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George Watts (other)
George Watts may refer to: * George Watts (American football) (1918–1990), American football offensive tackle * George Frederic Watts (1817–1904), English Victorian painter and sculptor * George Washington Watts (1851–1921), American manufacturer, financier and philanthropist * George Watts (cricketer) (1867–1949), English cricketer * George Albert Watts (died 1957), mayor of St Pancras, London * George Edward Watts George Edward Watts (1786 – December 2, 1860) commanded a Royal Navy ship during the War of 1812. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of John Watts and Agnes Skene, and entered the Royal Navy in 1797. He served in Halifax, the Wes ... (1786–1860), Royal Navy officer * George Watts (actor) (1879–1942), American actor See also * George Watt (other) {{hndis, Watts, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Watts (American Football)
George S. Watts (July 12, 1914 – July 11, 1990) was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Appalachian State University and was drafted in the seventeenth round of the 1942 NFL Draft The 1942 National Football League Draft was held on December 22, 1941, at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago. Two members of the draft class have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Bill Dudley, the first overall selection by the Pit .... He was the first player in Appalachian State school history to be drafted by the NFL. External links * * 1914 births 1990 deaths American football offensive tackles Appalachian State Mountaineers football players Washington Redskins players Players of American football from Gaston County, North Carolina {{offensive-lineman-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Frederic Watts
George Frederic Watts (23 February 1817, in London – 1 July 1904) was a British painter and sculptor associated with the Symbolist movement. He said "I paint ideas, not things." Watts became famous in his lifetime for his allegorical works, such as ''Hope'' and ''Love and Life''. These paintings were intended to form part of an epic symbolic cycle called the "House of Life", in which the emotions and aspirations of life would all be represented in a universal symbolic language. Early life and education Watts was born in Marylebone in central London on the birthday of George Frederic Handel (after whom he was named), to the second wife of a poor piano-maker. Delicate in health and with his mother dying while he was still young, he was home-schooled by his father in a conservative interpretation of Christianity as well as via the classics such as the ''Iliad.'' The former put him off conventional religion for life, while the latter was a continual influence on his art. He s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Washington Watts
George Washington Watts (18 August 1851 – 7 March 1921) was an American manufacturer, financier and philanthropist. Alongside James B. Duke, he co-founded the American Tobacco Company. He also founded Watts Hospital, which was the first hospital in Durham, North Carolina, and prompted the establishment of Duke University. Biography Born in Cumberland, Maryland, George W. Watts was the son of Gerard Snowden Watts and Ann Elizabeth Wolvington. He received his early education in private schools in Baltimore, and graduated from the University of Maryland in 1871 with a degree in civil engineering. Watts married Laura V. Beall in 1875. The two had one child together, Annie Louise Watts, before separating in 1915. Two years later, He married Virginia Ecker, whom he stayed with until his death in 1921. After graduation, Watts joined his father's tobacco commission business in Baltimore. Becoming associated with Washington Duke of Durham, North Carolina in 1878, he helped organize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Watts (cricketer)
George Herbert Watts (18 February 1867 – 22 April 1949) was an English first-class cricketer active 1890–92 who played for Surrey. He was born and died in Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec .... References 1867 births 1949 deaths English cricketers Surrey cricketers Cambridgeshire cricketers Cricketers from Cambridge {{England-cricket-bio-1860s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Albert Watts
George Albert Watts (16 December 1885 – 25 January 1957) was a British justice of the peace, councillor and the mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras, London, from 1938 to 1939. He was born in Finsbury, Clerkenwell, the son of George and Caroline Watts.''1911 England Census'' He is buried in Southgate Cemetery Southgate Cemetery, sometimes known as Edmonton and Southgate Cemetery or Old Southgate Cemetery, is a cemetery in Waterfall Road, Southgate, London, run by the London Borough of Enfield. The cemetery was established by the Southgate Burial B ... along with his wife, Pamela Jane Watts (died 23, May 1948) and their daughter Joyce Evelyn Potter (died 11 May 1989). References 1885 births 1957 deaths Members of St Pancras Metropolitan Borough Council Mayors of places in Greater London English justices of the peace People from Clerkenwell {{UK-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Edward Watts
George Edward Watts (1786 – December 2, 1860) commanded a Royal Navy ship during the War of 1812. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of John Watts and Agnes Skene, and entered the Royal Navy in 1797. He served in Halifax, the West Indies and the North Sea. Watts commanded HMS Jaseur during the War of 1812, capturing more than 30 ships. He was promoted to captain in 1814, to Rear-admiral in 1849 and to Vice-Admiral in 1856. In 1820, he married Jane Waldie. Watts died at Malvern at the age of 74. He is commemorated in the Admiralty Garden in CFB Halifax Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax is Canada's east coast naval base and home port to the Royal Canadian Navy Atlantic fleet, known as Canadian Fleet Atlantic (CANFLTLANT), that forms part of the formation Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT). It .... Further reading * Our roots* James Naval History. Vol. 4. p. 204, 244-5, vol 6 p. 109 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Watts, George Edward 1786 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Watts (actor)
George Watts may refer to: * George Watts (American football) (1918–1990), American football offensive tackle * George Frederic Watts (1817–1904), English Victorian painter and sculptor * George Washington Watts (1851–1921), American manufacturer, financier and philanthropist * George Watts (cricketer) (1867–1949), English cricketer * George Albert Watts (died 1957), mayor of St Pancras, London * George Edward Watts (1786–1860), Royal Navy officer * George Watts (actor) George Watts may refer to: * George Watts (American football) (1918–1990), American football offensive tackle * George Frederic Watts (1817–1904), English Victorian painter and sculptor * George Washington Watts (1851–1921), American manuf ... (1879–1942), American actor See also * George Watt (other) {{hndis, Watts, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
