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George McMahon (Calgary Businessman)
George McMahon may refer to: *George McMahon (actor) (born 1985), Irish actor *George McMahon (failed assassin) (died 1970), journalist and attempted assassin *George McMahon (activist) George McMahon (1950–2019) was an American cannabis rights activist. Life and activism George McMahon was one of the last surviving patients enrolled in the federal Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program that began providing cannabi ... (born 1950), patient in the Compassionate Investigational New Drug program * George McMahon (politician) (1929–2019), Canadian politician in Prince Edward Island {{hndis, name=Macmahon, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George McMahon (actor)
George McMahon (born 20 September 1985 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actor. He is known for his role as Jamie Custer in '' Custer's Last Stand-up'', and for his role as Mondo O'Connell in ''Fair City''. McMahon's career began at the age of 14 when he joined the Independent Theatre Workshop and the Helen Jordan Stage School. He won reality television show '' Celebrity Farm'' in 2003. He donated the €50,000 prize fund to three charities of his choice which were The Bubblegum Club; the Children's Cancer Fund of Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin; and community-based voluntary organisation St. Michael's House, which cares for children and adults with learning disabilities. Filmography *''Tempvs'' (2022) (short) * ''Fifty Dead Men Walking'' (2009) * '' Stardust'' (2006 TV miniseries) * ''Fair City'' (2002–2005, 2009, 2013–) * '' Custer's Last Stand-up'' (2001–2002) * ''When Brendan Met Trudy'' (2000) See also * List of Fair City characters ''Fair City'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George McMahon (failed Assassin)
George Andrew Campbell McMahon (c.1902 – 1970), also known as Jerome Bannigan, was convicted for his failed assassination attempt against King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom at Hyde Park in London in 1936. Early life and career McMahon was born as Jerome Bannigan in Govan, on the outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland. His parents were natives of County Tyrone, Ireland. He was a keen footballer in his youth until he suffered a hip injury at the age of twelve. Bannigan relocated to London from around 1926 and engaged in social work. He began to pass on information to Scotland Yard. Bannigan changed his name to George Andrew Campbell McMahon from 1933. McMahon was a low-level fraudster and gun-runner to Abyssinia when he came to the Italians' attention. They offered him cash for information about armaments. He was a paid informant for the Security Service (later MI5) by 1935. 1936 incident On 16 July 1936, as Edward VIII rode through Hyde Park, following the Colour Colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George McMahon (activist)
George McMahon (1950–2019) was an American cannabis rights activist. Life and activism George McMahon was one of the last surviving patients enrolled in the federal Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program that began providing cannabis to patients in 1978. He lived with extreme pain caused by a rare genetic condition called nail-patella syndrome and used cannabis to treat its symptoms. McMahon, who lived in Iowa, traveled widely for speaking engagements. He served on the board of the group Patients Out of Time. McMahon died on November 30, 2019, at the age of 69. Political candidacy McMahon was the Independent Grassroots Party candidate for Vice-president of the United States in 1996, and the Grassroots Party The Grassroots Party was a political third party in the United States established in 1986 to oppose drug prohibition. The party shared many of the progressive values of the Farmer-Labor Party but with an emphasis on cannabis/hemp legalization is ... cand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |