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Frank King (historian)
Frank King may refer to: Sports *Frank King (English cricketer) (1911–1996), English cricketer, played for Cambridge University 1934–35 and Dorset 1937–54 *Frank King (West Indian cricketer) (1926–1990), West Indian Test cricketer *Frank King (footballer) (1917–2003), English soccer player *Frank King (ice hockey) (1929-2004), retired ice hockey player *Frank A. King, American football coach Politics * Frank King (Australian politician) (1912–1981), Australian politician *Frank King (Irish politician), Irish politician * Frank W. King (1912–1988), Democratic leader and member of the Ohio Senate Military * Frank King (British Army officer) (1919–1998), British Army general *Frank Ragan King Commander Frank Ragan King (October 15, 1884 – July 12, 1919) was an officer in the United States Navy who died while conducting minesweeping operations shortly after World War I. Biography Born in Montevallo, Alabama, King was appointed mids ... (1884–1919), officer in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank King (English Cricketer)
Frank King (6 April 1911 – 1 November 1996) was an English cricketer. King was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Lewisham, London and educated at Dulwich College. King made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Northamptonshire in 1934. He made nine further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against the Free Foresters in 1935. In his ten first-class appearances, he scored 68 runs at an average of 6.80, with a high score of 16 not out. With the ball, he took 22 wickets at a bowling average of 27.95, with best figures of 6/64. These figures, which were one of two five wicket hauls he took, came against Worcestershire in 1934. In 1937, King made his debut for Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. He played for Dorset after World War II, making a total of 49 Minor Counties Championship appearances from 1937 to 1954. He died at Sherborne, Dorset on 1 Novemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank King (West Indian Cricketer)
Frank McDonald King (14 December 1926 – 23 December 1990) was a West Indies cricket team, West Indian cricketer who played in 14 Test cricket, Test matches between Indian cricket team in West Indies in 1952-53, 1953 and West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1955-56, 1956. Born in Delamere Land, Brighton, Saint Michael Parish, Barbados, St Michael, Barbados, King was a hostile right-arm fast bowler who opened the bowling for the West Indies in three consecutive home series in the early 1950s. But he failed to build on a promising debut in the 1952–53 series against the Indian cricket team, when, with 17 wickets, he was the second highest wicket-taker after Alf Valentine. In the third Test of the series, he took 5 for 74 in India's first innings, and also broke the hand of the Indian wicketkeeper, Ebrahim Maka. The report of the tour in ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, Wisden'', however, says that he "used the bumper a little too often for it to be a surprise ball". The fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank King (footballer)
Frank King (13 March 1917 – c. 2003) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Blyth Spartans, Everton, and Derby County in the 1930s. He played five First Division games for the "Toffees" in both 1934–35 and 1935–36, and three times in 1936–37. He kept goal in the Merseyside derby at the age of 17. However, he was unable to trouble the club's firmly established number one, Ted Sagar, and was transferred to Derby. There he picked up an injury after a challenge from Stoke City's Freddie Steele. Further injury problems forced his retirement at age 22, at which point he joined the police force. He guested for Southport during World War II. After the war he worked as a physio at Leicester City, Luton Town, and the Football Association. He died at the age of 86. He was the brother of former footballers George George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the monon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank King (ice Hockey)
Frank Edward King (March 7, 1929 – September 25, 2004) was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played 10 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ... during the 1950–51 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1949 to 1960, was spent in the minor leagues. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1929 births 2004 deaths Brandon Wheat Kings players Canadian ice hockey centres Cincinnati Mohawks (AHL) players Fife Flyers players Ice hockey people from Toronto Minneapolis Millers (AHA) players Montreal Canadiens players Providence Reds players Recipients of the Olympic Order Seattle Ironmen players {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Argovia frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Missouri, United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank King (Australian Politician)
Frank Bernard King (18 September 1912 – 12 May 1981) was an Australian politician. Biography He was born in Launceston, of which he was mayor from 1968 to 1969. In 1972 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the independent member for Cornwall. He held the seat until his retirement in 1978. References 1912 births 1981 deaths Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Independent-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank King (Irish Politician)
Frank King was an Irish Labour Party politician who briefly served as a member of the 13th Seanad. He was nominated by the Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave, on 22 June 1977, to fill a vacancy caused by the election of Patrick Kerrigan to Dáil Éireann at the 1977 general election. He did not contest the 1977 Seanad election. He was an unsuccessful Labour Party candidate for the Waterford "Waterford remains the untaken city" , mapsize = 220px , pushpin_map = Ireland#Europe , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Ireland##Location within Europe , pushpin_relief = 1 , coordinates ... constituency at the 1977 general election. References {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Frank Year of birth missing Year of death missing Labour Party (Ireland) senators Members of the 13th Seanad Politicians from County Waterford Nominated members of Seanad Éireann Labour Party (Ireland) candidates in Dáil elections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Aargau frank, Argovia frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Missouri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank King (British Army Officer)
General (United Kingdom), General Sir Frank Douglas King, (9 March 1919 – 30 March 1998) was a British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding of the British Army in Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles. He held a number of other senior posts in the British Army, having begun his military career Other ranks (UK), in the ranks during the Second World War. Early life and Second World War King was born on 9 March 1919 in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Brightwell, which was then in Berkshire, where his parents, Arthur and Kate King, were farmers. He was educated at Wallingford Grammar School, and but for the outbreak of the Second World War would have carried on the family farm. Initially in the ranks of a Territorial Army (United Kingdom), Territorial Army unit, he was commissioned into the Royal Welch Fusiliers as a second lieutenant on 4 July 1940. Now a war substantive first lieutenant, lieutenant, he briefly transferred to the Royal Fusiliers from 14 June 1941 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Ragan King
Commander Frank Ragan King (October 15, 1884 – July 12, 1919) was an officer in the United States Navy who died while conducting minesweeping operations shortly after World War I. Biography Born in Montevallo, Alabama, King was appointed midshipman at the Naval Academy 6 May 1903 and graduated February 11, 1907. After serving as a passed midshipman, he was commissioned Ensign February 12, 1909. King served in ''Arkansas'', , ''Milwaukee'', ''Pennsylvania'', and ''Illinois'' before attaining the rank of Commander September 21, 1918. Comdr. King assumed command of the trawler July 7, 1919, during minesweeping operations in the North Sea. On July 12, 1919, his ship struck a mine and went down in only seven minutes. During the crisis, King exerted himself to see that all of his crew might be saved. King's feeling for his men was evidenced by the fact that his final act before going down with his ship was to strap his own life preserver to a stunned sailor and help him ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank King (cartoonist)
Frank Oscar King (April 9, 1883 – June 24, 1969) was an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip ''Gasoline Alley''. In addition to innovations with color and page design, King introduced real-time continuity in comic strips by showing his characters aging over generations. Born in Cashton, Wisconsin, King was the older of the two sons of mechanic John J. King and his wife Caroline. When Frank was four years old, he moved with his parents to 1710 Superior Avenue in Tomah, Wisconsin, where they operated their family general store. He started drawing while growing up in Tomah, where he graduated from Tomah High School in 1901. He entered country fair drawing competitions; a sign he drew for a hotel bootblack earned him only 25 cents, but it was seen by a traveling salesman who learned it had been drawn by the son of one of his customers. The salesman arranged an interview for King with a Minneapolis newspaper editor. King began earning $7 a week at the ''Minneapolis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
