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George McManus (other)
George McManus George McManus (January 23, 1884 – October 22, 1954) was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Irish immigrant Jiggs and his wife Maggie, the main characters of his syndicated comic strip, ''Bringing Up Father''. Biography ... (1884–1954) was an American cartoonist, creator of ''Bringing up Father.'' George McManus may also refer to: * George McManus (baseball) (1846–1918), baseball manager * George McManus (politician) (1806–1887), Ontario MPP * George A. McManus Jr. (born 1930), Republican member of the Michigan Senate, 1991–2002 * George H. McManus (1867–1954), U.S. Army general {{hndis, Macmanus, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George McManus
George McManus (January 23, 1884 – October 22, 1954) was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Irish immigrant Jiggs and his wife Maggie, the main characters of his syndicated comic strip, ''Bringing Up Father''. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, of Irish parents, McManus had an innate gift for drawing and a sense of humor. He recalled an incident when he was in high school: "My teacher sent home to my parents a picture I had drawn of a classmate named Sweeney. This'' is what your boy has been doing,' the teacher wrote, icily. I laid the note in Pop's lap and headed wearily for the woodshed. But Pop, instead, put on his hat and coat and went to the editor of ''The Republican''. He showed y drawing ofSweeney to the editor. Next day I had a job on ''The Republican'' at $5 a week—as an errand boy." At ''The Republican'', he created his first comic strip, ''Alma and Oliver''. In 1904, after winning $3000 at the racetrack, he went to New York City and a jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George McManus (baseball)
George McManus (June 18, 1846 – October 2, 1918) was a manager in Major League Baseball. He managed the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ... for part of the 1876 season and all of the 1877 season. His career managerial record was 34–34 in 68 games. His team finished in second place in 1876 and fourth in 1877. In the former season, he was manager for an unofficial five-game post-season series between his St. Louis team and the first place Chicago White Stockings. In the "Championship of the West", St. Louis won four to one. External linksBaseball Reference Managerial record 1846 births 1918 deaths St. Louis Brown Stockings managers Irish sportspeople {{Baseball-manager-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George McManus (politician)
George John McManus (1806 – October 18, 1887) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Cardwell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal-Conservative Party Member of Provincial Parliament from 1871 to 1874. McManus was born in Mountnugent, Kilbride Parish, County Cavan, Ireland, grew up there and settled in Mono Township in the summer of 1829. He was reeve for the township (1851-1873) and served as warden for Simcoe County Simcoe County is located in the central portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. The county is just north of the Greater Toronto Area, stretching from the shores of Lake Simcoe in the east to Georgian Bay in the west. Simcoe County forms part of the ... in 1859. McManus was named superintendent of schools in 1844 and also served as justice of the peace (appointed clerk, Simcoe Co. 8th Division Court, 1848) and a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. In 1831, he married Anne Carson (9 children) and later married Alice Ann Kells (0 child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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] |
