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Fred Lucas (curler) (Freder ...
Frederick Lucas (1812–1855) was a British journalist. Frederick Lucas may also refer to: *Buddy Lucas (swimmer) (Frederick Ross Lucas, 1931–2002), New Zealand swimmer *Fred Lucas (baseball) (Frederick Warrington Lucas, 1903–1987), American Major League Baseball player *Sir Frederick Cook, 2nd Baronet (Frederick Lucas Cook, 1844–1920), British politician *Frederic Augustus Lucas (1852–1929), American anatomist and museum director *Frederick Lucas (Sussex cricketer) (1860–1887), English cricketer *Fred Lucas (footballer) (Frederick Charles Lucas, 1933–2015), English footballer and cricketer for Kent *Frederick John Lucas (1915–1993), New Zealand aviator, farmer and tourist operator *Fred Lucas (rugby union) Frederick William Lucas (30 January 1902 – 17 September 1957) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A three-quarter, Lucas represented Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Lucas
Frederick Lucas (30 March 1812 – 22 October 1855) was a British religious polemicist and founder of The Tablet. His brother Samuel Lucas was a newspaper editor and abolitionist. Biography He was born in Westminster, the second son of Samuel Hayhurst Lucas, a London corn-merchant, who was a member of the Society of Friends. He was educated at a Quaker school in Darlington, and then at University College, London. He studied law at Middle Temple, and was called to the bar in 1835. Lucas converted to Catholicism in 1839. In 1840, Lucas founded The Tablet, published in London, a progressive international Catholic weekly newspaper, just 11 years before the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales. It is the second oldest surviving weekly journal in Britain after The Spectator (which was founded in 1828). It has an international readership of over 55,000. After establishing the Irish Tenant Right League with Charles Gavan Duffy in 1850, he was elected as Member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Lucas (swimmer)
Frederick Ross "Buddy" Lucas (22 May 1931 – 18 October 2002) was a New Zealand swimmer and surf lifesaver. Biography Lucas was born in Auckland in 1931, the son of All Black Fred Lucas. He was educated at Mt Albert Grammar School, where he excelled at rugby and swimming. At the 1950 British Empire Games he won a gold medal as part of the men's 880 yards Freestyle Relay and two bronze medals in the 440 and 1650 yards freestyle races.Buddy Lucas - profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website . Retrieved 12 July 2013. Lucas won a swimming scholarship to the in 1951, becoming the first New Zealander to win a sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Lucas (baseball)
Frederick Warrington Lucas 'Fritz''(January 19, 1903 – March 11, 1987) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Philadelphia Phillies during the season. Listed at , 165 lb, Lucas batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Vineland, New Jersey. At age 32, it had been a long journey to the major leagues for Lucas. He started his minor league career in 1923 with the Martinsburg Blue Sox, playing for them one year before joining the Bridgeport Bears (1924-'25), Scranton Miners (1925-'26), York White Roses (1926), Columbus Senators (1926), Charleroi Babes/Governors (1927-'29), Houston Buffaloes (1930) and Rochester Red Wings (1930). He won the Triple Crown of the Middle Atlantic League while playing for the Governors in 1929. Lucas joined the Phillies in the 1935 midseason as a reserve outfielder for Ethan Allen, George Watkins and Johnny Moore. He went 9-for-34 for a .265 average in 20 games (10 as a pinch-hitter), including two runs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Frederick Cook, 2nd Baronet
Sir Frederick Lucas Cook, 2nd Baronet (21 November 1844 – 21 May 1920) was the second holder of the Cook Baronetcy, the head of the family textile-trading company, and a Conservative Party politician. Life The son of Sir Francis Cook, 1st Bt and Emily Martha Lucas, he was educated at Harrow School, succeeded to his father's titles in 1901 and was married on 7 January 1868 to Mary Anne Elizabeth Cotton, daughter of Richard Payne Cotton. He was succeeded in his titles by his only son Herbert. He was elected at the 1895 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kennington division of Lambeth in South London, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1906 general election. He was also a deputy lieutenant of the City of London. Cook is buried in Richmond Cemetery Richmond Cemetery is a cemetery on Lower Grove Road in Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England. The cemetery opened in 1786 on a plot of land granted by an Act of Parliamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederic Augustus Lucas
Frederic Augustus Lucas, Sc.D. (March 25, 1852 – February 9, 1929) was a zoologist who served as a curator of the Brooklyn Museum and director of the American Museum of Natural History. He was an expert on the osteology and anatomy of birds. Biography Career Frederic A. Lucas was prominent in the Great American Museum movement, which sought to bring Natural Science to the American public. He eventually became Curator in Chief of the Brooklyn Museum, in Brooklyn, New York, (1904) and subsequently enjoyed an appointment as director at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan (1911). Formative years The son of Augustus Henry, a merchant seaman who was captain of a sailing vessel, he accompanied his father on two long voyages, the first (1861-1862) at the age of 9 and the second (1869-1870) when he was 17. His mother was Eliza Oliver, and his paternal great-grandmother Ruby Fuller was a descendant of Dr Samuel Fuller on the Mayflower. He became fascinated with sea life, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Lucas (Sussex Cricketer)
Frederick Murray Lucas (3 February 1860 – 7 November 1887) was an English cricketer active from 1880 to 1887 who played for Sussex and was club captain in the 1886 season. He was born in Clapham Common and died in Surat. He appeared in 28 first-class matches as a lefthanded batsman who bowled medium pace. He scored 1,291 runs with a highest score of 215 not out and took no wickets. Lucas was educated at Elstree School, Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge .... Notes 1860 births 1887 deaths People educated at Elstree School People educated at Marlborough College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge English cricketers Sussex cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Gentlemen cricketers Sussex cricket capt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Lucas (footballer)
Frederick Charles Lucas (29 September 1933 – 11 September 2015) was an English footballer who played as a wing half and inside forward in the Football League, primarily for Charlton Athletic. He was a good all-round sportsman and played two first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club in 1954. Lucas was born at Slade Green in Kent in 1933 and educated at Erith Grammar School.Carlaw D (2016) Frederick Charles Lucas, Obituaries, ''Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2016'', pp.256–257. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club. He was an "outstanding all-round sportsman"Lucas, Frederick Charles Obituaries - 2015, '''', 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick John Lucas
Frederick John Lucas (18 August 1915 – 4 October 1993) was a New Zealand military and commercial aviator, farmer, tourist operator. He was born in Dunedin, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ... on 18 August 1915. References 1915 births 1993 deaths New Zealand farmers New Zealand aviators Military personnel from Dunedin Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Commercial aviators Businesspeople from Dunedin {{NewZealand-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
