George Whittaker (basketball)
George Whittaker may refer to: * George Whittaker (Papua New Guinean politician) (1904–1964), member of the Legislative Council of Papua and New Guinea * George Whittaker (Canadian politician) (1919–2013), member of the House of Commons of Canada * George Whittaker (rowing) (born 1981), British rower * George Byrom Whittaker (1793–1847), English bookseller and publisher See also * George Whitaker (other) George Whitaker may refer to: * George Whitaker (Canadian educator) (1811–1882), Canadian clergyman and educator * George Whitaker (sport shooter) (1864–1937), British sport shooter * George Whitaker (Oregon educator) (1836–1917), American cl ...

George Whittaker (Papua New Guinean Politician)
George Kenneth Whittaker (16 January 1904 – 25 June 1964) was an Australian optometrist, planter, soldier and politician in Papua New Guinea. Biography Whittaker was born in Chillagoe, Queensland and attended high school in Cairns.Whittaker, George, 1904-1964
Trove After studying at the , he moved to the in 1925 to work for the Department of Public Health as a medical assistant. He married Josephine Hogan in 1929; the couple had a son named Vivian.
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George Whittaker (Canadian Politician)
George Herbert Whittaker (22 December 1919 – 26 August 2013) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was an orchardist and farmer by career. He represented British Columbia's Okanagan Boundary electoral district which he won in the 1972 federal election. He was re-elected in the 1974 and 1979 federal elections, thus serving three successive terms from the 29th to 31st Canadian Parliament The 31st Canadian Parliament was a briefly lived parliament in session from October 9 until December 14, 1979. The membership was set by the 1979 federal election on May 22, 1979, and it was dissolved after the minority government of Joe Clark ...s. Whittaker left national politics in 1980 and did not campaign in that year's national elections. He died in Kelowna in 2013. He was 93. References External links * 1919 births 2013 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia People from Sturgeon County Prog ...
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George Whittaker (rowing)
George Alexander Whittaker (born 6 December 1981) is a former British rower. Profile Whilst in education at Abingdon School he gained colours for the Abingdon School Boat Club. After leaving Abingdon in 1999 he attended the University of London followed by Imperial College London and Oriel College, Oxford. Rowing Whittaker came to prominence in 2007 after he won the prestigious Scullers Head of the River Race representing Imperial College at the time. Following this he started rowing for the Oriel College Boat Club and in 2011 secured the number seven seat in the Oxford dark blue boat at the world renowned Boat Race finishing on the winning side. See also * List of Old Abingdonians Old Abingdonians are former pupils of Abingdon School or, in some cases, Honorary Old Abingdonians who have been awarded the status based on service to the School. The Old Abingdonians also run the Old Abingdonian Club (OA club) which is an organ ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Whittaker, Ge ...
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George Byrom Whittaker
George Byrom Whittaker (1793–1847) was an English bookseller and publisher. Life Born at Southampton in March 1793, he was the son of the Rev. George Whittaker, master of the grammar school. About 1814 he became a partner of Charles Law, wholesale bookseller, Ave Maria Lane, London, a house established by W. Bidwell Law (d. 1798). Whittaker brought capital and dynamism into the business. One enterprise was the publication of a translation of Georges Cuvier's ‘Animal Kingdom,’ in sixteen volumes, with many coloured plates. In 1824 he served as sheriff of London and Middlesex. He published for Frances Trollope, Colley Grattan, George Croly, and Mary Russell Mitford. The last novel of Sir Walter Scott came out with his imprint and his firm published in London all Scott's early collected editions. In conjunction with the Oxford and Cambridge booksellers he produced a series of Greek and Latin classics. John Payne Collier's edition of Shakespeare (1841) was issued by him. He publ ...
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