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David Higgins (actor)
David Higgins may refer to: * David Higgins (composer) (1938–2006), composer and choral conductor * David Higgins (golfer) (born 1972), Irish professional golfer * David Higgins (archer) (born 1968), Australian Paralympic archer * David Higgins (astronomer) (born 1961), Australian amateur astronomer * David Anthony Higgins (born 1961), American comedic actor * David Higgins (businessman) (born 1954), chairman of United Utilities * David Higgins (merchant) (died 1783), ship's captain, merchant, early settler and political figure on St John's Island (later Prince Edward Island) * David Higgins (rally driver) (born 1972), British rally driver * David Higgins (rower) (born 1947), American Olympic rower * David Higgins (sport shooter) (born 1994), American sport shooter * David Williams Higgins (1834–1917), Canadian journalist, politician, and author * David Higgins (Ohio politician) (1789–1873), politician and judge from the U.S. State of Ohio * David Higgins (event promoter) (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Higgins (composer)
David Roger Higgins (September 11, 1938 – August 13, 2006) was a composer and choral conductor. Born in Sheffield, England, he began teaching music at the age of 22. During his time in Sheffield he was the organist of the Sheffield University Church and musical director of Opera 14. In 1974, he was appointed organist and choirmaster of St Oswald's Church, Durham, a position he held until his death in 2006. In 1983 a fire was started in the Organ Loft at the church resulting in the total destruction of the Harrison & Harrison Organ then in the building. This resulted in the design and installation of a new 3 manual Peter Collins organ at the rear of the church (speaking directly down the nave), built to Higgins' specification. Higgins' numerous compositions mainly concentrate on Anglican Sacred Music, although there is also repertoire for organ. His collected works were published in three volumes in 1999 by St Oswald's, with one piece - "Author of Life Divine" having also been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Higgins (golfer)
David William Higgins (born 1 December 1972) is an Irish professional golfer. Higgins was born in Cork. He is the son of European Seniors Tour golfer Liam Higgins. He was the country's leading amateur by the time he reached 21. Following match play victories over Pádraig Harrington in the finals of the South of Ireland and the Irish Amateur Close championships he decided to turn professional in 1994. Higgins earned £67,000 in his rookie season on the European Tour in 1996 to finish just inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit. In 1997 he broke his left wrist and right elbow in a horse riding accident. On his return, he failed to immediately rediscover his form and dropped down to the second tier Challenge Tour in 1999. In 2000 Higgins won three times on the Challenge Tour, and finished 2nd on the end of season Rankings, to graduate back to the European Tour for the following season. He failed to make an impact at the highest level and returned to the Challenge Tour in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Higgins (archer)
David L. Higgins (born 16 February 1968) is an Australian Paralympic archery silver medalist. A paraplegic from the Lake Macquarie suburb of Eleebana Eleebana is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, from Newcastle's central business district along the eastern shoreline of Lake Macquarie. History Eleebana remained unsettled until it became part of the Newca ..., he started archery at the age of eleven and two years later he became the first paraplegic in Australia to qualify for a national championship in archery against able-bodied archers. He was Australia's youngest team member at the age of 16 at the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics. He won a silver medal in the Men's Short Metric Round Team 1A–6 event and finished 7th in the Men's Double Advanced Metric Round Paraplegic event. References External links * Paralympic archers for Australia Archers at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Higgins (astronomer)
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David Anthony Higgins
David Anthony Higgins (born December 9, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Craig Feldspar on ''Malcolm in the Middle'', Joe on ''Ellen'', and Reginald Bitters on ''Big Time Rush''. He also had a recurring role as Harry on the television series ''Mike & Molly''. Early life and education Higgins was born on December 9, 1961, in Des Moines, Iowa, one of five children (including brothers Steve and Alan) of Marian Higgins (née Coppola; 1932–2011) and Harold Higgins, the latter of whom was a janitor at West Des Moines schools. After receiving encouragement from a fourth-grade teacher, he won a scholarship to the Des Moines Playhouse and performed in several summer operettas. He was raised in Des Moines and graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1980. He attended the University of Iowa, where he studied liberal arts until he realized he wanted to pursue a career in entertainment. Career Higgins, along with his brother Steve and Dave Gruber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Higgins (businessman)
Sir David Hartmann Higgins (born 1954) is an Australian-British businessman, the Chairman of United Utilities Group (since 1 January 2020), Chairman of Gatwick Airport (since 1 January 2017), and the former Non-Executive Chairman of High Speed Two (HS2) (March 2014 to July 2018). He was Chief Executive of the London 2012 Summer Olympics Delivery Authority and Network Rail. Career Higgins was educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, then gained a degree in Civil engineering at the University of Sydney, residing at St John's College; and a diploma at the Securities Institute of Australia. After graduation, he worked in the United Kingdom and Africa, before returning to Australia in 1983, and joining the international property and construction company Lendlease in 1985. In 1995 he was appointed managing director and chief executive, when Lendlease's developments included the 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney Olympic Park, and the Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent England. Fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Higgins (merchant)
David Higgins (before 1760 – April 1783) was a ship's captain, merchant, early settler and political figure on St John's Island (later Prince Edward Island). Higgins was captain of a fishing boat operating in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence during the 1760s. With two other merchants, he acquired Lot 59 on St John's Island in 1767. He formed a partnership with James William Montgomery, Scotland's lord advocate, to develop this property. Higgins was one of the first members of the Legislative Council but was dismissed in 1773 for lack of attendance. In 1773, he married Elizabeth, the daughter of Boston merchant Job Prince. Higgins operated a store at Georgetown, built a sawmill and gristmill and settled a number of tenants on his property. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island and was chosen as speaker in 1779 but resigned in March of the following year. After experiencing financial losses and losing his property, his business and finally his wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Higgins (rally Driver)
David Higgins (born 14 November 1972 on the Isle of Man) is a Manx rally driver. He is an 8-time Rally America champion and a 2-time ARA Champion with Subaru Motorsports USA. Early and personal life Born on the Isle of Man but living in Trefeglwys near Llanidloes, Powys, Wales his brother Mark is also a rally and stunt driver. Higgins started motorcycle trials aged 8, and aged 10 he moved into the UK national kart racing circuit, winning seven titles against drivers including later Formula 1 driver David Coulthard. Higgins stills lives in Trefeglwys, with his wife and two children, Alicia and Matthew, both of whom are karting drivers. Career In 1993 he won his first rally car title, the Peugeot Challenge. Higgins won the 1997, 1999 and 2002 British Rally Championships in the Group N category. He then won the SCCA ProRally Championship in the United States in 2002 and 2003. ''Grassroots Motorsports'' presented David Higgins with the Editors' Choice Award in 2003. In 2004 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Higgins (rower)
David Higgins (born February 14, 1947) is an American rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He graduated from Harvard University and Boston University Law School Boston University School of Law (Boston Law or BU Law) is the law school of Boston University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top law schools in the United States and considered an e .... References External links * 1947 births Living people American male rowers Olympic rowers for the United States Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Worcester, Massachusetts Harvard Crimson rowers Boston University School of Law alumni Rowers at the 1967 Pan American Games {{US-rowing-bio-stub Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in rowing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Higgins (sport Shooter)
David Higgins (born June 27, 1994) is an American sports shooter. He competed in the men's 50 metre rifle prone event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 .... References External links * 1994 births Living people American male sport shooters Olympic shooters for the United States Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{US-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Williams Higgins
David Williams Higgins (30 November 1834 – 30 November 1917) was a Canadian newspaperman, politician, and author. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of William B. Higgins and Mary Anne Williams, Higgins moved to Brooklyn with his parents and was educated there. He went to San Francisco, California in 1852 and in 1856 he founded the ''Morning Call'' newspaper, which he sold in 1858 when he moved to British Columbia. He settled in Victoria, British Columbia and was editor and proprietor of the ''British Colonist''. He organized and was first president of the Victoria fire department and was a member of the Board of Education from 1866 to 1869. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the electoral district of Esquimalt in 1886. He was re-elected in 1890 and 1898. From 1890 to 1898, he was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He was defeated in 1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Higgins (Ohio Politician)
David Higgins (August 2, 1789 – December 15, 1873) was a politician and judge from the U.S. State of Ohio. He was the Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives 1826 to 1827. Early life David Higgins was born at Lyme, Connecticut on August 2, 1789. His parents were Rev. David Higgins and Emma (Gelbert) Higgins. His father was pastor of the church at Lyme, and moved the family to Aranelius (now Auburn, New York in 1801. Before 1812, David attended Yale Law School for two years, and moved to Cambridge, Maryland to tutor for a private family. While in Maryland, he met and married Cecilia Davis of Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Professional The young family moved to Angelica, New York, where Higgins practiced law, and by 1816 moved to Hamilton, Ohio by horseback with an infant son. In 1818 or 1819 they moved to Springfield, Ohio, where their third child was born in 1820. While in Springfield, Higgins was elected four years in a row to the Ohio House of Representatives, the last of wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
