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Harry Knight (trade Unionist)
Harry Knight may refer to: * Harry Knight (racing driver), American racecar driver *Harry Knight (farmer) (1860–1935), New Zealand farmer, politician and racehorse owner * Harry Knight (Canadian football) (born 1953), American football quarterback * Harry Adam Knight, writer *Harry Knight, character in ''A Pair of Blue Eyes ''A Pair of Blue Eyes'' is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published in 1873, first serialised between September 1872 and July 1873. It was Hardy's third published novel, and the first not published anonymously upon its first publication. Hardy includ ...'' See also * Henry Knight (other) * Harold Knight (other) {{hndis, Knight, Harry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Knight (racing Driver)
Harry C. Knight (August 6, 1889 – July 4, 1913) was an American racing driver. He competed in the first two Indianapolis 500 races as well as two "pre-500 era" races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1910, finishing second in a 100-mile race. In the inaugural Indianapolis 500, Knight swerved out of the way to save another driver who had left the pits with a broken steering knuckle, wrecking his car. Knight was regarded by some newspapers as the "Hero of Indianapolis," and it was said that had he not wrecked, he could have won the race. He had not led the race when the accident occurred. Knight suffered a severe brain concussion and bruises. According to eyewitnesses, the first words he cried were, “I didn’t hit him, I didn’t hit him!” Knight and his riding mechanic Milton Michaelis were killed while racing in a 200-mile Championship Car race at the Columbus Driving Park Driving Park is an urban residential area on the Near East Side of Columbus, Ohio just south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Knight (farmer)
Henry Arthur Knight (29 August 1860 – 3 October 1935) was a New Zealand sheep farmer, racehorse owner, and local politician. He was the first student and the third director of the Canterbury Agricultural College. Knight was born in 1860; his parents were Richard and Lucy Knight. He received his secondary education at Christ's College in Christchurch. When the School of Agriculture of Canterbury University College opened at Lincoln on 19 July 1880, Knight was the first student to enrol. He graduated in 1882 with a Diploma of Agriculture. In 1887, he married Beatrice Dicken, the daughter of Thomas Dicken. They were to have three daughters. One of his daughters was the mother of the painter Austen Deans. In 1899, Knight was elected to the Board of Governors of his alma mater, by then called the Canterbury Agricultural College, and he remained a member until his death. He was chairman of the board from 1915 until 1926. He lost the chairmanship when the Canterbury members of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Knight (Canadian Football)
Harry Knight (born September 9, 1953) is a former American football quarterback who played four seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the ninth round of the 1975 NFL Draft The 1975 National Football League draft was held January 28–29, 1975, at the New York Hilton at Rockefeller Center in New York City, New York. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected quarterback Steve Bartko .... He played college football at the University of Richmond. References External linksJust Sports Stats Living people 1953 births Players of American football from Virginia American football quarterbacks Canadian football quarterbacks American players of Canadian football Richmond Spiders football players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Sportspeople from New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
