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George Gage (baseball Executive)
George Gage may refer to: *George Gage (diplomat) (fl. 1614–1640), English Roman Catholic political agent *George Gage (Ringatū minister) (c. 1896–1961), New Zealand Māori minister *George Gage, 7th Viscount Gage (1932–1993), English baronet, Irish peer, and landowner *George Gage (politician) (1813–1899), Illinois politician *George W. Gage (judge) (1854–1926), associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court *George W. Gage (baseball) (1812–1875), American baseball executive {{hndis, Gage, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gage (diplomat)
George Gage (fl. 1614–1640) was an English Roman Catholic political agent and an art connoisseur. Biography Gage, born after 1582, seems to have been son of John Gage of Haling, Surrey, and brother of Sir Henry Gage (soldier), Henry Gage, to whom he erected a monument. He was a great friend of Sir Toby Matthew, and seems to have received priest's orders with him from the hands of Cardinal Bellarmine at Rome on 20 May 1614. James I of England, James I despatched him to Rome towards the close of 1621, in quality of agent to the papal court, to solicit a dispensation for the marriage of Charles I of England, Prince Charles with the Spanish infanta Maria Anna of Spain, Maria Anna (see the Spanish Match). The Jesuits strove to retard the dispensation, and if possible to prevent the completion of the match. The negotiations lasted for nearly six years, and ultimately came to nothing. Gage is described in 1627 as ''a prisoner in the The Clink, Clink'', being the agent of the Bishop of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gage (Ringatū Minister)
George Gage or Hori Te Kou-o-rehua Keeti (probably born in 1895 or 1896 – 3 June 1961) was a New Zealand Māori healer, tohunga and Ringatū minister. He identified with the Ngāti Maniapoto, Te Whakatōhea and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui iwi. He was born in Kihikihi, Waikato, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ... c.1896 and died in Opotiki. References 1890s births 1961 deaths New Zealand Ringatū clergy Ngāti Maniapoto people Whakatōhea people Te Whānau-ā-Apanui people Tohunga People from Kihikihi {{NewZealand-reli-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gage, 7th Viscount Gage
Viscount Gage, of Castle Island in the County of Kerry of the Kingdom of Ireland, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1720 for Thomas Gage, along with the subsidiary title of Baron Gage, of Castlebar in the County of Mayo, also in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1744 he also succeeded his cousin as eighth Baronet, of Firle Place. The titles remain united. The Gage family descends from John Gage, who was created a baronet, of Firle Place in the County of Sussex, in the Baronetage of England on 26 March 1622. His great-grandson, the seventh Baronet, represented Seaford in Parliament. He was succeeded by his first cousin, Thomas Gage, 1st Viscount Gage, the eighth Baronet. He sat as a Member of Parliament for Minehead and Tewkesbury and also served as Governor of Barbados. In 1720, 24 years before succeeding in the baronetcy, he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Gage and Viscount Gage. His second son was the military commander the Hon. Thomas Gage. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gage (politician)
George Gage (1813-1899) was a politician from McHenry County, Illinois McHenry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 Census, it had a population of 310,229, making it the sixth-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Woodstock. McHenry County is one of the f ... he a member of the state legislature from 1850 until 1852 and was the first state senator from the county and served from 1854 until 1858. He was instrumental in bringing the rail road to the city of McHenry. References People from McHenry, Illinois Members of the Illinois House of Representatives Illinois state senators 1813 births 1899 deaths 19th-century American politicians {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub ... [...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] |
