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Frank Watson (engineer)
Frank Watson may refer to: * Frank Watson (American politician) (born 1945), Republican Minority Leader of the Illinois State Senate * Frank Watson (Bahamas politician) (born 1940), former Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas * Frank Watson (cricketer) (1898–1976), English first-class cricketer * Frank Watson (footballer) (1898–1972), English football forward * Frank Watson (rugby league) (1923–2016), rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s for Leeds, and Castleford * Frank Rushmore Watson (1859–1940), Philadelphia architect See also * Frank Watson Dyson (1868–1939), English astronomer * Francis Watson (other) {{human name disambiguation, name=Watson, Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Watson (American Politician)
Frank Watson (born July 26, 1945) is an American former politician. He was a Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 51st district from 1983 to 2009, and served as Senate Republican Leader before he resigned that position in late 2008 for health reasons. He was Assistant Majority Leader from 1993 to 2002, and previously served as a State Representative from 1979 to 1982. Background Watson, a native of Greenville, Illinois, was born July 26, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy in 1968. In 1972, after becoming a registered pharmacist, he purchased his family's business, Watson's Drugstore, in Greenville. The Watson family had been operating the pharmacy in Greenville since 1881. In 2006, the Watsons sold the store.Allan H. Keith''Historical Stories: About Greenville and Bond County, IL'' Consulted on August 15, 2007. Watson and his wife Susan, a former teacher and business owner, have two children ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Watson (Bahamas Politician)
Frank Howard Watson (born 24 March 1940) is a Bahamian civil servant and politician from Free National Movement. Early life The son of William and Olga (née Major) Watson, Watson was born in Long Island, Bahamas. Watson attended Government High School before joining the Customs Department. He served as Deputy Comptroller of Customs from 1969 to 1977. Political career In 1977 and 1982, he ran for election in the Carmichael Constituency. He was elected to office in 1982 and reelected in 1987. In 1992, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Adelaide. Watson served in a number of Cabinet posts. He is the former Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas The prime minister of the Bahamas is the head of government of the Bahamas. The prime minister is formally appointed into office by the governor-general of the Bahamas, who represents Charles III, the king of the Bahamas (the Bahamian head of s ..., serving from 1992 to 2002. He was succeeded by Cynthia Pratt. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Watson (cricketer)
Frank Bramley Watson (September 17, 1898 – February 1, 1976) was an English first-class cricketer from St Helens who played for Lancashire. One of Lancashire's most prolific batsman, Watson originally batted in the middle order before moving up to opener for the latter part of his career. He made 22,833 runs for the county, with a highest score of 300 not out In cricket, a batter is not out if they come out to bat in an innings and have not been dismissed by the end of an innings. The batter is also ''not out'' while their innings is still in progress. Occurrence At least one batter is not out at t ... against Surrey in 1928. In that game he set a second-wicket partnership of 371 with Ernest Tyldesley which remains a Lancashire record to this day. He finished the 1928 season with 2,583 runs, his highest tally. References External links * * 1898 births 1976 deaths Cricketers from Nottingham English cricketers of 1919 to 1945 English cricketers Lancash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Watson (footballer)
Frank Watson (15 November 1898 – 27 September 1972) was an English professional football forward who played in the Football League for Blackpool and Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi .... Career statistics References 1898 births 1972 deaths Footballers from Nottingham English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Aston Villa F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Grantham Town F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players English Football League players Midland Football League players Ilkeston United F.C. players {{England-footy-forward-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Watson (rugby League)
Frank Watson (6 January 1923 – 30 August 2016), also known by the nickname of "Shanks", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, York (World War II guest), Leeds ( Heritage № 865), and Batley, as a or , i.e. number 3 or 4, or, 7. and coached at club level for Leeds (A-Team), and Batley. Background Watson was born in Hunslet, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he worked as a bus conductor, and he died aged 93 in the Alexander Care Home, Victoria Road, Morley, West Yorkshire, England. Playing career Watson represented Yorkshire while at Hunslet. He played in Hunslet's 18-10 victory over New Zealand during the 1947–48 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain and France match at Parkside, Hunslet during October 1947. Watson appeared in a Great Britain trial match in advance of the 1946 Great Britain Lions tour whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Rushmore Watson
Frank Rushmore Watson (1859–1940) was a Philadelphia architect specializing in church architecture. He graduated from Central High School, Philadelphia, in 1877. Watson entered the office of Edwin Forrest Durang, an eminent architect concentrating on Roman Catholic church projects during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Watson spent five years with Durang before establishing his own independent firm in 1882 or 1883. While not limiting his practice to Roman Catholic projects, Watson still became well known for his church designs. So successful was he that he opened a branch office in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1898. In 1901 or 1902, when Samuel Huckel returned to Philadelphia, a partnership between the two was established under the name Watson & Huckel. Huckel's experience with Benjamin D. Price, another architect known for his church designs, as well as his experience with Edward Hazelhurst in the firm of Hazelhurst & Huckel stood the new partnership in goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Watson Dyson
Sir Frank Watson Dyson, KBE, FRS, FRSE (8 January 1868 – 25 May 1939) was an English astronomer and the ninth Astronomer Royal who is remembered today largely for introducing time signals ("pips") from Greenwich, England, and for the role he played in proving Einstein's theory of general relativity. Biography Dyson was born in Measham, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, the son of the Rev Watson Dyson, a Baptist minister, and his wife, Frances Dodwell. The family lived on St John Street in Wirksworth while Frank was one- to three-years-old. They moved to Yorkshire in his youth. There he attended Heath Grammar School, Halifax, and subsequently won scholarships to Bradford Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied mathematics and astronomy, being placed Second Wrangler in 1889. In 1894 he joined the Royal Astronomical Society, the British Astronomical Association and was given the post of Senior Assistant at Greenwich Observatory and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
