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Cleaver (surname)
Cleaver is a surname which may refer to: People * Anna Cleaver, triathlete from New Zealand * Billy Cleaver (1921–2003), Welsh rugby union player * Eldridge Cleaver (1935–1998), American writer and political activist * Emanuel Cleaver (born 1944), U.S. Representative for Missouri and United Methodist pastor * Euseby Cleaver (1746–1819), Anglican Archbishop of Dublin * Fred Cleaver (1885–1968), English footballer * Gerald Cleaver (musician) (born 1963), African-American jazz drummer * Gordon Cleaver (1910–1994), British Second World War fighter ace and skier * Harry Cleaver (born 1944), American Marxian economics retired professor * Harry Cleaver (footballer) (1880–?), English footballer * Hiram Cleaver (1801–1877), American politician from Pennsylvania * Hughes Cleaver (1892–1980), Canadian politician * Kathleen Cleaver (born 1945), American law professor * Naomi Cleaver (born 1967), British design consultant and interior designer * Richard Cleaver (1917–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Cleaver
Anna Cleaver is a professional triathlete from New Zealand. Life and career Born and raised in Auckland, Cleaver was a top level swimmer, coached by Jan Cameron (coach), Jan Cameron, in her teenage years. While studying at university she competed in Under-23 international triathlons. After graduating, Cleaver began her working career in corporate finance. She moved to Sydney to work in merchant banking and later joined Telstra's finance department, specialising in mergers and acquisitions. While on holiday in Hawaii she watched an Ironman event and decided to return to competitive triathlons. In 2012, she was hit by a car and trailer in an accident while training in Boulder, Colorado but recovered and continued to compete. Since 2013 she has competed in Ironman Triathlons around the world; in her first Ironman, in Melbourne, she placed seventh, and in 2014 she placed fifth in the Canada Ironman Championships. In 2013, she moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, to train and compete. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Cleaver
Kathleen Neal Cleaver (born May 13, 1945) is an American law professor and activist, known for her involvement with the Black Power movement and the Black Panther Party, a political and revolutionary. Early life Juette Kathleen Neal was born in Dallas, Texas, on May 13, 1945. Her parents were both activists and college graduates of the University of Michigan. Her father, Ernest Eugene Neal, was a sociology professor at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, and her mother, Pearl Juette Johnson, earned a master's degree in mathematics. Three years after Cleaver was born, her father accepted a job as the director of the Rural Life Council of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, and they moved to a predominantly segregated, middle class community. Years later, Ernest joined the Foreign Service. The family moved abroad and lived in such countries as India, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Philippines. Spending time in India exposed Kathleen to different beliefs, including socialism, communism, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Cleaver
Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver is the fictional title character in the American television series '' Leave It to Beaver''. Originally played by Jerry Mathers, Beaver is the son of June and Ward Cleaver (Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont, respectively) and the brother of Wally Cleaver (Tony Dow). The Beaver prefers "messin' around" with his pals and reading comic books to attending church or taking dance lessons. Most episodes in the series feature the Beaver getting into trouble at home, in school, or around the neighborhood and then receiving timely and appropriate moral instruction from his father regarding his misbehavior. ''Leave It to Beaver'' was created by the writers Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, who found inspiration for dialogue and plot lines among their own children. The Beaver was based on Connelly's son Ricky. Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver was portrayed by Jerry Mathers in the pilot, "It's a Small World"; the original series; the spinoff telemovie, ''Still the Beaver''; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Cleaver
June Evelyn Bronson Cleaver is a principal character in the American television sitcom '' Leave It to Beaver''. June and her husband, Ward, are often invoked as the archetypal suburban parents of the 1950s. The couple are the parents of two sons, Wally and "Beaver". Wally is twelve years old and in the seventh grade when the series opens; Beaver is seven years old ("almost eight") and in the second grade. Episodes followed the escapades of Wally and Beaver and usually ended with a moral lesson delivered to the boys, but also often included reminders of childhood and minor lessons for the parents through the adventures of their boys. She was included in Yahoo!'s Top 10 TV Moms from Six Decades of Television for the time period 1957–1963. June is played by Barbara Billingsley in both the pilot, "It's a Small World" (which aired in April 1957 on ''Studio '57''), and in the original television series. Billingsley also plays the character in the show's television reunion movie, ''St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cleaver
William Cleaver (1742–1815) was an English churchman and academic, Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, and bishop of three sees. Life He was the eldest son of the Rev. William Cleaver, who was the headmaster of a private school at Twyford in Buckinghamshire, and his wife Martha Lettice Lushden. He was the elder brother of Euseby Cleaver, Archbishop of Dublin from 1809 to 1819. He was at Magdalen College, Oxford, and after taking his B.A. degree, in 1761, was a fellow of Brasenose College; he became M.A. on 2 May 1764. In 1768 he was a candidate for the Bodleian librarianship. The votes between him and his competitor John Price were equal, and the latter was appointed on account of being a few months the senior. Cleaver became tutor to George Nugent-Temple-Grenville. He was successively made vicar of Northop in Flintshire, prebendary of Westminster (1784), Principal of Brasenose College (1785), bishop of Chester (1787) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Cleaver
Arthur Valentine Cleaver OBE FRAeS (14 February 1917 – 16 September 1977) was a distinguished British rocket engineer. He co-authored a paper which discussed the possibilities and problems of nuclear rocket engines in 1948. After the Second World War he developed de Havilland's Sprite and Spectre rocket engines. He moved to Rolls-Royce in 1957 and in 1960 he became general manager and chief engineer of the Rolls-Royce's rocket departments, where he was responsible for the engines which powered the Blue Streak missile and Black Arrow launch vehicle. While the ELDO vehicle was ultimately unsuccessful and abandoned, the Blue Streak vehicle and its engines worked perfectly on every launch, and Cleaver was awarded the OBE for his part in developing them. Early life He was born at Conway in Wales to Percy and Mildred Cleaver. From the age of 11 he became fascinated by space. For three years from 1931 he attended Acton Technical College. He joined the British Interplanetary Society ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Cleaver
Susan Owen ( Cleaver; born 2 September 1963) is an English actress. She is best known for portraying the role of Eileen Grimshaw on the ITV soap opera, ''Coronation Street'', which she has played since 2000. Early and personal life Cleaver was born on 2 September 1963 in Barnet, Hertfordshire. Cleaver is adopted, however later reconnected with her birth mother when she was in her twenties, and discovered her two half-sisters, actresses Emma and Kate Harbour. Cleaver was married to James Quinn between 1993 and 2003 and they have a son together, Elliot, born in 1998. She later married Brian Owen, lighting technician, after meeting him on the set of ''Coronation Street''. In March 2010, Cleaver was arrested for drink-driving and as a result was banned from driving for seventeen months and ordered to pay a £1,000 fine. Career She studied at the Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre and her first television appearance was a small part in an episode of ''A Touch of Frost''. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Cleaver
Solomon Cleaver (1855–1939) was a Winnipeg Minister of religion, minister and storytelling, storyteller best known for his adaptation of Victor Hugo's ''Les Misérables'', published in 1935 as ''Jean Val Jean''. Cleaver was a well-known orator; and actor Raymond Massey is said to have practiced Cleaver's sermons as a child. Jean Val Jean According to the publisher's preface, around the turn of the 20th century, Cleaver, a young Minister of religion, minister from Winnipeg, read through ''Les Misérables'' and often retold it in his own words. His oral adaptation proved so popular that he was persuaded to write it down and publish it. The resulting novel, titled ''Jean Val Jean'', is less than one-tenth the length of the original novel, and uses much simpler language than the original. It remains popular, especially among young readers who do not have the patience or reading skills for Hugo's five-volume original. References 1855 births 1939 deaths 20th-century Christia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skip Cleaver
Thornton John Cleaver Jr. (September 26, 1944 – December 1, 2022), better known as Skip Cleaver, was an American politician in the state of New Hampshire. Early life Cleaver was born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, on September 26, 1944. Education Cleaver earned a B.S. in political science and history and an M.B.A. international business from Rivier University. Military career Cleaver served from 1965 to 1971 in the United States Marine Corps. Political career On November 8, 2016, Cleaver was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives where he represented the Hillsborough 35 district. Cleaver assumed office in 2016. Cleaver was a Democrat. Cleaver endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. Personal life and death Since 1975 Cleaver resided in Nashua, New Hampshire. Cleaver was married, had three children, and four grandchildren. Cleaver died in Keene, New Hampshire Keene is a city in, and the County seat, seat of Cheshire Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Cleaver
Richard Cleaver (16 August 1917 – 25 October 2006) was an Australian politician. Born in Perth, Western Australia, he was educated at Perth Modern School before becoming a chartered secretary and accountant, and then a management consultant. He served in the military 1941–1946. In 1955, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Swan, and held the seat until his defeat in 1969. Cleaver died in 2006, at St John of God Hospital Hospice in Murdoch, Western Australia Murdoch is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Melville. Murdoch University, St John of God Hospital, Murdoch, St John of God Hospital Murdoch and Fiona Stanley Hospital are located in Murdoch. The suburb is named af .... References 1917 births 2006 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Swan Members of the Australian House of Representative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Cleaver
Naomi Cleaver (born 14 July 1967 in Whitstable, Kent, England) is a British design consultant and interior designer. She is also a television presenter of such programs as ''Other People's Houses'' and Channel 4's ''Honey I Ruined the House''. In October 2014, she was the designer for DIY SOS "Do it yourself" ("DIY") is the method of building, wikt:modification, modifying, or repairing things by oneself without the direct aid of professionals or certified experts. Academic research has described DIY as behaviors where "individual .... References External links Naomi Cleaver's official website*Naomi Cleaver at KBJ Management 1967 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hughes Cleaver
Ellis Hughes Cleaver Jr. (12 September 1892 – 31 October 1980) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Burlington, Ontario and became a lawyer by career. Biography He was called to the bar in 1914 and later elected as Reeve of Burlington in 1918, but resigned in order to serve with the 1st Canadian Tank Battalion towards the end of World War I. He was elected as Burlington's Mayor in 1920. He was first elected to Parliament at the Halton riding in the 1935 general election, running as a Liberal-Progressive candidate but later allying with the Liberals. He was afterwards re-elected under the Liberal banner for successive terms in 1940, 1945 and 1949. He specialized in committee work during his time there, and served as Chairman of the Banking and Commerce Committee for ten years, of the War Expenditures Committee for two years, as well as of the Government-owned Railway and TCA Committee. Cleaver left the House of Commons after com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
