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George Grant (other)
George Grant may refer to: Academics * George Grant (philosopher) (1918–1988), Canadian philosopher and political commentator * George Franklin Grant (1846–1910), American dentistry academic and inventor of an early golf tee * George Monro Grant (1835–1902), Canadian principal of Queen's College, Kingston, Ontario Politicians *George Grant (British politician) (1924–1984), British Labour MP * George Alfred Grant or Paa Grant (1878–1956), Ghanaian merchant and politician in the Gold Coast *George Davidson Grant (1870–1915), Canadian politician * George M. Grant (1897–1982), US Congressman from Alabama Sportspeople *George Grant (baseball) (1903–1986), American baseball pitcher *George Grant (rugby league) (born 1956), Australian rugby league player * George Copeland Grant or Jackie Grant (1907–1978), Trinidadian cricketer and teacher *George F. Grant (1906–2008), American fisherman, author, conservationist * George Leslie Grant or Bunny Grant (1940–2018), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Grant (philosopher)
George Parkin Grant (13 November 1918 – 27 September 1988) was a Canadian philosopher and political commentator. He is best known for his Canadian nationalism, political conservatism, and his views on technology, pacifism, and Christian faith. He is often seen as one of Canada's most original thinkers. Academically, his writings express a complex meditation on the great books, and confrontation with the great thinkers, of Western civilization. His influences include the "ancients" such as Plato, as well as "moderns" like Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, Leo Strauss, James Doull, Simone Weil, and Jacques Ellul. Although he is considered the main theoretician of red Toryism, he expressed dislike of the term when applied to his deeper philosophical interests, which he saw as his primary work as a thinker. Recent research on Grant uncovers his debt to a neo-Hegelian idealist tradition, Canadian idealism, that had a major influence on many Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Franklin Grant
George Franklin Grant (September 15, 1846 – August 21, 1910) was the first African-American professor at Harvard. He was also a Boston dentist, and an inventor of a wooden golf tee. Biography Grant was born on September 15, 1846, in Oswego, New York, to Phillis Pitt and Tudor Elandor Grant. He entered the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1868, and graduated in 1870. He then took a position in the department of mechanical dentistry in 1871, making him Harvard University's first African-American faculty member. Grant was a founding member and later the president of the Harvard Odontological Society and was a member of the Harvard Dental Alumni Association where he was elected president in 1881. In 1899 he improved on Percy Ellis' "Perfectum" tee.Mary Bellis"History of Golf & Golf Equipment"./ref> Grant died on August 21, 1910, at his vacation home in Chester, New Hampshire, of liver disease Liver disease, or hepatic disease, is any of many diseases of the liver. If l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Monro Grant
George Monro Grant (December 22, 1835 – May 10, 1902) was a Canadian church minister, writer, and political activist. He served as principal of Queen's College, Kingston, Ontario, for 25 years, from 1877 until 1902. Early life, education Grant was born in Stellarton, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. He was educated at the Pictou Academy and the anti-burgher seminary in West River in Nova Scotia, and, from 1853 to 1860, in Scotland at the University of Glasgow, where he had a brilliant academic career. Having entered the ministry of the Church of Scotland in 1861, he returned to serve in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, before being called to the St Matthew's congregation in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he was minister from 1863 to 1877. Support of Confederation, railway development He quickly gained a high reputation as a preacher and as an eloquent speaker on political subjects. In 1867, Nova Scotia was the province most strongly opposed to federal union. Grant threw the wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Grant (British Politician)
George Grant (11 October 1924 – 27 March 1984) was a Labour politician in the United Kingdom and Member of Parliament for Morpeth in Northumberland from 1970 until 1983. Prior to his election to Parliament, he had served for eleven years as a member of Bedlingtonshire Council. He was also Chairman of the Ashington branch of the National Union of Mineworkers from 1963 to 1970. In the House of Commons, he served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister ... from 1974 to 1976. References * External links * 1924 births 1984 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies National Union of Mineworkers-sponsored MPs UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Alfred Grant
George Alfred Grant, popularly known as Paa Grant (15 August 1878 – 30 October 1956), was a merchant and politician in the Gold CoastBiography, The Paa Grant Soccer Academy Official Website. who has been called "the father of Gold Coast politics"."Overpass to be named after Paa Grant" Joy Online, 22 August 2007. As a political activist, he was a founder and the first president of the (UGCC) in August 1947. He was also one of |
George Davidson Grant
George Davidson Grant (June 25, 1870 – March 17, 1915) was a Canadian politician. Born in Waterdown, Ontario, the son of Rev. Robert N. Grant, D.D., Scotch, and Marian E. McMullen, Irish, Grant educated at Common Schools, the Collegiate Institute and Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. A lawyer, was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Ontario North in a 1903 by-election held after the death of the sitting MP, Angus McLeod. A Liberal, He was re-elected again in 1904 and was defeated in 1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 4 .... References * The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George M
''George M!'' is a Broadway musical based on the life of George M. Cohan, the biggest Broadway star of his day who was known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway." The book for the musical was written by Michael Stewart, John Pascal, and Francine Pascal. Music and lyrics were by George M. Cohan himself, with revisions for the musical by Cohan's daughter, Mary Cohan. The story covers the period from the late 1880s until 1937 and focuses on Cohan's life and show business career from his early days in vaudeville with his parents and sister to his later success as a Broadway singer, dancer, composer, lyricist, theatre director and producer. The show includes such Cohan hit songs as "Give My Regards To Broadway", "You're a Grand Old Flag", and "Yankee Doodle Dandy." Productions The musical opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on April 10, 1968 and closed on April 26, 1969 after 433 performances and 8 previews. The show was produced by David Black and directed and choreographed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Grant (baseball)
George Addison Grant (January 6, 1903 – March 25, 1986) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for seven seasons. He played for the St. Louis Browns from 1923 to 1925, the Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive Fi ... from 1927 to 1929, and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1931. External links 1903 births 1986 deaths St. Louis Browns players Cleveland Indians players Pittsburgh Pirates players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Alabama Auburn Tigers baseball players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Grant (rugby League)
George Grant (born 9 April 1956) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. Career Originally from Crookwell, New South Wales but graded from Allawah, George Grant played seven seasons at St George Dragons between 1976 and 1982. A prolific goal-kicker, George Grant won a premiership with St George Dragons, playing in the victorious 1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ... team that defeated Canterbury-Bankstown. George Grant had a stellar season in 1979, scoring one try and kicking 104 goals. His career drew to a close at the end of the 1982 season.Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (). References St. George Dragons players 1956 births Australian rugby league players Living peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Copeland Grant
George Copeland Grant (9 May 1907 – 26 October 1978), known as Jackie Grant, was a West Indian cricketer who captained the Test side from 1930 to 1935. He was later a missionary in South Africa and Rhodesia. Appointed to the Test captaincy at the age of 23, Grant led the West Indies team on its first tour of Australia in 1930-31, and later to its first series victory, when it beat England in 1934-35. He was the first player in Test cricket to score two unbeaten fifties in the same match. Grant went on to be a teacher in Southern Rhodesia, Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada, and inspector of schools in Zanzibar. From 1949 to 1956 he was the principal of a mission school called Adams College near Durban, until the school was forcibly closed as part of the apartheid punitive education laws. He then undertook missionary work in Rhodesia, concentrating on the education and welfare of black Africans, until the Ian Smith government refused him permission to return to the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
