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George Whitaker (other)
George Whitaker may refer to: * George Whitaker (Canadian educator) (1811–1882), Canadian clergyman and educator * George Whitaker (sport shooter) (1864–1937), British sport shooter * George Whitaker (Oregon educator) (1836–1917), American clergyman and university president * George P. Whitaker (1803–1890), American politician and industrialist from Maryland * George William Whitaker (1840–1916), painter from Providence, Rhode Island See also * George Whittaker (other) * Whitaker (surname) {{hndis, Whitaker, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Whitaker (Canadian Educator)
George Whitaker (9 October 1811 – 27 August 1882) was an English-Canadian clergyman and educator. Early life Whitaker was born into a Baptist family in Bratton, Wiltshire, Bratton, Wiltshire, the eighth child of Philip Whitaker, a farmer, and his wife Anne Andrews. Two of the couple's older sons, Alfred and Edward, became solicitors, Alfred at Frome and Edward in London. An eighteenth-century member of the same Whitaker family of Bratton was Jeffery Whitaker, a local schoolmaster who left a diary for the years 1739–1741 which was published by the Wiltshire Record Society in 1993. Whitaker received his early education at Frome Grammar School and then joined Charterhouse School, then in Charterhouse Square near the City of London. He attended the school as a day boy while living with his brother Edward. He matriculated at Queens' College, Cambridge, in 1829 and graduated BA in 1833 and Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin), MA in 1836. In 1832, while a student, he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Whitaker (sport Shooter)
George Whitaker (25 August 1864 – 23 August 1937) was a British sport shooter who competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... At the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the team trap shooting event and was 11th in the individual trap shooting event. Four years later, he won a silver medal in the team clay pigeons event and was 29th in the trap event. References External links *George Whitaker's profile at databaseOlympics 1864 births 1937 deaths British male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Great Britain Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Whitaker (Oregon Educator)
George Whitaker (May 14, 1836November 1, 1917) was an American minister and university president in Texas and Oregon. A native of Massachusetts, he served as the president of Wiley College in Texas, along with Willamette University and Portland University in Oregon. A Methodist trained preacher and graduate of Wesleyan University, he also worked as a pastor across the country in the late 19th century, primarily in New England. Early years George Whitaker was born on May 14, 1836, to Catherine Cravath Holland and Edgar Kimball Whitaker in Boston, Massachusetts.Eliot, Samuel Atkins. (1911)''Biographical History of Massachusetts Biographies and Autobiographies of the Leading Men in the State''.Massachusetts Biographical Society, Vol. 3.Leonard, John William and Albert Nelson Marquis. (1903)''Who's who in America''.Marquis. p. 1593. Raised on a farm, he was the third oldest among eleven children in the family. His father was a merchant of English heritage who worked for the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George P
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George William Whitaker
George William Whitaker (September 25, 1840 – March 6, 1916) was a prominent Rhode Island landscape painter during the late 19th and early 20th century, known as the "Dean of Providence painters" or the "Dean of Rhode Island Artists." Early life Whitaker was born September 25, 1840, in Fall River, Massachusetts, to James and Elizabeth (Monday) Whitaker. George's father James was born in England and came to the United States as a child. Both George's parents died at a young age, leaving George an orphan at the age of two. George was raised by his maternal grandparents in Providence, Rhode Island. George attended public schools in Providence, where his skills at drawing became evident. At age 14, George lived at the North American Phalanx, a transcendental community at Red Bank, New Jersey. There he studied with a painting instructor, Professor Guilledeau. The following year he apprenticed with his uncle Nathaniel Monday, an engraver in New York City. George Whitaker worked in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Whittaker (other)
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George Whittaker may refer to: * George Whittaker (Papua New Guinean politician) (1904–1964), member of the Legislative Council of Papua and New Guinea * George Whittaker (Canadian politician) (1919–2013), member of the House of Commons of Canada * George Whittaker (rowing) (born 1981), British rower * George Byrom Whittaker (1793–1847), English bookseller and publisher See also * George Whitaker (other) George Whitaker may refer to: * George Whitaker (Canadian educator) (1811–1882), Canadian clergyman and educator * George Whitaker (sport shooter) (1864–1937), British sport shooter * George Whitaker (Oregon educator) (1836–1917), American cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
