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George Harris (railroad President)
George Harris may refer to: Arts and entertainment * George Harris (barrister) (1809–1890), English writer *George Washington Harris (1814–1869), American writer and humorist *George Frederick Harris (painter) (1856–1924), Welsh portrait and landscape painter * George Albert Harris (1913–1991), American painter, muralist, and lithographer *George Harris (actor) (born 1949), British film, television, and stage actor * Hibiscus (entertainer) (George Harris, Jr., 1949–1982), American war protester, then actor *George Harris, a character in '' Uncle Tom's Cabin'' Military * George Harris, 1st Baron Harris (1746–1829), British general * George W. Harris (1835–1920s), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient Politics * George Harris, 3rd Baron Harris (1810–1872), Governor of Trinidad * George E. Harris (1827–1911), United States Representative from Mississippi * George Harris (Queensland politician) (1831–1891), Member of the Queensland Legislative Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harris (barrister)
George Harris (1809–1890) was an English barrister and judge, known as a biographer and legal writer. Early life Born at Rugby on 6 May 1809, he was the eldest son of George Harris (d. 16 January 1856), a solicitor of that town, by his wife Christabella, only daughter of Rear-admiral William Chambers (d. 28 September 1829). On 6 May 1820 he entered Rugby School. He found the school rough, and left to join HMS ''Spartiate'', the flagship of Admiral Sir George Eyre, as a midshipman; but falling ill before it sailed, he gave up the idea of entering the Royal Navy. After a bad time at a private school at Totnes in Devon he was articled to his father in 1825. In 1832 he was admitted as attorney, and in January 1834 became a partner in his father's firm. On 22 June 1838, however, he left Rugby and moved to London. After little more than a year in London, during which he wrote for the ''British and Foreign Review'' and other journals, and entered Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Harris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Prideaux Robert Harris
George Prideaux Robert Harris (1775–1810) was the deputy surveyor in the early days of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), Australia, from settlement in 1803 until his death in Hobart Town in 1810. He was also an explorer, artist and naturalist who described many of the plants and marsupials native to the Island, including the Tasmanian devil and the thylacine The thylacine ( , or , also ) (''Thylacinus cynocephalus'') is an extinct carnivorous marsupial that was native to the Australian mainland and the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea. The last known live animal was captured in 1930 in Tasman .... References 1775 births 1810 deaths Australian naturalists Australian zoologists {{Australia-scientist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harris (wrestler)
George L. Harris (1927 – November 29, 2002) was an American professional wrestler and manager for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He spent the majority of his career working for Jim Crockett Promotions. Career Harris first got involved in professional wrestling as a referee. Four years later, he began competing and touring as a wrestler. Weighing over 300 pounds, Harris wrestled as a heel (villain). Wrestling in the Eastern United States, Harris competed in several matches for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Pat O'Connor in 1961 but was unable to win the title belt. Harris had several tag team partners, including George "Crybaby" Cannon, who also weighed over 300 pounds. He also teamed with Sputnik Monroe, with whom he won the NWA Western States Tag Team Championship while competing for NWA Western States Sports in 1962. For much of his career, Harris wrestled on the undercard at events. In addition to competing in the ring, Harris also worked as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harris (Carlton President)
George Henry Harris (1922 – 26 November 2007) was an Australian businessman and sports executive who was best known in his role as President of the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1964 to 1974 and again from 1978 to 1980, and is regarded as a highly significant figure in VFL-AFL history. He was also a central figure in the controversial dismissal of the Whitlam Labor government in 1975. From prisoner of war to prison dentist Harris was born in St Kilda, Victoria. Although his war record lists him as being born on 30 August 1920, it is more likely he was born in 1922 and changed his date of birth so that he would be considered old enough to serve in the army, a common practice at the time. He served in the Australian military during World War II and was a prisoner of war at Changi prison. After the war Harris became a dentist at the now-defunct Pentridge Prison. President of Carlton Harris became President of the Carlton Football Club in 1964 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harris (Australian Footballer)
George Henry Welsford Harris (31 January 1902 – 17 June 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Geelong in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Notes External links * * 1902 births 1981 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Essendon Football Club players Geelong Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1902-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harris (cricketer, Born 1906)
George Cecil Harris (3 March 1906 – 18 November 1994) was an English first-class cricketer who played in four matches for Worcestershire in 1925. He did little, bowling only 31 overs in total and taking only two wickets. Both of these came in the first innings of a match against Derbyshire; his victims were Jim Hutchinson and James Horsley. With the bat he was hopeless, his career scores being 0, 0 *, 4, 0*, 1*, 0, 1 and 0. He claimed only one catch, to dismiss Harry Howell of Warwickshire. Harris was born in Droitwich, Worcestershire; he died at the age of 86 in Worcester Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, Englan .... External links * 1906 births 1994 deaths English cricketers People from Droitwich Spa Worcestershire cricketers Cricketers from Worcestershir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harris (cricketer, Born 1904)
George Joseph Harris (22 November 1904 – 28 December 1988) was an English cricketer. Harris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Underwood, Nottinghamshire and was the older brother of famous Nottinghamshire batsman Charles Harris. Cricket career Harris represented Glamorgan in a single first-class match in 1932 against Surrey. In his only first-class innings he was dismissed for a duck by Freddie Brown. In the field he took a single catch. Prior to his only first-class appearance, Harris had represented his birth county Nottinghamshire in a single match in the 1925 Minor Counties Championship which saw the Nottinghamshire Second XI play the Yorkshire Second XI. Football career Harris played football for Mansfield town in the 1920s, where he played as a goalkeeper. In the 1925–26 season, the season in which the team came second in the Midland Counties League. Having previously played for Netherfield Rovers, Harris joined Swans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harris (cricketer, Born 1880)
George Woodrouffe Harris (6 August 1880 — 10 July 1954) was an English first-class cricketer. The son of Vincent Dormer Harris, he was born at Chelsea in August 1880. He was educated at Uppingham School, before matriculating to Caius College, Cambridge. In his final year at Uppingham, Harris made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Surrey at The Oval in the 1899 County Championship. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in Hampshire's first innings for 10 runs by Ernest Nice, while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by Tom Hayward. After graduating from Cambridge, Harris was in business as a merchant at Bishopsgate. In 1924, he was elected a fellow of the Zoological Society of London, in addition to being a member of the Linnean Society of London. Harris died at Chorleywood Chorleywood is both a village and a civil parish in the Three Rivers District, Hertfordshire, on the border with Buckinghamshire, approxim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harris (soccer)
George Harris (born 6 February 1949) is an Australian former soccer player. Harris played 28 full international matches for Australia and is a member of the Football Australia Hall of Fame. Playing career Harris played youth football for Sans Souci before joining St George-Budapest. He played for St George for over a decade, including the first three years of the National Soccer League (NSL). In 1980, Harris moved to Blacktown City Blacktown City Council is a local government area in Western Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, approximately west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1906 as the Blacktow ... on a free transfer where he played a single season in the NSL. References 1948 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australia men's international soccer players National Soccer League (Australia) players Men's association football defenders Place of birth missing (living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harris (footballer, Born 1940)
George Alfred Harris (10 June 1940 – 8 February 2022) was an English association football, footballer who played as a winger (association football), winger in the Football League in the 1960s and early 1970s. Harris was born on 10 June 1940. After starting with Woking F.C., Woking he moved to Newport County A.F.C., Newport County and played 31 League games for them in the 1961–62 Newport County A.F.C. season, 1961–62 season, before moving to Watford F.C., Watford. He played 163 League games for the Hornets and scored 55 goals. In 1966 Harris moved to Reading F.C., Reading, and he remained with the Berkshire club until 1969, gaining the player of the season award in 1966–67 Football League, 1966–67. In all he made 156 appearances for Reading, scoring 66 goals. He left Reading to join Cambridge United and played for them in their first ever Football League season in 1970–71 Football League, 1970–71. On 15 August 1970, he appeared for Cambridge in their first ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harris (footballer, Born 1878)
George Abner Harris (1 January 1878 – 4 June 1923) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pla .... He was killed in an industrial accident in 1923. References 1878 births 1923 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football forwards English Football League players Halesowen Town F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Telford United F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players People from Halesowen Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley Industrial accident deaths Accidental deaths in England {{England-footy-midfielder-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harris (footballer, Born 1877)
George Harris (born 1877) was an English professional footballer who played at inside-left for various clubs in the 1900s. Football career Harris was born in Rocester, Staffordshire and started his football career at nearby Uttoxeter, from where he joined the local Football League First Division side, Stoke in November 1900. At Stoke, he was initially used as cover for Scotland international Willie Maxwell, who had been a regular fixture at inside-left for six seasons. After Maxwell left Stoke in 1901, Harris had more opportunities and made 15 appearances, scoring three goals, in the 1901–02 season. For the following season, Stoke recruited Arthur Capes from Nottingham Forest and Harris once again became only an occasional player, often at outside-right, spending the whole of the 1903–04 season in the reserves. In his four years with Stoke, Harris made only 23 appearances, scoring five goals. In 1904, he moved to Southern League Reading where his career "''blossomed'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
