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Charles Clark (other)
Charles Clark may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Charles Clark (publisher, born 1806) (1806–1860), English farmer, poet and satirist * Charles Heber Clark (1841–1915), American humorist * Charles W. Clark (1865–1925), American baritone * Charles Badger Clark (1883–1957), American poet * Charles Clark (musician) (1945–1969), American jazz bassist * Charles Dow Clark, actor and American football coach and referee Military * Charles A. Clark (1841–1913), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * Charles Edgar Clark (1843–1922), U.S. Navy officer * Charles Clark (admiral) (1902–1965), Australian admiral Politics and law * Charles Clark (governor) (1811–1877), Governor of Mississippi during the American Civil War * Charles H. Clark (1818–1873), mayor of Rochester, New York * Charles Nelson Clark (1827–1902), U.S. Representative from Missouri * Charles Clark (Australian politician) (1832–1896), Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland * Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Clark (publisher, Born 1806)
Charles Clark (1806–1880) was an English publisher, farmer and satirist. Life He was the son of Robert Clark (died 1850), a farmer, and his wife Mary Ann Pond (died 1849), and was born at Heybridge, Maldon in Essex. He attended a school in Witham run by James Salisbury Dunn. Clark started farming with his father, and they moved to Great Totham in 1823. He was writing poetry by the mid-1820s, and set up a press by 1828. George William Johnson who lived in the village published his ''History of the Parish of Great Totham'' (1834) with Clark. Most of what he printed were parodies and songs, generally "exceedingly silly and indecent" according to Gordon Goodwin in the '' Dictionary of National Biography''. Clark imitated the poet Thomas Hood, and in one case was threatened with legal action. That was caused by a poem of 1839, ''A Doctor's 'Do' ings'', on the marriage of Dr Henry Dixon. An associate of Clark was the printer Philip Henry Youngman ( fl.1826–1851), in Witham and Mald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Dickens Clark
Charles Dickens Clark (October 7, 1847 – March 15, 1908) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Education and career Born in Laurel Cove, an unincorporated community in Van Buren County, Tennessee, Clark received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Burritt College in 1871 and a Bachelor of Laws from Cumberland School of Law (then part of Cumberland University, now part of Samford University) in 1873. He was on the staff of Confederate States General George G. Dibrell in Richmond, Virginia from 1864 to 1865. He was in private practice in Manchester, Tennessee from 1876 to 1883, and in Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1883 to 1895. Federal judicial service Clark was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on December 17, 1894, to a joint seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the United States Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Clark (publisher, Born 1933)
Charles David Lawson Clark (12 June 1933 – 6 October 2006) was a British publisher and lawyer, who was an authority on the law of copyright. Life Clark was born in London and studied at Edinburgh Academy before reading law at Jesus College, Oxford. He was an editor for the legal publishers Sweet and Maxwell and was then called to the bar by Inner Temple in 1960. He then worked for Penguin Books, commissioning various titles on the "Pelican" list and the New Penguin Shakespeare, and initiating the Law, Psychology and Psychiatry lists. He was appointed managing director of Penguin Education in 1966, and also of Allen Lane/Penguin Press (which printed hardback books) in 1967. In 1972 he moved to Hutchinson to succeed Sir Robert Lusty as Managing Director of the publishing group], with authors including Frederick Forsyth and Anthony Burgess. From 1980 - 1984 he was Chief Executive of Hutchinson Ltd, which included the publishing operation and the printing company. Clark wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Walter Clark
Charles Walter Clark (1885–1972) was an architect who worked for the Metropolitan Railway from 1911 to 1933 and was responsible for designing 25 stations, five of which are listed buildings today. Career Born in 1885, he was educated at Emanuel School then worked for a year for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway before moving to the Met as assistant architect in 1910. After serving in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War I, his was appointed Architect by the Metropolitan Railway in 1921. Elected Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1930, he did not join the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933 when the Met was absorbed with the other London underground railways. He died in 1972. Buildings Between 1911 and 1933 he designed 25 Metropolitan Railway stations, as well as designing houses in Metro-land and Chiltern Court, the large, luxurious block of apartments over Baker Street station, that opened in 1929. Central London stations were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Upson Clark
Charles Upson Clark (1875–1960) was a professor of history at Columbia University. He discovered the Barberini Codex, the earliest Aztec writings on herbal medicines extant. Biography Clark was born in 1875 to Edward Perkins Clark and Catharine Pickens Upson. Throughout his life he was the author of many books on a variety of subjects. Among them was the history of West Indies by Antonio Vázquez de Espinosa translated into English, and the modern history of Romania."The Birth of the Romanian State" He also collaborated with the American School of Classical Studies in Rome, where he held a directory of Classical Studies and Archaeology since 1910. He died in 1960. Works * "The Text Tradition of Ammianus Marcellinus", 1904 * " Greater Roumania", Dodd, Mead and Company, 1922Chapter X* " Bessarabia, Russia and Roumania on the Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Clark (lecturer)
Charles Clark (19 April 1838 – 29 March 1903) was a Baptist minister and lecturer. Clark was born in London and entered the Baptist College at Nottingham as a student for the ministry. After filling several charges in London and the provinces, he accepted the pastorate of the Baptist Church in Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria (Australia) where he arrived in April 1869. Having been very successful as an amateur lecturer on secular subjects, Clark resigned his pastoral charge in 1874, and lectured professionally throughout the Australian colonies with extraordinary success. Mr. Clark was gifted with a wonderfully retentive memory, great dramatic force, a powerful and melodious voice, and, above all, a fine quality of delicate sympathy and largeheartedness which brought him into direct touch with the public, and instinctively prompted him to select for his themes subjects which appealed to the emotions and loftier sensibilities of all classes of the community. Acting on the maxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Clark (athlete)
Charles Clark (born August 10, 1987) is an American sprinter, who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.22 seconds, but he also ran a 20.00 at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships, for 2nd place, qualifying him for the World Championships to be held in Berlin, Germany, where he finished 6th in the final of the 200m. Clark was voted an All-USA boys high school track selection by ''USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgi ...''. He attended Florida State University. References External linksOfficial bio at Florida State*Track & Field Bioat USATF 1987 births Living people American male sprinters African-American male track and field athletes Florida State Seminoles men's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from Virginia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boobie Clark
Charles Lee "Boobie" Clark (November 8, 1949October 25, 1988) was a professional American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons and was named the UPI AFL-AFC Rookie of the Year for 1973. Early years Clark was born in Jacksonville, Florida and was an athletic standout at Stanton High School, where the nickname "Boobie" originated. He played tight end in high school and at Bethune-Cookman University."#37 Charles "Boobie" Clark/Football" Florida Times-Union, 2000AD Top 100 Athletes He was an offensive line stalwart at Bethune-Cookman, with one exception. During a 48-0 victory over [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sensation Clark
Charles Douglas Clark (July 11, 1902 – May 2, 1964), nicknamed "Sensation", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s. A native of Americus, Georgia, Clark attended Morehouse College. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 with the Pittsburgh Keystones. He went on to play for the Indianapolis ABCs the following season, and finished his career in 1924 with the Cleveland Browns and Memphis Red Sox. Clark died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ... in 1964 at age 61. References External links anSeamheads 1902 births 1964 deaths Cleveland Browns (baseball) players Indianapolis ABCs players Memphis Red Sox players Pittsburgh Keystones players Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) People from Americu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Clark (Auckland Cricketer)
Charles Groom Clark (13 July 1883 – 6 August 1970) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played three first-class matches for Auckland in 1913/14. An opening bowler, Clark took 5 for 108 in the second innings of his first first-class match in January 1914. He continued playing senior cricket well into his forties. In December 1926 he opened the bowling and took 7 for 16 and 6 for 110 as Taranaki defeated Wanganui to win the Hawke Cup for the first time. In February 1930, at the age of 46, he took 3 for 100 when Taranaki lost to the touring MCC. Clark worked as a carpenter. He served overseas in World War I with the 1st New Zealand Cyclist Company of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. See also * List of Auckland representative cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Auckland cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. A * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Clark (Canterbury Cricketer)
Charles Clark (26 July 1866 – 15 September 1950) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played nine first-class matches for Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ... between 1895 and 1898. References External links * 1866 births 1950 deaths New Zealand cricketers Canterbury cricketers Cricketers from Christchurch {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1860s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Clark
Charles Joseph Clark (born June 5, 1939) is a Canadian statesman, businessman, writer, and politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980. Despite his relative inexperience, Clark rose quickly in federal politics, entering the House of Commons in the 1972 election and winning the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1976. He won a minority government in the 1979 election, defeating the Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau and ending sixteen years of continuous Liberal rule. Taking office the day before his 40th birthday, Clark is the youngest person to become Prime Minister. Clark's tenure was brief as the minority government was brought down by a non-confidence vote on his first budget in December 1979. The budget defeat triggered the 1980 election. Clark and the Progressive Conservatives lost the election to Trudeau and the Liberals, who won a majority in the Commons and returned to power. Clark lost the leadership of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
