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George Paul (vicar General)
George Paul may refer to: * George Howard Paul (1826–1890), American newspaperman, businessman and politician * George St Paul (1562–1613), English politician * George Vivian Paul, Indian standup comedian * Sir George Paul, 2nd Baronet (1746–1820), English prison reformer and philanthropist * George S Paul, Indian writer, essayist and music journalist * Sir George Graham Paul Sir George Graham Paul (15 November 1887 – 1960), also known as Graham Paul or G. G. Paul, was a British jurist who served in the colonial administration in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Tanganyika. Early years On 12 October 1906 it was reported t ..., British jurist See also * Paul George (other) * {{hndis, Paul, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Howard Paul
George Howard Paul (March 14, 1826May 18, 1890) was an American newspaperman, businessman, and politician. He was a prominent member of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, served two terms in the Wisconsin State Senate representing southern Milwaukee County, and was the 5th Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin. He also served in various other state and local offices, including several years as a member and president of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. Background Paul was born in Danville in Caledonia County, Vermont, on March 14, 1826; graduated from the University of Vermont, 1847; attended Harvard Law School (but did not graduate) and was subsequently admitted to the bar. He worked in newspaper journalism, and served as postmaster of Burlington, Vermont, in 1849. Move to Wisconsin, and departure Paul had some unsuccessful business ventures, and moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 1851 to escape his creditors. He purchased the ''Kenosha Democrat'' in 1851, which he publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George St Paul
Sir George St Paul, 1st Baronet (1562 – 18 October 1613) was an English politician. He was born the son of Thomas St Paul (or Thomas St Poll) of Snarford, Lincolnshire and educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1580. He married Frances, the daughter of Sir Christopher Wray, although they had no children. He was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1588 and elected as knight of the shire (MP) for Lincolnshire in 1589 and 1593. He was the Member of Parliament for Grimsby in 1604–1611. He was knighted in 1608, and was created a baronet in 1611. He built Snarford Hall in Snarford Snarford is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately north-east from the city and county town of Lincoln and south-west from the town of Market Rasen. It is in the civil p ..., Lincolnshire. When he died in 1613 his estate devolved upon his sister, Faith, Lady Tyrwhitt. ReferencesH ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Vivian Paul
George Vivian Paul is an Indian standup comedian, writer, actor and podcaster and co-founder of Kochin Komedians from the state of Kerala. He also organises standup comedy shows on busy streets, thus making him the nation's first street comic to be recognised. He began his journey as part of Kalkutta Komedians and Comedified. and continued to start Kochin Komedians in 2016 in Kochi. He currently best known for his podcast Vivian's Irrelevant Podcast'''. Education Vivian finished his Bachelor of Technology at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering and has worked in cities like Chennai and Bangalore before being introduced to the stand-up comedy scene in Kolkata. Early life and career George Vivian Paul has worked in construction companies in various cities across the country as a civil engineer for a period of a little over two years, before shifting his career to be a stand-up comedian in Kolkata. He joined the stand-up comedy group 'Kalkutta Komedians' and started performin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir George Paul, 2nd Baronet
Sir George Onesiphorus Paul, 2nd Baronet (1746–1820) was an English prison reformer and philanthropist. Life Born at Woodchester, Gloucestershire, he was the son of Sir Onesiphorus Paul, textile manufacturer, by his first wife, Jane, daughter of Francis Blackburne of St. Nicholas, Yorkshire. He matriculated at St. John's College, Oxford, on 8 December 1763, graduating M.A. 12 December 1766. He took the additional Christian name of George in February 1780. He spent several years travelling on the continent of Europe, living in 1767–8 at the courts of Brunswick and Vienna, and then visiting Hungary, Poland, and Italy, and returning through France. In 1780, the year of his return, he was High Sheriff of Gloucestershire. The state of Gloucestershire's county gaol and houses of correction began to attract Paul's attention. At the spring assizes held at Gloucester in 1783, as foreman of the grand jury, he addressed the jurors on the subject of the prevalence of gaol fever, and sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George S Paul
George S Paul, also known as G. S. Paul (born 25 January 1947) is an Indian writer, essayist and music journalist. He was born to Rev. K. C. Samuel and Thankamma Samuel in Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta district of Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South .... Early life and education After graduating in physics, Paul took a postgraduate diploma in journalism. He was professor and head of the physics department at Christ College, Irinjalakuda. Career Paul was a member of the senate in the University of Calicut from 1994 till 1998. He has contributed to the ''Hindu'', ''Economic Times'' and ''Indian Express'' as an art and culture critic. He has written on music and classical performing art forms like Kathakali, Koodiyattam and Mohiniyattam since the 1980s. He has also au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Graham Paul
Sir George Graham Paul (15 November 1887 – 1960), also known as Graham Paul or G. G. Paul, was a British jurist who served in the colonial administration in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Tanganyika. Early years On 12 October 1906 it was reported that Mr George Graham Paul, son of Mr George Brodie Paul, solicitor, Dundee, had qualified as M.A. of the University of St Andrews. Paul became a member of the Scottish Faculty of Advocates, a handicap in his legal career since Scots law is unique to Scotland. Despite this, he did well in the colonial judicial system. Colonial judiciary Nigeria In 1928 G Graham Paul was appointed an unofficial member of the Nigerian Legislative Council by governor Graeme Thomson. Paul represented the commercial interests of Calabar. During the Women's War of 1929, on 16 December 1929 British troops fired into a crowd of women protesters calling for democracy in Okigwe, killing 47 women and injuring 31. In January 1930 Paul was a member of the Aba Commissio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
