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Jeffares
Jeffares is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Brian Jeffares, New Zealand mayor *Edward Jeffares (1917–1994), South African-born Irish cricketer *Norman Jeffares Alexander Norman "Derry" Jeffares AM (/ˈdʒɛfəz/, 11 August 1920 – 1 June 2005) was an Irish literary scholar. Early life and education Jeffares was born in Dublin, educated at Dublin High School, Trinity College Dublin (where he was elec ... (1920–2005), Irish literary scholar * Rick Jeffares, American politician * Shaun Jeffares, South African-born Irish cricketer {{surname, Jeffares ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Jeffares
Rick Jeffares is an American politician who served in the Georgia State Senate as a member of the Republican Party from 2010-2017. He represented Senate District 17, which encompasses Henry, Newton, and Rockdale Counties. In 2018, Jeffares was running as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. Early life, education and work career Jeffares was born and raised in Henry County, Georgia. His father farmed cotton, soybeans and wheat and raised cattle on tracts of land around the county. When Jeffares was 13, his father died. Jeffares took over the farm while helping his mother raise two younger brothers. Jeffares attended Clayton College and State University where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Management. Jeffares began his career at the Henry County Water Authority and led the City of Covington, Georgia Water and Sewer Department. He then started J&T Environmental Services, an operation and maintenance services company that builds and service water, sewer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Jeffares
Alexander Norman "Derry" Jeffares AM (/ˈdʒɛfəz/, 11 August 1920 – 1 June 2005) was an Irish literary scholar. Early life and education Jeffares was born in Dublin, educated at Dublin High School, Trinity College Dublin (where he was elected a Scholar in classics in 1941), and Oriel College, Oxford. Academic career Jeffares took up his first academic appointment at the Department of English at the University of Groningen in 1947 and then moved to the University of Edinburgh in 1948. In 1951, at the very early age of 30, he was appointed to the Jury Chair of English at the University of Adelaide where he stayed until taking up the Chair of English at the University of Leeds in 1957. Finally, he moved to the University of Stirling in 1974. While at Leeds, he was a founder of ''The Journal of Commonwealth Literature''. He retired as Emeritus Professor of English in 1985. Honours In 1978 he was made an honorary fellow of Trinity College Dublin. On Australia Day 1988, Jeff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Jeffares
Brian Robert Jeffares is a New Zealand local-body politician. He is an elected member of Taranaki Regional Council and the Taranaki District Health Board, and was mayor of Stratford from 1998 to 2007. Jeffares has a background in building and real estate, and also some radio work. Jeffares and his wife Diann have three children. Jeffares is chairman of the Taranaki Electricity Trust, the Stratford Health Trust, and a former trustee of the Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust. In the 2008 New Year Honours, Jeffares was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ..., for services to local-body affairs and the community. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Taranaki Mayors of Stratf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Jeffares
Edward William Derek Jeffares (24 May 1917 in Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa – 14 October 1994 in Stratford-on-Slaney, County Wicklow, Ireland) was a South African-born Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played one first-class cricket match for Madras against Bombay in the quarter final of the Ranji Trophy in February 1949. His brother Shaun played cricket in Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea .... References 1917 births 1994 deaths Irish cricketers Tamil Nadu cricketers People from Makhanda, Eastern Cape South African emigrants to Ireland Irish expatriates in India Cricketers from the Eastern Cape {{India-cricket-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |