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George W. Downs (political Scientist), George W. Downs
George Downs may refer to: * George Downs (umpire) George Edward Downs (25 July 1856 – 2 April 1936) was an Australian Test cricket umpire. Life and career Downs was born and died in North Adelaide, where he lived all his life. He went to school there at Whinham College. He worked as a carpe ... (1856–1936), Australian Test cricket umpire * George W. Downs (physicist), co-founder of Applied Physics Corporation (aka Cary Instruments) * George W. Downs (political scientist) (1946–2015), American political scientist {{hndis, Downs, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Downs (umpire)
George Edward Downs (25 July 1856 – 2 April 1936) was an Australian Test cricket umpire. Life and career Downs was born and died in North Adelaide, where he lived all his life. He went to school there at Whinham College. He worked as a carpenter and undertaker. Downs played senior Adelaide cricket before becoming an umpire. He umpired 19 first-class matches between 1892 and 1903. His only Test was at the Adelaide Oval in March 1892, when W. G. Grace captained England to an innings victory over Australia. Downs was also prominent in the early days of Australian rules football in Adelaide. He was one of the founders in 1874 of the Victorians team of North Adelaide, which competed in the SAFA. He captained them for eight seasons before the club folded at the end of the 1884 season. They won the premiership under his captaincy in 1877. He captained the Victorians against a team from Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital an ... [...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] |
