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Chris Edwards (developer)
Chris Edwards or Christopher Edwards may refer to: * Christopher Edwards (author) (born 1954), American author * Chris Edwards (bishop) (born 1961), Anglican bishop of North Sydney from 2013 * Chris Edwards (boxer) (1976–2018), British flyweight boxer * Chris Edwards (Canadian football) (born 1992), gridiron football player * Christopher Edwards (clinician) (born 1942), clinician and academic * Christopher Edwards (cricketer) (born 1958), English cricketer * Chris Edwards (musician) (born 1980), bassist for Kasabian * Chris Edwards (Oregon politician) (born 1973), Oregon State House, District 14 Representative * Chris Edwards (Nevada politician) (born 1965), member of the Nevada Assembly * Chris Edwards (skater) (born 1973), California-based inline skater * Sir Christopher John Churchill Edwards, 5th Baronet (born 1941), of the Edwards baronets See also * Christine Edwards, British film writer and producer {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Edwards (author)
Christopher Edwards (born 1954) is an American author. He wrote ''Crazy for God: The Nightmare of Cult Life'', a memoir of his seven-month experience as a member of the Unification Church of the United States, in 1976. In an interview while promoting his book, he said he travelled with a bodyguard and was afraid for his life. Edwards graduated from Yale University with majors in psychology and philosophy. See also * Crazy for God Footnotes American male non-fiction writers 1954 births Yale College alumni Living people American memoirists {{US-bio-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Edwards (bishop)
Christopher Edwards (born 1961) is an Australian Anglican bishop who has served as the Bishop of North Sydney (Bishop of the Northern Region) in the Diocese of Sydney since 5 May 2014. Early life and ministry Edwards grew up in Lalor Park in Sydney. His father was commissioned to work with the Church Army. Edwards was educated at James Ruse Agricultural High School and the University of Technology Sydney, then worked as an executive in the finance and banking sector for a time, before training for the ministry at Moore Theological College. In 1994 Edwards was ordained and became a curate at St George's, Engadine. Edwards was appointed to the staff of Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide, and later founded its church plant in the Adelaide Hills, during which time its congregation grew more than tenfold under his leadership. He then accepted a rector's position at St Paul's Tervuren in Belgium (in the Diocese in Europe). and chaired the associated primary school. His most recent posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Edwards (boxer)
Chris Edwards (6 May 1976 – 30 March 2018) was a British professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2012. He held the British super flyweight title in 2007, the British flyweight title twice between 2009 and 2012, and the Commonwealth flyweight title from 2009 to 2010. Career The journeyman Edwards made his professional debut in the Welsh town of Ebbw Vale in April 1998, beating Chris Thomas via a technical knockout in the second round. The victory was to be his last for the next two years. Fighting a further six times between September 1998 and September 2000 Edwards went on to lose on all six occasions. Despite his long run of defeats Edwards managed to stem the tide of defeat with two victories coming in October and November 2000 allowing him to end the year with a pro record of won three, lost six. The next year saw Edwards revert to the journeyman type with four fights resulting in a further two defeats against one draw and one win against Neil Read. Read was also t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Edwards (Canadian Football)
Christopher Edwards (born December 23, 1992) is an American former professional football defensive back who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). College career Edwards first played college football for the Grand Rapids Raiders in 2011 where the team finished with an 11–0 record. After Grand Rapids cancelled their football program, he transferred to Butte College in 2012 where the team finished 12–0. He then transferred again to play for the Idaho Vandals where he completed his junior and senior years in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Professional career Oakland Raiders After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft, Edwards signed with the Oakland Raiders on May 16, 2016. However, he was released at the end of training camp on August 29, 2016. Edmonton Eskimos After sitting out the 2016 season, Edwards signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on January 30, 2017. He made his regular season debut on June 24, 2021 against the BC Lions. He played in 17 games where he had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Edwards (clinician)
Sir Christopher Richard Watkin Edwards (born 12 February 1942) is a former Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University. Career Educated at Marlborough College and Christ's College, Cambridge,''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010, Edwards became senior lecturer in medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London in 1975, Professor of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh in 1980 and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh in 1991. He was appointed the first Principal of the Imperial College School of Medicine in 1995 before becoming Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University in 2001. After retiring from Newcastle University in 2007 he became Chairman of the Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. Since 2012 he has also been a trustee at the Planet Earth Institute. He was appointed a knight bachelor in the 2008 Birthday Honours The Queen's Birthday Honours 2008 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Edwards (cricketer)
Christopher Edwards (born 18 May 1958) was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Devon. He was born in Torquay. Edwards, who represented the side in the Minor Counties Championship and Minor Counties Trophy between 1982 and 1986, made a single List A appearance for the side, during the 1985 NatWest Trophy, against Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Ox .... From the lower-middle order, he scored 5 runs. Edwards' brother, Hiley, also played List A cricket, and was Devon's captain between 1985 and 1991. External linksChristopher Edwardsat Cricket Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Christopher 1958 births Living people English cricketers Devon cricketers Cricketers from Torquay 20th-century English sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Edwards (musician)
Kasabian ( ) are an English rock band formed in Leicester in 1997 by lead vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and second vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, guitarist Chris Karloff and bassist Chris Edwards. Drummer Ian Matthews joined in 2004. Karloff left the band in 2006 and founded a new band called Black Onassis. Jay Mehler joined as touring lead guitarist in 2006, leaving for Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye in 2013, to be replaced by Tim Carter, who later became a full-time band member in 2021. Meighan left the band in July 2020, with Pizzorno stepping up as full-time lead vocalist. In 2010 and 2014, Kasabian won the Q Awards for Best Act in the World Today. They were named Best Live Act at the 2014 Q Awards and the 2007 and 2018 NME Awards. The band's music is often described as indie rock, but Pizzorno has said he "hates indie bands" and does not feel Kasabian fit into that category. Kasabian have released eight studio albums – ''Kasabian'' (2004), ''Empire'' (2006), ''West Ryder Paup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Edwards (Oregon Politician)
Chris Edwards (born 1973 in Roseburg, Oregon) is an American politician and university administrator from Oregon; he is a member of the Democratic party. Edwards currently works in an administrative role at the University of Oregon overseeing the creation of the new Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, he came to this job having served in the Oregon State Senate, representing District 7, for six years. Previously, Edwards served in the Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, the upper house being the Oregon State Senate. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of ..., representing District 14 from 2006 until his appointment to the Senate. Electoral history References External linksOregon State House - Chris Edwardsofficial government websiteProject Vote Smart - Representa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Edwards (Nevada Politician)
Chris Edwards (born 1965) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly. Early life Chris Edwards was born in 1965 in Sleepy Hollow, New York. He graduated from University of Notre Dame, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in political science. He received a master of accountancy degree from George Washington University. Career Edwards has served in the United States Navy since 1987 and attained the rank of commander. His first attempt at running for public office was in 2012, as a candidate for Nevada's 1st Congressional District. He has served as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly, where he represented District 19, which includes Mesquite, Overton, Nellis Air Force Base Nellis Air Force Base ("Nellis" colloquialism, colloq.) is a United States Air Force military installation, installation in southern Nevada. Nellis hosts Aerial warfare, air combat exercises such as Exercise Red Flag and close air support exerc ..., par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Edwards (skater)
Chris Edwards (born December 22, 1973) is an American former professional vert skater. Edwards is widely considered one of the founding pioneers of the discipline of aggressive inline skating. Background Edwards was born Chris Denton in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in Escondido, California. In 1986, he started skating when he was thirteen years old. Edwards' became known for his skating prowess at an early age, appearing in commercials and as a stunt double, as inline skating became popular in the early 1990s. In 1993, Edwards appeared in the rollerblading film ''Airborne (1993 film), Airborne.'' The film would go on to be a cult favorite and touchstone for the burgeoning sport of inline skating. Professional skating At age 16, he became one of the early members of Team Rollerblade. In 1995, the then Chris Denton turned professional and became Chris Edwards. Edwards would go on to compete in the inaugural Extreme Games, later known as the X Games. At his height, Edwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
