pastor and theologian from the mid-20th century to the early 21st century. Early life Breese was born in Chicago to David and Ruth (Gunton) Breese. He was the youngest of four children, having three older sisters including, Betty, and twin sisters, Mary and Margaret ("Marge"). He also had a foster brother, Bob Gaudio, whom Breese's parents took in as a child. Breese attended Lane Technical High School, an all-boys school with 8,000 students. As a youth, he had been fascinated by airplanes and flying. During World War II, Breese entered Pre-Flight Training at Lane Tech, in the hope of serving his country. When he was in high school, all of Breese's sisters were involved in a, "Hi-C Club," a Christian youth organization. One week, when Breese was 16 years old, the Hi-C meeting was held at his house. Though Breese had no interest in religious pursuits, he heard a woman clearly present a Gospel mes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilys Breese
Dilys Breese (born 2 June 1932, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire; died 22 August 2007) was a natural history television producer for the BBC and an ornithologist with the British Trust for Ornithology, who commemorate her contribution by awarding the Dilys Breese Medal, funded by her bequest to them. Breese was brought up in Wales, she was educated at Oswestry Girls' High School, then graduated from St Andrews in 1954, with an MA in English Literature and Language. Radio After graduation, she applied for a position as a trainee studio manager with BBC radio. While working on shows like Woman's Hour she developed an interest in natural history, and by 1970 was producing the majority of BBC Bristol's natural history output, with presenter Derek Jones. With Jones, she created the successful radio series The Living World and Wildlife. Television In 1970, Breese joined the BBC Natural History Unit, where she produced television shows including The World About Us, Wildlife on One an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Y
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy and Ned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Breese
Gareth Rohan Breese (born 9 January 1976) is a West Indian cricket team, West Indian cricketer. Born in Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica, St James, Jamaica, he attended Wolmer's Schools, Wolmer's Boys School in Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston. Breese played as a right arm Off spin, offspinner. Career He played one Test cricket, Test match in 2002, as a spin bowling, spin bowler in M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai against Indian cricket team, India. Breese scored five runs in two innings, and took two wickets, but conceded 135 runs in 31 overs. Breese featured for over 100 first class cricket, first class games for Jamaican cricket team, Jamaica and Durham County Cricket Club, Durham. He played for Durham from 2004 English cricket season, 2004 until 2014 English cricket season, 2014,Alan Gardner"Stokes nerve guides Durham to title" ESPNcricinfo, 20 September 2014. qualifying as a non-overseas player due to owning a British passport. With 31 wickets, he was the third highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kidder Breese
Captain Kidder Randolph Breese USN (14 April 1831 – 13 September 1881) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. Early life and career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Breese was appointed a U.S. Navy midshipman in November 1846 and served in the sloop of war during the remainder of the war with Mexico. Sea duty continued until October 1851, when he was assigned to the Naval Academy to prepare for examination. Warranted a passed midshipman in June 1852, Breese took part in Commodore Matthew C. Perry's expedition to Japan for the next three years. In mid-1855, while serving with the Coast Survey, he was promoted to the ranks of master and lieutenant. He served in the sloop of war in 1858 and 1859, during the Paraguay Expedition, and off Panama. Lieutenant Breese's next duties were as an officer of the sloop of war , off Africa, in 1860, and of the steamer from mid-1860 until late 1861. Civil War service While he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llywelyn Breese
Llywelyn Breese was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He was born May 13, 1833, in Mallwyd, Merionethshire, Wales. He served as Wisconsin's tenth Secretary of State for two terms from January 3, 1870, to January 5, 1874. He was a Republican who served under governors Lucius Fairchild and Cadwallader C. Washburn. He resided in Portage, Wisconsin Portage is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin, Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2020 census making it the largest city in Columbia County. The city is part of the Madison, Wiscon ..., at the time of his election. References * * * Secretaries of State of Wisconsin Wisconsin Republicans American people of Welsh descent 1833 births 1922 deaths {{Wisconsin-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quentin Breese
Quentin Terrance "Baby" Breese (July 8, 1918 – August 21, 1962) was an American professional boxer. Early life Quentin Breese was born in 1918 in Leonardville, Kansas of Irish and English descent. He began boxing when he was a young boy in school and had his first professional fight in 1937 when he knocked out Al Freida in Kansas City in four rounds. He battled Lew Jenkins twice in 1939 and squared off against Sammyangott the following year. Both Jenkins and Angott later wore the lightweight crown. Breese went on to become a local celebrity and earned the nickname "Baby" because he looked more like a kid than a fighter. Standing at only 5'6" tall and weighing in at 137 pounds, he was ranked as one of the first ten lightweights in the world. His fame brought him to Hollywood where he worked alongside James Cagney in City for Conquest (1940) and Robert Ryan in Golden Gloves (1940) teaching them boxing moves and by being a stand-in for the fight scenes. He continued to work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Livingston Breese
Samuel Livingston Breese (August 6, 1794 – December 17, 1870) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. His active-duty career included service in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, and the American Civil War. Early life He was born in Utica on August 6, 1794, and grew up in Whitesboro, New York. He was the son of Arthur Breese (1770–1825) and his first wife, Catherine (née Livingston) Breese (1775–1808). Among his siblings was younger brother Sidney Breese, who later became a U.S. Senator from Illinois, and sisters, Sarah Breese (wife of Bleeker Lansing and James Platt), and Elizabeth Breese (wife of William Malcolm Sands) as well as a half-sister, Sarah Ann (née Breese) Walker. Samuel Morse was a cousin. His maternal grandfather was farmer and author Henry Beekman Livingston, a descendant of Robert Livingston the Elder, the 1st Lord of Livingston Manor. He attended Union College as part of the Class of 1813, but did not graduate. Career Breese was app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Breese
Sidney Breese (July 15, 1800 – June 27, 1878), a lawyer, soldier, author and jurist born in New York, became an early Illinois pioneer and represented the state in the United States Senate as well as served as Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court and Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, and has been called "father of the Illinois Central Railroad".'' Appleton's Cyclopedia'' vol. 1, p. 367. Early and family life Breese was born in 1800 in Whitesboro, Oneida County, New York, the second son of Arthur Breese (1770–1825) and his first wife, Catherine Livingston (1775–1808). His maternal grandfather was Henry Beekman Livingston and a member of the Livingston family."The Western Monthly, Volume 3" p. 1, Retrieved October 26, 2009. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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