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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] |
George Reid
Sir George Houston Reid, (25 February 1845 – 12 September 1918) was an Australian politician who led the Reid Government as the fourth Prime Minister of Australia from 1904 to 1905, having previously been Premier of New South Wales from 1894 to 1899. He led the Free Trade Party from 1891 to 1908. Reid was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He and his family immigrated to Australia when he was young. They initially settled in Melbourne, but moved to Sydney when Reid was 13, at which point he left school and began working as a clerk. He later joined the New South Wales civil service, and rose through the ranks to become secretary of the Attorney-General's Department. Reid was also something of a public intellectual, publishing several works in defence of liberalism and free trade. He began studying law in 1876 and was admitted to the bar in 1879. In 1880, he resigned from the civil service to run for parliament, winning election to the New South Wales Legis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Reid (Scottish Politician)
Sir George Newlands Reid (born 4 June 1939) is a Scottish politician and journalist who served as Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2003 to 2007. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region from 1999 to 2003 and then for the Ochil constituency from 2003 to 2007. Reid was Member of Parliament (MP) for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire from February 1974 to 1979. Early life Reid was born on 4 June 1939 in Tullibody, near Alloa, Clackmannanshire, the son of George Reid, a company director, and Margaret (née Forsyth). He was educated at Tullibody School and Dollar Academy. Reid attended the University of St Andrews, where he earned an MA with First-class honours in History in 1962. He then continued with further studies in Switzerland and at Union College in the United States, obtaining a diploma in international relations. Journalist career Reid worked as a broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Read (other)
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. (1900â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George T
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 (moderator)
George Reid (1692–1763) was a minister of the Church of Scotland, who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1755. Life Reid was born in or near Edinburgh in 1692. In 1718, he graduated with an MA from the University of Edinburgh. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Dalkeith in April 1720.''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae''; by Hew Scott He was ordained at Symington in Ayrshire in March 1723. In November 1732 he was translated to the small, ancient parish of St Quivox east of Ayr and retained this post for over 40 years. In 1755 he succeeded Robert Hamilton as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the highest position in the Scottish Church. He was succeeded by William Leechman William Leechman or Leishman (1706–1785) was a Scottish minister, theologian and academic. He was Professor of Divinity and later Principal at Glasgow University. Early life and education The son of William Leechman, a farmer of Dolp .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AlunaGeorge
AlunaGeorge are an English electronic music duo from London, consisting of singer-songwriter Aluna Francis and producer George Reid. Career 2009: Formation The duo first met in June 2009, when Reid remixed Francis' band My Toys Like Me's track "Sweetheart". 2012–2015: Breakthrough and ''Body Music'' AlunaGeorge released the single "You Know You Like It" as a digital download on 20 April 2012, followed by a vinyl release on 11 June 2012. The duo's first commercial single, "Your Drums, Your Love", was released on 10 September 2012, debuting at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart.Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom: * All except noted: * "You Know You Like It" (with DJ Snake): * "After Light": * "I Remember": During a visit to BBC Radio 1 on 3 January 2013, AlunaGeorge announced that their debut album would be titled ''Body Music'' and released in June 2013, along with the premiere of the full-length version of the song "Diver". On 4 June 2013, the duo unveiled the cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Reid (footballer)
George Hull Reid (16 January 1896 – ''1967'') was an Irish professional footballer, who played for Blackpool, Walsall, Cardiff City, Fulham, Stockport County, Rotherham County and represented Ireland. Career After starting his career in his home country, Reid moved to The Football League in 1920, signing for Blackpool. After only a handful of appearances for the club he joined Walsall where his talent for scoring began to emerge, finishing as the sides top scorer in his first season with 22 goals in 34 league games. The following season, he had scored 9 goals in 13 matches when he moved to Cardiff City in December 1922, scoring on his debut in a 5–1 defeat to Manchester City. Four months after joining the Welsh side, Reid was handed his first and only cap for Ireland when he played in a 1–0 defeat to Scotland on 3 March 1923. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geordie Reid
George T. Reid (30 January 1882 – 8 September 1960) was a Scottish professional football inside left and centre forward who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Bradford Park Avenue. He is best remembered for his time in the Southern League with Brentford, for whom he scored 58 goals in 102 league appearances. He represented the Southern League XI and scored in victories over the Scottish League XI and the Football League XI The English Football League XI was a representative side of the Football League. The team regularly played against the Scottish Football League XI and other national league select teams between 1891 and 1976. For a long period the annual fixture b ... in 1910. Personal life Reid was married and had two sons. Career statistics References Scottish men's footballers Brentford F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football inside forwards Southern Football League players St Mirren F.C. players Johnst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Reid (Victorian Politician)
Sir George Oswald Reid (22 July 1903 – 18 February 1993) was an Australian politician. He was born in Hawthorn to railway officer George Watson Reid and Lillias Margaret Easton. He attended Camberwell Grammar School and Scotch College, and studied law at Melbourne University and in 1926 was admitted as a barrister and solicitor, practising at the bar until 1927 and as a solicitor thereafter. In 1947 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Box Hill. He was party whip from 1950 to 1952, when he was defeated. Returned in 1955, he became cabinet secretary and minister without portfolio. In 1956 he became Minister of Labour and Industry, moving to Fuel and Power in 1965, and to Immigration (until 1970) and Attorney-General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Reid (Scottish Artist)
Sir George Reid PRSA (31 October 1841 – 9 February 1913) was a Scottish artist. Early life and education Reid was born in Aberdeen in 1841, the son of George Reid (1803-1882) and his wife Esther Tait (1811-1892). He developed an early passion for drawing, which led to his being apprenticed in 1854 for seven years to Messrs Keith & Gibb, lithographers in Aberdeen. In 1861 Reid took lessons from an itinerant portrait-painter, William Niddrie, who had been a pupil of James Giles, R.S.A., and afterwards entered as a student in the school of the Board of Trustees in Edinburgh. Career Reid returned to Aberdeen to paint landscapes and portraits for any sum which his work could command. His first portrait to attract attention, from its fine quality, was that of George Macdonald, the poet and novelist (now the property of the University of Aberdeen). His early landscapes were conscientiously painted in the open air and on the spot. But Reid soon came to see that such work was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Alexander Reid
George Alexander Reid (1794 – 12 May 1852) was a British Conservative politician. Life He was the fourth son, by his first marriage, of Andrew Reid of Barnet, a Scottish brewer in London. Reid was educated at Charterhouse School, leaving in 1810. He matriculated in 1813 at University College, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1817, M.A. in 1822. He joined the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards in 1818 as an ensign, rising through the ranks to lieutenant-colonel in 1832. He retired on half-pay in 1845. Reid was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Windsor Windsor may refer to: Places Australia * Windsor, New South Wales ** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area * Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland **Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ... at a by-election in 1845—caused by the death of John Ramsbottom—and held the seat until his own death in 1852. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Reid (RAF Officer)
Air Vice Marshal Sir George Ranald MacFarlane Reid, (25 October 1893 – 19 May 1991), known as Sir Ranald Reid, was a Scottish senior officer of the Royal Air Force. He began his career in aviation in the First World War with the Royal Flying Corps after transferring from the Black Watch. He rose through a series of command positions in the RAF to become a consequential participant in the Second World War. Early life George Ranald MacFarlane Reid was born in Ardeer, Scotland on 25 October 1893. First World War Reid began his military career in the Officer Training Corps prior to the First World War. He was commissioned a temporary second lieutenant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on 15 August 1914, in the early days of the war. However, it was with the Black Watch that he went into action; in January 1915, he was wounded at the Battle of Festubert while with the Watch. The wound could not have been serious, as Reid began pilot's training that same month. The following m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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