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George Read (U
George Read may refer to: * George Reade (colonial governor) (1608–1671), politician, judge, and Acting Governor of Virginia Colony * George Read (American politician, born 1733) (1733–1798), lawyer, signer of Declaration of Independence and U.S. Senator from Delaware * George Read Jr. (1765–1836), lawyer, son of George Read, Sr., U.S. Attorney for the state of Delaware * George Read III (1787–1836), lawyer, son of George Read, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the state of Delaware * George Read (Alberta politician) (born 1972), politician and former leader of the Alberta Green Party * George Read (Ontario politician) (1819–1903), businessman and Member of Parliament from Ontario * George Read (New Zealand politician) (1814–1878), New Zealand politician * George C. Read (1788–1862), sailor and American Rear-Admiral * George E. Read (1838–1910), sailor and American Medal of Honor recipient * George Windle Read (1860–1934), U.S. Army general * George Windle Read Jr. (1900†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Reade (colonial Governor)
George Reade (October 25, 1608 – November 21, 1671) was a prominent landowner, military officer, judge, and politician who served as a member of the House of Burgesses and as List of colonial governors of Virginia, Acting Governor of Colony of Virginia, Virginia Colony. He is the great-great-grandfather of the first President of the United States, George Washington. Early life and family Reade was born on October 25, 1608 in Linkenholt, Hampshire, England, the son of Sir Robert Reade and Mildred Windebank Reade. He descended from Magna Charta Sureties. His paternal grandparents were Andrew Reade and Alice Cooke, and his maternal grandparents were Frances Dymoke and Sir Thomas Windebank. His uncle was Sir Francis Windebank, Secretary of State to Charles I of England, King Charles I. After his mother died, Reade traveled to Virginia in January 1637 at the age of 28 as a member of John Harvey (Virginia governor), John Harvey's staff. Marriage and children In 1641, Reade marri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Read (American Politician, Born 1733)
George Read (September 18, 1733 – September 21, 1798) was an American politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, president of Delaware, and a member of the Federalist Party, who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware and chief justice of Delaware. Read was a Founding Father of the United States, one of only two statesmen who signed four of the great state papers on which the country's history is based: the original Petition to the King of the Congress of 1774, the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United States. Father Read was the son of John and Mary (Howell) Read. John Read was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of an Englishman of large fortune belonging to the family of Read of Berkshire, Hertfordshire, and Oxfordshire. The death of his beloved having left him bereft, John Read came to the American colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Read Jr
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 pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Read III
George Read III (June 4, 1787 – November 1, 1836) was an American lawyer who served as the second U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware taking over for his father. Family George Read Jr. was born in the Read mansion on June 4, 1787 in New Castle, Delaware, United States. His paternal grandfather was George Read, a lawyer and politician who would go on to sign both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Read's great uncles, Thomas was an officer in the Continental Navy during the Revolution and James Read, was an officer in the Continental Army, and was later active in managing the navy under the Articles of Confederation. His paternal grandmother was Gertrude Ross Read, the daughter of Rev. George Ross (the first rector of the Immanuel Episcopal Church on the Green) and the sister of lawyer George Ross, another future signatory to the Declaration. When his father, George Read II was born, Read's grandfather was serving as both the Crown Attor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Read (Alberta Politician)
George Read, within the politics of Canada, is the former leader of the Alberta Greens and formerly a key organizer for the federal Green Party of Canada (GPC) in Alberta. Green Party organizing Read led the provincial and federal Green Parties in Alberta during a period (what period) of growth in support for the parties. Prior to his involvement, the Green Party remained well below 1% of the vote in Alberta. (Source needed) Alberta Greens Read was elected leader of the Alberta Greens at the provincial convention held in Red Deer on November 1, 2003. Read won the position against incumbent David Parker. Green Party of Canada Read brought together organizers for the Green Party of Canada who recruited the first full slate of Green candidates in Alberta for the 2004 federal election. In that election, the Green Party of Canada received a higher percentage of votes in Alberta than in other provinces: the party won 6.3% of the popular vote in the province, and approximatel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Read (Ontario Politician)
George Read (August 13, 1819 – March 29, 1903) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Peterborough East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1874. He was born in Augusta Township in Upper Canada in 1819, the son of United Empire Loyalist United Empire Loyalists (or simply Loyalists) is an honorific title which was first given by the 1st Lord Dorchester, the Governor of Quebec, and Governor General of The Canadas, to American Loyalists who resettled in British North America duri ...s who settled in Grenville County. He served as clerk and treasurer for Otonabee Township. He died there in 1903.https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JF1N-HXM References External links *''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1873'', HJ Morgan 1819 births 1903 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Read (New Zealand Politician)
George Edward Read (1814/1815 – 23 February 1878) was a British mariner, trader, landowner and politician in Poverty Bay, New Zealand. Known as Captain Read, he settled in Gisborne after a career in whaling Whaling is the process of hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that became increasingly important in the Industrial Revolution. It was practiced as an organized industr ..., setting up a store in what was then a small town. Early life Read was born in Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, in either 1814 or 1815. Little is known of his early life. He came to the Pacific in the 1830s on a whaling ship, and worked on trading ships. Poverty Bay Read first arrived in the settlement of Tūranga in 1844. By 1852, he owned a schooner, and was a prominent trader and landowner. Member of Parliament Following the general election held on 6 January 1876, he represented the East Coast electorate unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George C
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 pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George E
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-ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Windle Read
Major General George Windle Read (November 19, 1860 – November 6, 1934) was a senior United States Army officer who was prominent as a corps and division commander in World War I. Read also oversaw the departure of US forces from Europe at the end of the war as commander of the American Embarkation Center at Le Havre, France. Early life Read was born in Indianola, Iowa, the son of James C. Read and Elizabeth Snell (Windle) Read.''U.S. Leadership in Wartime: Clashes, Controversy, and Compromise'' by Spencer C. Tucker, 2009, Volume 1, page 519 He graduated from the (USMA) at < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Windle Read Jr
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 pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Reid (other)
George Reid (1845–1918) was Prime Minister of Australia from 1904–1905. George Reid may also refer to: Art * George Reid (Scottish artist) (1841–1913) * George Ogilvy Reid (1851–1928), Scottish landscape and portrait artist * George Agnew Reid (1860–1947), Canadian artist * George Macdonald Reid (1907–1969), Canadian sculptor Military * George Reid (soldier) (1733–1815), American Revolutionary War general * George Croghan Reid (1876–1961), American Medal of Honor recipient * George Reid (RAF officer) (1893–1991), World War I flying ace Politics * George Alexander Reid (died 1852), British Member of Parliament for Windsor * George Reid (Victorian politician) (1903–1993), Attorney-General of Victoria * George Reid (Scottish politician) (born 1939), Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament Other * G. Archdall Reid or George Archdall Reid (1860–1929), Scottish physician and writer * Geordie Reid (George T. Reid, 1882–1960), Scottish footballer * Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
