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George Mitchell (Victorian Politician)
George Mitchell may refer to: Entertainment * George Mitchell (jazz musician) (1899–1972), American jazz cornet player of the 1920s * George Mitchell (actor) (1905–1972), American film and television actor * George Mitchell (Scottish musician) (1917–2002), Scottish singer, 1950s–1970s * George Mitchell (music historian) (born 1944), American record producer, blues Sports * George Mitchell (cricketer) (1897–?), English cricketer * George Mitchell (baseball) (1900–1953), American Negro league baseball player * George Mitchell (water polo) (1901–1988), American water polo player * George Mitchell (referee) (1912–?), Scottish football referee Politics United States * George Edward Mitchell (1781–1832), Congressman from Maryland * George Mitchell (Wisconsin politician) (1822–1908), member of the Wisconsin State Senate * George A. Mitchell (1824–1878), American politician and businessman * George Edwin Mitchell (1844–1911), mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mitchell (jazz Musician)
George "Little Mitch" Mitchell (March 8, 1899 – May 22, 1972) was an American jazz cornet player active in the 1920s. Early life Mitchell was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He began playing the cornet at the age of 12 and joined a local brass band in Louisville. Career From 1921 to 1923, Mitchell recorded with Johnny Dunn's Original Jazz Hounds and Johnny Dunn's Original Jazz Band Retrieved 16 May 2013. on the Columbia label. In 1926, he recorded with the New Orleans Wanderers and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mitchell (New Zealand Politician)
Lieutenant Colonel George Mitchell DSO (1877–1939) was an Independent Liberal Member of Parliament for in New Zealand. He also served with the New Zealand Military Forces in the Boer War and the First World War. Early life George Mitchell was born in Balclutha in 1877. He was a member of the Balclutha Mounted Rifles in 1898.The New Zealand Roll of Honour, p.751 Military service Boer War Mitchell served with the 1st and 8th New Zealand Contingents in South Africa 1899–1902. Mitchell was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal and South Africa 1902 Clasps. First World War Following the outbreak of the First World War, Mitchell volunteered for the 1st New Zealand Expeditionary Force for service aboard. He was a major in the Southland Regiment and commanding officer of the 3rd Otago Reserve Battalion from 1917 to 1919, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. Mitchell saw action in Gallipoli and France. He receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mitchell School
George Mitchell School is a coeducational all-through school located in Leyton in London, England. It is attended by students who mainly live in the local area, with some from further afield. Examination results at the end of Key Stage 4 (i.e. the end of Year 11) have improved dramatically over recent years, as have the Key Stage 2 results. The school is currently located across several sites – on Crawley Road, Farmer Road, Burchell Road and Vicarage Road. Results In 2014, GCSE results were 48% 5 A*–C with English/Maths. The UK national average for the same period is 55%. The Department of Education confirms that 85% of pupils at George Mitchell are making expected levels of progress in English which is the 11th percentile nationally. In Maths the figure is 74% which is the 1st percentile nationally. The soon to be (2016) headline figure of Progress 8 (Value Added measure) places George Mitchell in the 8th percentile nationally, value added 1034 compared to the national figu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Allan Mitchell
Private George Allan Mitchell VC (30 August 1911 – 24 January 1944) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details George Allan Michell was born on 30 August 1911 in Highgate, north London. He attended Farmer Lane Boys' School in Leyton, at that time in Essex, but now in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in east London. Mitchell was 32 years old, and a private in the British Army during the Second World War whilst serving with the 1st Battalion, London Scottish (Gordon Highlanders), during the Battle of Monte Damiano (part of the First Battle of Monte Cassino) in the Italian campaign when he earned the VC. His citation in the London Gazette reads: The medal The Victoria Cross was presented to Mitchell's family By King George VI in an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 17 July 1945. In 1949, his brother placed Mitchel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Francis Mitchell
George Francis Mitchell, (15 October 1912 – 25 November 1997) was an Irish geologist and naturalist. He was generally known as Frank Mitchell. Career He was born in Dublin, the son of David William Mitchell, a merchant, and his wife Frances Elizabeth Kirkby. He was educated at the High School in Dublin then studied Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated BA. He was later awarded M.Sc (1935) and M.A. (1937). He became Assistant to the Professor of Geology, Knud Jessen, in 1934 and under his guidance carried out field studies of post-glacial sediments in Ireland. His lifetime interest, however, was in integrating the various disciplines in the study of the Irish natural environment and he developed interests in fields such as botany and archaeology. He bought Townley Hall from Trinity College and turned it into a study centre, which he personally funded and which enabled research in several different disciplines, particularly archaeological investigations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hoole Mitchell
George Hoole Mitchell FRS FRSE FGS CBE (1902-1976) was a British geologist. He won the Geological Society of London's Bigsby Medal in 1947. He was Assistant Director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain from 1959 to 1967. Life He was born in Liverpool on 31 December 1902, the son of George Richard Mitchell, a pewterer (1874-1965), and his wife Emma France, daughter of Hoole France. He was educated at Liverpool Collegiate School. He studied Science at the University of Liverpool graduating BSc in 1924 and gaining an MSc in 1925. He gained a doctorate (PhD) in 1927. He joined the British Geological Survey in 1929 and rose to the level of Assistant Director. In 1953 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. In 1955 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Archibald Gordon MacGregor, Sir Edward Battersby Bailey, Murray Macgregor, James Phemister and John Knox. He served as the Society's Vice President 1964 to 1967. He was P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George W
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. While in his twenties, Bush flew warplanes in the Texas Air National Guard. After graduating from Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry. In 1978, Bush unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball before he was elected governor of Texas in 1994. As governor, Bush successfully sponsored legislation for tort reform, increased education funding, set higher standards for schools, and reformed the criminal justice system. He also helped make Texas the leading producer of wind powered electricity in the nation. In the 2000 presidential election, Bush defeated Democratic incum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Arthur Mitchell
Sir George Arthur Mitchell FRSE MIME (1860–1948) was a Scottish mining engineer and company director. He was Director of both the Clydesdale Bank and Midland Bank and of several collieries. He endowed the Mitchell Lectures at Glasgow University. Life He was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire,on 20 June 1860, the son of Alexander Moncrieff Mitchell, a colliery owner (son of Moncrieff Mitchell), and his wife Elizabeth Mitchell, sister of Sir Arthur Mitchell. He studied Science and engineering at Glasgow University graduating MA. In 1897 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Lord Kelvin, John Gray McKendrick, James Thomson Bottomley and Sir Arthur Mitchell. He was knighted by King George V in 1935. In 1910 he was living in a new and exclusive property at 9 Lowther Terrace in Kelvinside in Glasgow and was listed as Director of the Flemington Coal Company. The building was designed by his architect cousin Sydney Mitchell in 1906.Buildings of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mitchell (priest)
The Revd George Mitchell was a missionary priest of the Anglican Church serving in the Free State (province), Free State, South Africa, from 1864, and afterwards at Kimberley, Northern Cape, Kimberley, who pioneered early translation of liturgical Epistles and Gospels and portions of the Book of Common Prayer into Setswana. He was born near Mintford in England in 1835 and died in Kimberley, South Africa. Education and missionary intention Mitchell attended St Augustine's College, Canterbury, St Augustine's College in Canterbury, where he became acquainted with fellow student Samuel Moroka, son of the Barolong ruler of Thaba 'Nchu, South Africa. He determined to take up missionary work at Thaba 'Nchu and accompanied Moroka to South Africa, arriving at Bloemfontein in November 1864. Career in South Africa Mitchell became part of the burgeoning first generation of Anglican church workers to join the new Anglican Diocese of the Free State, Diocese of Bloemfontein, formed under it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mitchell (trade Unionist)
George Mitchell (6 February 1827 – 24 January 1901) was a British stonemason, who became prominent in the National Agricultural Labourers' Union. Mitchell was born in Montacute in Somerset and began working when he was five years old, as a crow scarer. He later became a stonemason, following his father's trade, and proved highly successful. In time he moved to London, and began trading in marble, eventually becoming wealthy. Despite his wealth and location, Mitchell remained sympathetic to the agricultural labourers he had worked with in his youth. Initially, he was suspicious of trade unions, but he became enthusiastic after discovering that many of their leaders shared his Methodist faith. As a result, he was enthusiastic when the National Agricultural Labourers' Union (NALU) was established, and in June 1872 he was a founder of its Somerset District. Mitchell wrote numerous letters and pamphlets supportive of the union, usually under the pen name "One From the Ploug ... [...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 Mitchell (Australian Politician)
George Deane Mitchell (30 August 1894 – 11 January 1961) was an Australian politician and an Independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for a single term between 1941 and 1944. Early life Mitchell was born in Caltowie near Jamestown, South Australia and was the son of a railway porter. He was educated in Adelaide and worked as a clerk in Therbarton until 1914. Mitchell enlisted in the First Australian Imperial Force at the outbreak of World War One and served in the Middle East and France between 1914 and 1919. He reached the rank of Lieutenant and was awarded the Military Cross and Distinguished Conduct Medal. In the inter-war period Mitchell was a member of the Citizens' Military Forces and re-enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force with the rank of Captain at the commencement of World War Two. He reached the rank of Major and commanded an amphibious landing force in the New Guinea Campaign. Mitchell had several other occupations including pot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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