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George Hopkins (other)
George Hopkins may refer to: *George Hopkins (baseball) (1858–?), pre-Negro leagues baseball pitcher and second baseman * George Hopkins (comedian) (1928–2011), American comedian and musician *George Hopkins (footballer), English footballer * George Hopkins (parachutist), professional parachutist who parachuted without permission onto Devils Tower in 1941 and got stuck there for six days *George James Hopkins (1896–1985), set designer, playwright and production designer *George Feltham Hopkins (1856–1897), politician in South Australia * George H. Hopkins (1842–?), Michigan politician *George Henry Evans Hopkins (1898–1973), English entomologist *George Washington Hopkins (1804–1861), Virginia politician, diplomat, lawyer, judge and teacher *George W. Hopkins William Henry Gleason (June 28, 1829 – November 8, 1902) was an American politician from Florida. He was Florida's second Lieutenant Governor and was very briefly, acting Governor. Early life William Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hopkins (baseball)
George Hopkins (born 1858) was an American baseball pitcher and second baseman in the pre-Negro leagues. He played many seasons for the Chicago Unions, and for Iowa's Algona Brownies and Minnesota's Minneapolis Keystones. Hopkins played with many popular players of the day, including Dangerfield Talbert, Henry W. Moore, Chappie Johnson, Albert Toney Albert Toney (March 3, 1879 – October 26, 1931) was an American baseball shortstop in the pre-Negro leagues. He played most seasons for Chicago teams such as Chicago Union Giants, Leland Giants, and Chicago Giants. Toney played with many ..., and Harry Hyde. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Hopkins, George Chicago Unions players Leland Giants players Algona Brownies players Minneapolis Keystones players Page Fence Giants players 1858 births Year of death missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hopkins (comedian)
George Hopkins (July 3, 1928February 28, 2011) was an American comedian and musician. Early life George Hopkins was born July 3, 1928, in Manayunk, Philadelphia, to Ruth and John Hopkins Sr. He was of half Welsh and half Polish ancestry. He was the youngest of five children, three sisters and a brother. When Hopkins was 16 he lied about his age and enlisted in the United States Navy and served in World War II in the Pacific Theatre. Comedy career Hopkins' first professional gig was in 1946 at Jerry's Café in West Philadelphia in the back room of the local bar that had a seating capacity of about 60. Music was provided by a blind organ player. Hopkins did one show on Friday night and one show on Saturday night; he was paid $35 for both nights. Then Hopkins started to do one-nighters at various venues in Philadelphia such as the 24 Club, Palumbo's and other nightspots in the metropolitan area. Palumbo's was a nightclub with a seating capacity of 400. George Hopkins' first net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hopkins (footballer)
George Henry Hopkins (11 May 1901 – 1974) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Notts County and Rotherham County Rotherham County F.C. was an English football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. They spent a number of years in the English Football League before merging with rivals Rotherham Town in 1925 to form Rotherham United. History The club .... References 1901 births 1974 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers English Football League players Wombwell F.C. players Rotherham County F.C. players Newark Town F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Footballers from Sheffield {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hopkins (parachutist)
Devils Tower (also known as Bear Lodge Butte) is a butte, possibly laccolithic, composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Ranger District of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. It rises 1,267 feet (386 m) above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet (265 m) from summit to base. The summit is 5,112 feet (1,559 m) above sea level. Devils Tower was the first United States national monument, established on September 24, 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. The monument's boundary encloses an area of . Name Native American names for the monolith include "Bear's House" or "Bear's Lodge" (or "Bear's Tipi", "Home of the Bear", "Bear's Lair"); Cheyenne, lkt, Matȟó Thípila, cro, Daxpitcheeaasáao ("Home of Bears"), "Aloft on a Rock" ( Kiowa), "Tree Rock", "Great Gray Horn", and "Brown Buffalo Horn" ( lkt, Ptehé Ǧí). The name "Devil's Tower" originated in 1875 during an expedition led by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George James Hopkins
George James Hopkins (March 23, 1896 – February 11, 1985) was an American set designer, playwright and production designer. Hopkins was a native of Pasadena, California; his mother Una Nixson Hopkins was a magazine writer and an art director on at least a dozen silent films. Hopkins got his start designing scenery on stage after studying design in college. He moved to films in 1917, working as an art director for various studios. During his long career, Hopkins was nominated for thirteen Academy Awards and won four. Connection to the murder of William Desmond Taylor Hopkins had a professional and intimate relationship with silent film director William Desmond Taylor '' itation?', whose unsolved murder was one of early Hollywood's biggest scandals. On the 1922 morning that Taylor's body was found, Charles Eyton instructed Hopkins to remove a basket of documents from the murder scene, and Hopkins obeyed. Hopkins' unpublished 1981 autobiography, ''Caught in the Act'', was used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Feltham Hopkins
George Feltham Hopkins (4 September 1856 – 26 January 1897), informally known as "Hop" or "Geordy", was a politician in colonial South Australia. He was born in Port Adelaide and educated locally, and in 1875 joined the Mounted Police. In 1877 he was connected with the Coal Company. He was a leader of the dockland strike which lasted fourteen weeks. He was elected to the seat of Port Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly and sat from 19 March 1887 to 14 April 1893. In his campaign speech, Hopkins showed himself in favor of the Totalizator A tote board (or totalisator/totalizator) is a numeric or alphanumeric display used to convey information, typically at a race track (to display the odds or payoffs for each horse) or at a telethon (to display the total amount donated to the chari ... (and blamed the then depression on its discontinuance; that and granting financial aid to local Councils and Corporations, and the Licensing Bench not allowing licences). The pow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George H
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Henry Evans Hopkins
George Henry Evans Hopkins OBE (22 March 1898 – 20 February 1973) was an English entomologist. Hopkins made major contributions in scientific research into three groups of insects – lice, fleas and mosquitoes. He was regarded as a great scientist, with multidisciplinary training and experiences. Early life George Henry Evans Hopkins ("Harry") was born in Hanley in Staffordshire on 22 March 1898, the son of the Rev. George Blagden Hopkins, curate of Hanley, and his wife, Hannah Fletcher Evans. He was educated at Upholland Grammar School in Orrell and Rossall School near Fleetwood in Lancashire (1911–1916). He sat and passed the Oxford and Cambridge Higher School Certificate in July 1916. Great Britain having entered the First World War in August 1914, and the Military Service Act 1916 having come into effect, soon after leaving school Hopkins was liable for full-time military service. He accordingly enlisted a Private in the 4th Battalion, the Prince of Wales's Volunteers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Washington Hopkins
George Washington Hopkins (February 22, 1804 – March 1, 1861) was a nineteenth-century United States politician, diplomat, lawyer, judge and teacher. Biography Born in Goochland County, Virginia near Goochland Court House to the Episcopal minister Charles Hopkins, Hopkins attended the common schools as a child. He later taught school, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1834, commencing practice in Lebanon, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1833 to 1835 and was elected a Jacksonian Democrat and Conservative to the United States House of Representatives in 1834, serving from 1835 to 1847. There, Hopkins served as chairman of the Committee on Post Office and Post Roads from 1843 to 1847. President James Knox Polk appointed Hopkins as Chargé d'affaires to Portugal in 1847; he served as until 1849. He returned to the House of Delegates as Speaker succeeding his brother Henry L. Hopkins from 1850–1852 and was a member of the Virginia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
