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George Willis (Canadian Football)
George Willis may refer to: * George Willis (politician) (1903–1987), British Labour MP for Edinburgh constituencies * George Philip Willis known as Phil Willis (born 1941), British Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough * George Willis (Medal of Honor) (1839–?), US Navy sailor * George Willis (physician) (1828–1898), British physician * George Willis (footballer) (1926–2011), English footballer * George Willis (British Army officer) (1823–1900), British Army general * George Rodney Willis (1879–1960), American architect * George Francis Willis (1880–1932), American millionaire; founded Avondale Estates, Georgia in 1924 * Clarence George Willis Clarence George Willis (November 11, 1907 – February 14, 1984) was an educator, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Melfort-Tisdale from 1952 to 1970 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Com ... (1907–1984), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada * George B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Willis (politician)
Eustace George Willis (7 March 1903 – 2 June 1987) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for Edinburgh North (UK Parliament constituency), Edinburgh North at the 1945 United Kingdom general election, 1945 general election, but was defeated at the 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 general election. He stood again in Edinburgh North (UK Parliament constituency), Edinburgh North at the 1951 United Kingdom general election, 1951 election, but was defeated again. He was returned to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons as MP for Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency), Edinburgh East at 1954 Edinburgh East by-election, a 1954 by-election, and served until his retirement at the 1970 United Kingdom general election, 1970 general election. He was Minister of State for Scotland from 1964 to 1967 in the Labour government, 1964–1970, first and second Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Willis
George Philip Willis, Baron Willis of Knaresborough (born 30 November 1941, Burnley) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Harrogate and Knaresborough from 1997 until retiring at the 2010 general election. Up to that date he was the chair of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee. Early life He attended Burnley Grammar School and the City of Leeds and Carnegie College, where he gained a Cert Ed in 1963. From 1963 to 1965 he was a teacher at Middleton County Secondary Boys' School; Head of History at Moor Grange County Secondary Boys' School from 1965 to 1967; Senior Master at Primrose Hill High School, Mabgate, from 1967 to 1974; and Deputy Head at West Leeds Boys' Grammar School from 1974 to 1978. In 1978, he gained a BPhil in Education from the University of Birmingham. Moving from Leeds to Teesside, he was Head Teacher of Ormesby School in Netherfields from 1978 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Willis (Medal Of Honor)
George Willis (c. 1840 December 7, 1884) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Biography Willis enlisted in the Navy from his birth state of Massachusetts and served as a coxswain aboard the during the search for the missing exploration ship ''Polaris''. When an Arctic gale struck ''Tigress'' off the coast of Greenland on the night of September 22, 1873, Willis volunteered to single-handedly furl (lower, roll up and secure) the loose fore topgallant sail, an act which prevented damage to the ship. For his conduct on that occasion, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor citation Coxswain Willis' official Medal of Honor citation reads simply: Serving on board the U.S.S. ''Tigress'', Willis displayed gallant and meritorious conduct on the night of September 22, 1873 off the coast of Greenland. See also * List of Medal of Honor recipients The Medal of Honor was created during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Willis (physician)
George Willis (1828–1898) was a British medical doctor and politician. "Obituary: George Willis, M.D.,Glasg., L.R.C.S,Edin., L.S.A., J.P.," ''Lancet,'' 24 September 1898, p. 842. Early life Willis was born in , Ireland. He earned his medical degree at the University of Glasgow in 1850. "Obit ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Willis (footballer)
George Willis (9 November 1926 – 25 May 2011) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward for Brighton & Hove Albion, Plymouth Argyle, Exeter City, and Taunton Town. He won the Third Division South title with Plymouth in 1951–52. Career Willis joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1945, having worked as a miner on leaving school. He guested for Port Vale and Crewe Alexandra in 1946. In February 1948, he moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion, who struggled at the foot of the Third Division South table in the 1947–48 campaign, before rising to sixth place in 1948–49. He scored 13 goals in 28 league games for Don Welsh's "Seagulls", before leaving the Goldstone Ground for Plymouth Argyle in May 1949. Jimmy Rae's "Pilgrims" suffered relegation out of the Second Division in 1949–50. Argyle finished fourth in the Third Division South in 1950–51, before winning promotion as the division's champions in 1951–52. The Home Park club then came to within two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Willis (British Army Officer)
General Sir George Harry Smith Willis (11 November 1823 – 29 November 1900) was a British Army General who achieved high office in the 1880s. He was born at Sopley Park in Sopley, Hampshire. Military career Willis was commissioned into the 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment in 1841. He served in the Crimean War and at the Battle of Inkerman he led the charge of a Grenadier company. He returned to England in 1857 to become Commanding Officer of 2nd Bn 6th (Warwickshire) Regiment. He was appointed Assistant Quartermaster-General at the War Office in 1873 and then General Officer Commanding Northern District in April 1878. In 1882 he was dispatched to Egypt and commanded troops at Al-Magfar and Tell al-Mahuta during the Anglo-Egyptian War. He was involved in the capture of Mahsama and the Second battle of Kassassin. In 1884 he was appointed GOC Southern District, retiring in 1890. Later in that year he was made Colonel of the Devonshire Regiment, but transferred in 1897 as Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Rodney Willis
George Rodney Willis (August 11, 1879 – January 22, 1960), was an American architect associated with the Prairie School and the Oak Park, Illinois studio of Frank Lloyd Wright who thereafter had a successful career in California and in Texas. Early life George Willis was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 11, 1879, to Byron and Mary (Rodney) Willis. George was the third of four children. His mother was a descendant of Caesar Rodney, who cast Delaware's vote for the Declaration of Independence.George Rodney Willis, The Handbook of Texas on Line, by Stephanie Hetos Cocke Education and Architectural Practice in Chicago Willis attended Chicago public schools and enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago in 1899, affiliated with the Armour Institute (now Illinois Institute of Technology). In his last year of school Willis began working in the Oak Park, Illinois, studio of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, for whom he served as draftsman for four years, rising to the position of head dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Francis Willis
George Francis Willis (1880, Waynesville, North Carolina - July 20, 1932) was an American millionaire who made his fortunes with patent medicines. Biography Willis attended Bingham Military School in Asheville, North Carolina, and later moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, where he became involved with a patent medicine firm. Willis began to sell and promote the medicines. In 1913 he founded International Proprietaries, Inc., and made a fortune selling a tonic called Tanlac. Although chemists at the time branded it quackery, as it was simply fortified wine with herbs and a laxative, the tonic sold very well nevertheless. Willis sold his firm in 1922 but then made another fortune with Zonite, an antiseptic preparation based on Dakin's solution, widely used in World War I. In 1922, as head of its finance committee, Willis led a $2 million fundraising drive for Georgia Tech. Willis was also active in real estate development in the Atlanta area. Willis commissioned the 1917 Druid Apa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence George Willis
Clarence George Willis (November 11, 1907 – February 14, 1984) was an educator, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Melfort-Tisdale from 1952 to 1970 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and then New Democratic Party (NDP) member. He was born in Dauphin, Manitoba, the son of John Henry Willis and Elizabeth Rebecca Herd, and came to Saskatchewan while he was attending high school. Willis continued his education at Nutana College in Saskatoon and then at the University of Saskatchewan. He left the University after one year and then earned a teaching certificate from the Saskatoon Normal School. Willis taught school from 1931 to 1944. He was rejected from serving in the military for health reasons and began farming. Willis served as a trustee for the Melfort Larger School Unit from 1945 to 1951 and was president of the Melfort Agricultural Society from 1948 to 1951. He was a member of the provinci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George B
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] |
