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George Stevenson (futsal Player)
George Stevenson may refer to: * George Stevenson (Australian politician) (1839–1893), South Australian MHA; journalist in SA and New South Wales * George Stevenson (British politician) (born 1938), Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom * George Stephenson (Confederate Marine) * George Stevenson (cricketer) (1876–1938), English cricketer * George Stevenson (editor) (1799–1856), South Australian pioneer newspaper editor, secretary to Governor Hindmarsh * George Stevenson (footballer) (1905–1990), Scottish football player and manager (Motherwell) * George John Stevenson (1818–1888), English bookseller, headmaster, author and hymnologist * George Stevenson (Texas politician) in the Twenty-first Texas Legislature * George Stevenson (priest) (1763–1825), an Anglican priest in Ireland * George Stevenson (rugby union) (1933–2012), a Scotland international rugby union player See also * George Stephenson (other) George Stephenson (1781–1848) was an Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stevenson (Australian Politician)
George John William Stevenson (7 May 1839 – 27 August 1893) was a lawyer, journalist and politician in the British colony of South Australia. History George was born the son of George Stevenson of the ''Register'', who emigrated aboard with Governor Hindmarsh as part of the First Fleet of South Australia. He was appointed a clerk in the Police Commissioner's office in 1857, then studied law and worked as an articled clerk to John George Daly ( – 21 May 1881), second son of Sir Dominick Daly. In March 1868 he applied for admission to the Bar. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly for East Torrens from December 1871 to February 1875. He served as Attorney-General in Sir Henry Ayers' cabinet from March 1872 to July 1873. He was appointed J.P. in 1872. He began his journalistic career as sub-editor with '' The Advertiser'' then was, around 1874, appointed the first editor of ''The Lantern'', a satirical magazine later taken over by ''Quiz''. In April 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stevenson (British Politician)
George William Stevenson (born 30 August 1938) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. In 1984 he was elected as the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Staffordshire East. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Stoke-on-Trent South at the 1992 general election. He stood down from the European Parliament in 1994 and left the UK parliament at the 2005 general election. He was succeeded as MP for Stoke-on-Trent (South) by Rob Flello of the Labour Party. He had previously been deputy leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council. In 2002, Stevenson stood for the Labour Party in the first election for a directly elected mayor for Stoke-on-Trent, losing to the independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ... candidate Mike Wolfe, a former Labour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stephenson (Confederate Marine)
George Stephenson was a Confederate Marine who served in the American Civil War. Stephenson served on the CSS Sumter and was responsible for the Marine Guard aboard the ship. As a sergeant, he commanded the CSS Sumter after the Commanding Officer, Midshipman Williams Andrews, was murdered on 15 October 1862. Lieutenant Robert T. Chapman, the second officer, relieved Stephenson upon his return to Gibraltar to investigate Andrew's murder. Stephenson was the only Marine, either Federal or Confederate, to ever command a ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ... in the civil war.Gallen, Kevin P. "The Also Served: The Confederate Marine Corps", ''CALTRAP'', vol. 55, no. 2, March - April 2009, p. 21. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Stephenson, George Confederate States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stevenson (cricketer)
''George Stevenson should not be confused with Bob Stephenson, real name George Stephenson, former Derbyshire and Hampshire cricketer.'' George Stanley Stevenson (20 July 1876 – 25 July 1938) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1904. Stevenson was born in Derby, the son of James Henry Stevenson, an ironmonger, and his wife Elizabeth. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1904 season in a first-class match in May against London County captained by WG Grace. In the match, he made his top score of 9 and took a wicket. Stevenson's only County Championship match came against Essex a month later, in which he bowled economically without taking a wicket and made zero and 1 from the tailend. Stevenson was a left-handed batsman who played 4 innings in 2 first-class matches with an average of 2.50 and a top score of 9. He was a left-arm fast-medium bowler and took 1 first-class wicket at an average of 92.00. Stevenson died in Fritchley, Derb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stevenson (editor)
George Stevenson (13 April 1799 – 19 October 1856) was a pioneer South Australian newspaper editor and horticulturist. He came to Adelaide as private secretary to the first Governor of South Australia, John Hindmarsh. Early life Stevenson was born at Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland, England the son of a gentleman farmer who died when George was 12 years old. Soon afterwards Stevenson went to sea with an uncle. Not liking the life, he returned to Great Britain and began the study of medicine, but did not last long. Stevenson next went with a brother to Canada and worked on the land, and subsequently travelled in Central America and the West Indies. Around this time he began writing for the press and contributed to the '' London Globe and Examiner''. Stevenson returned to England in 1830 and it has been stated that he collaborated with Henry Lytton Bulwer in his books on France which appeared in 1834 and 1836, but Stevenson's name is not mentioned in connection with either of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stevenson (footballer)
George Stevenson (4 April 1905 – 1990) was a Scottish footballer, featuring solely for Motherwell at senior club level and later managing them. As a player he was in the team which won the only League title in the club's history in 1932, played in three Scottish Cup finals, and was also a Scotland international. As Motherwell manager, he won both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup in the 1950s. Career As a player, Stevenson was part of the Motherwell side that won the league championship in 1932, and he made 573 appearances for the club in total.Managers , official site. Stevenson was selected 12 times by the |
George John Stevenson
George John Stevenson (1818–1888) was an English bookseller, editor, headmaster, author, historian and hymnologist. Life Born in Princes Yard, Chesterfield on 7 July 1818 and baptised at Saltergate Methodist Chapel 26 July 1818 as 'George Stephenson', then later at St Mary and All Saints Anglican Church, 20 Feb 1824, as 'John Stevenson', eldest child of Jane Aldred, (1794–1855) and John Stevenson, Cordwainer (1792–1866) of Chesterfield. He was educated at Duttoris Free Grammar school, Chesterfield. Stevenson was employed in the printing and bookselling business until 1844 when he entered St John's College, Battersea to be trained for an organising mastership under the National Society. In 1846 a reformatory school was established in the Philanthropic Institute, Southwark, to take selected criminals from prisons, and Stevenson was appointed as its first headmaster. In 1848 he became headmaster of the endowed parochial school at Lambeth Green. In July 1850 he was married to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stevenson (Texas Politician)
George Stevenson may refer to: * George Stevenson (Australian politician) (1839–1893), South Australian MHA; journalist in SA and New South Wales * George Stevenson (British politician) (born 1938), Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom * George Stephenson (Confederate Marine) * George Stevenson (cricketer) (1876–1938), English cricketer * George Stevenson (editor) (1799–1856), South Australian pioneer newspaper editor, secretary to Governor Hindmarsh * George Stevenson (footballer) (1905–1990), Scottish football player and manager (Motherwell) * George John Stevenson (1818–1888), English bookseller, headmaster, author and hymnologist * George Stevenson (Texas politician) in the Twenty-first Texas Legislature * George Stevenson (priest) (1763–1825), an Anglican priest in Ireland * George Stevenson (rugby union) George Stevenson (30 May 1933 – 24 June 2012) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Centre, but could also cover Wing. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twenty-first Texas Legislature
The Twenty-first Texas Legislature met from January 8 to April 6, 1889, in regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and a portion of the members of the Senate were elected in the 1888 General Election. Sessions * 20th Regular session: January 8, 1889 – April 6, 1889 Party summary House of Representatives Officers Senate * Lieutenant Governor: Thomas Benton Wheeler, Democrat * President ''pro tempore'': ** Henry D. McDonald, Democrat, Regular session ** William H. Burges, Democrat, ''ad interim'' House of Representatives * Speaker of the House: Frank P. Alexander, Democrat Members Senate Members of the Texas Senate for the Twenty-first Texas Legislature: * Leonard Anderson Abercrombie, Democrat * William Allen, Unaffiliated * William T. Armistead, Democrat * Edwin Augustus Atlee, Democrat * William H. Burges, Democrat * Robert H. Burney, Democrat * John Marshall Claiborne, Democrat * John Walter Cranford, Democrat * William Wallace Davis, Democrat * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stevenson (priest)
George Stevenson, LL.D. (7 August 1763; 5 April 1825) was a 19th-century Anglican priest in Ireland. He was born in Egham and educated at King's College, Cambridge. He was an assistant master at Eton from 1788 to 1796 when he became Rector of St James Garlickhythe in the City of London. He was Dean of Kilfenora The Dean of Kilfenora was based at the Cathedral Church of St Fachnan (also known as St Fachtna) in Kilfenora, Clare in the small Diocese of Kilfenora within the Church of Ireland. It is probable that the Dean and Chapter were established aroun ... from 1802 until his death. His daughter Harriet Stevenson married Lieut. General Charles Turner (1779-1854), of the 19th Regiment of Foot, who died in 1854, aged 75, at Sutton Lodge, Chiswick, Middlesex. The mural monument to her 10th son Capt. Henry Whichcote Turner (1829-1856), survives in All Saints Church Dickleburgh, Norfolk. He died aged 27 of disease during the Crimean War and was buried in the graveyard of the Highl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stevenson (rugby Union)
George Stevenson (30 May 1933 – 24 June 2012) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Centre, but could also cover Wing. Rugby Union career Amateur career Stevenson started playing rugby union with Hawick PSA and then moved to Hawick Linden. From Linden, Stevenson then played for Hawick. His Hawick team-mate Hugh McLeod said this of Stevenson: "He was a like car. He had gears and he would move into top gear when he thought it was necessary. He was never happy touching the ball down in the corner. He would always want to touch down under the posts. He was such a character." Provincial career He played for South of Scotland District. He also played for the combined Scottish Districts side, notably in their 1965 match against the touring South Africa international side. Scoring a side-stepping try against the Springboks he helped the Scottish Districts side record a 16-8 win. The ''Border Telegraph'' notes: "Everyone in Hawick that day kne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |