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Charles Simmons (3x4 Crop)
Charles Simmons may refer to: * Charles Simmons (gymnast) (1885–1945), British gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics *Charles Simmons (author) (1924–2017), American editor and novelist * Charles Simmons (author, born 1798), American clergyman and author *Charles Simmons (politician) Charles James "Jim" Simmons (9 April 1893 – 11 August 1975) was a British lecturer, journalist and politician. Early life Simmons was born in Moseley, Birmingham. Following elementary education, he became a Primitive Methodist lay preacher ... (1893–1975), British Lord of the Treasury and later Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Pensions, Labour Government, 1945–1951 * Charles F. Simmons (1858–1897), American farmer and politician * Charles F. Simmons (footballer) (1880–1911), English footballer with Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad * Chippy Simmons (Charles Simmons, 1878–1937), English footballer with West Brom, West Ham and Chesterfield {{DEFAULTSORT:S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Simmons (gymnast)
Charles Simmons (24 December 1885 – 15 February 1945) was a British gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born on 24 December 1885 in Islington, London. He was part of the British team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, European system event in 1912. In the individual all-around competition he finished 28th. Simmons worked as a physical training instructor. He married Winifred Ada Loveland on 23 May 1914 at St Marks Church, Tollington Park, London, and had four children, the youngest of whom was the actress Jean Simmons Jean Merilyn Simmons, (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was a British actress and singer. One of J. Arthur Rank's "well-spoken young starlets", she appeared predominantly in films, beginning with those made in Great Britain during and afte .... He died on 15 February 1945 in London. References External links Charles Simmons' profile at databaseOlympics 1885 births 1945 deaths British male artistic g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Simmons (author)
Charles Paul Simmons (August 17, 1924 – June 1, 2017) was an American editor and novelist. His first novel, ''Powdered Eggs'' (1964), was awarded the William Faulkner Foundation Award (1965) for a notable first novel. Later works include ''Salt Water'' (1998), '' The Belles Lettres Papers'', and ''Wrinkles'' and co-author together with Alexander Coleman of ''All There is to Know: Readings From the Illustrious Eleventh Edition of the Britannica.'' He was formerly an editor of ''The New York Times Book Review''. Simmons graduated from Regis High School and then Columbia University in 1948. Selected works * Simmons, Charles (1973). ''Powdered Eggs''. Penguin Books. * Simmons, Charles (1975). ''Your Subconscious Power''. Wilshire Book Company. * Simmons, Charles (1978). ''Wrinkles''. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. * Simmons, Charles (1979). ''Rides.'' Ramsay. * Simmons, Charles (1987). ''The Belles Lettres Papers''. William Morrow. * Simmons, Charles (1988). ''An Old-fashio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Simmons (author, Born 1798)
Charles Simmons (1798–1856) was an American clergyman and author. His notable publications include ''Slavery of the United States to sinful and foolish custom'', ''A Scripture manual, alphabetically and systematically arranged, designed to facilitate the finding of proof texts'', and ''A laconic manual and brief remarker containing over a thousand subjects, alphabetically and systematically arranged''. References External links Online Books by Charles Simmons American clergy 1798 births 1856 deaths 19th-century American writers 19th-century American male writers 19th-century American clergy {{US-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Simmons (politician)
Charles James "Jim" Simmons (9 April 1893 – 11 August 1975) was a British lecturer, journalist and politician. Early life Simmons was born in Moseley, Birmingham. Following elementary education, he became a Primitive Methodist lay preacher at the age of 16. In World War I he served in the Worcestershire Regiment, seeing action in France, Egypt and Gallipoli. He was twice imprisoned whilst in the army, for protesting against field punishments and for appearing in uniform at a peace rally. He was wounded three times, the last at Vimy in Spring 1916, as a result of which his lower leg was amputated. Discharged from the army in November 1917 he continued campaigning for peace but was arrested in February 1918 and sentenced to three months imprisonment in Armley Gaol. After that war, Simmons became a leading member of the National Union of Ex-Servicemen (NUX), a socialist group which fought for the rights of those returning from the war. Following the demise of the NUX as a nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles F
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
