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Joseph Hughes (ice Hockey)
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Joseph Hughes may refer to: * Joseph Hughes (footballer) (1891–1966), English footballer * Joseph Hughes (GC) (died 1946), recipient of the George Cross * Joseph Hughes (musician), former member of The Flys and The Lover Speaks * Joseph Hughes (politician) (1905–1960), Irish Fine Gael politician * Joseph Henry Hughes (1857–1917), Canadian politician * Joseph "Joe" Hughes, suspect in the point-and-click adventure game, '' Nancy Drew: The Final Scene'' See also * Joe Hughes (other) *Hughes (surname) Hughes is an English language surname. Origins Hughes is an Anglicized spelling of the Welsh and Irish patronymic surname. The surname may also derive from the etymologically unrelated Picard variant Hugh (Old French ''Hue'') of the Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Hughes (footballer)
Clifford Joseph Gwendy Hughes (27 June 1891 – 1966) was a footballer who played as goalkeeper for Tufnell Park, South Weald, West Ham United, Bolton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic. Club career After spells at Tufnell Park and South Weald, Hughes joined West Ham United in 1911 and made his debut against rivals Millwall in a 2–1 victory on 4 November 1911. Hughes played over 100 times in all competitions for West Ham before requesting manager Syd King transfer list him after remarking on Ted Hufton's ability during a trial, King obliged and sold Hughes to Bolton Wanderers for £350. Hughes' career was interrupted due to the outbreak of World War I, with Hughes playing for Chelsea in that period. Hughes joined Charlton Athletic in the summer of 1921 in time for the club's debut Football League campaign where he made 19 appearances. After his departure from Charlton, Hughes spent the 1922–1923 season at Clapton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Hughes (GC)
Joseph Hughes, George Cross, GC (1 September 1926 – 21 March 1946) was a British soldier and a recipient of the George Cross, awarded for the gallantry he displayed on 21 March 1946 in Lyemun Barracks in Hong Kong. Notice of his award appeared in the ''London Gazette'' of 26 June 1947. Military career The 19-year-old Hughes was driving a 3-ton truck full of cleared ammunition and explosives into the magazine area when it caught fire. Knowing it could explode at any moment, he tried to remove the burning camouflage netting and, when that failed, tackled the developing blaze with fire extinguishers. Despite his efforts the lorry exploded and Hughes died two days later of his wounds. A plaque containing a replica of his medal and summary of his action hangs in the St. Francis Centre in the Gorbals in Glasgow, where Hughes was born. References External links CWGC: Joseph Hughes 1926 births 1946 deaths People from Gorbals Royal Army Service Corps soldiers British recipi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Hughes (musician)
Joseph Hughes is a British bassist and songwriter, best known for being a member of the punk band the Flys and the new wave duo the Lover Speaks. Background Hughes began his musical career in the mid-1970s as bassist in the band Midnight Circus. In 1976, the band evolved into the punk group the Flys, which also featured Neil O'Connor and David Freeman. The band recorded a number of singles, two EPs; ''Bunch of Fives'' (1977) and ''Four from the Square'' (1980), and two studio albums; ''Waikiki Beach Refugees'' (1978) and ''Own'' (1979) After the band split in 1980, Hughes went on to play bass in Tearjerkers, a band formed by Roddy Radiation. In 1985, Hughes reunited with Freeman, who had suggested to him that they form a duo which became the Lover Speaks. The pair began writing material and also recruited the assistance of keyboardist Barry Gilbert. With the help of Dave Stewart of Eurythmics and Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders, producer Jimmy Iovine received the duo's de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Hughes (politician)
Joseph Hughes (18 September 1905 – 20 January 1960) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny (Dáil constituency), Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 1948 to 1960. Hughes worked as a farmer in County Kilkenny before entering politics. He was elected as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála, TD at the 1948 Irish general election, 1948 general election for Carlow–Kilkenny (Dáil constituency), Carlow–Kilkenny, and held the seat until his death in 1960, aged 54. The 1960 Carlow–Kilkenny by-election, resulting by-election for his seat was held on 23 June 1960 won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick Teehan. References 1905 births 1960 deaths Fine Gael TDs Members of the 13th Dáil Members of the 14th Dáil Members of the 15th Dáil Members of the 16th Dáil 20th-century Irish farmers {{TeachtaDála-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Henry Hughes
Joseph Henry Hughes (April 14, 1857 – August 5, 1917) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was the mayor of Brandon, Manitoba in 1914. Biography Born on April 14, 1857 at London, Ontario, a son of Joseph C. Hughes and Jane McAndless, brother of Anthony James Hughes and Thomas Alfred Martin Hughes. His father farmed in Middlesex County until 1903 then retired to Brandon. J. H. Hughes was educated at Middlesex County and the Toronto Normal School (1874). He taught school in 1875, then went into business as a general merchant at Iderton. He moved to Brandon in 1882, joining in partnership with T. H. Patrick of Souris in a lumber business, operating yards at Brandon and Souris. The partnership dissolved in 1886, and Hughes went on to establish mills at Rainy River, Ontario. He disposed of his mills in 1901 and established a wholesale and retail lumber business in Brandon on 10th Street, between Rosser and Princess Street. He also owned most of the property between 10th and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Final Scene
''The Final Scene'' is the fifth installment in the Nancy Drew point-and-click adventure game series by Her Interactive. The game is available for play on Microsoft Windows platforms. It has an ESRB rating of E for moments of mild violence and peril. Players take on the first-person view of fictional amateur sleuth Nancy Drew and must solve the mystery through interrogation of suspects, solving puzzles, and discovering clues. There are two levels of gameplay, including a Junior and Senior detective mode. Each mode offers a different difficulty level of puzzles and hints, but neither of these changes affect the actual plot of the game. The game is loosely based on a book of the same name, ''The Final Scene'' (1989). Plot Nancy Drew and her friend Maya Nguyen are at the Royal Palladium theater in St. Louis for the premiere of a new movie ''Vanishing Destiny''. Maya is set to interview the star of the film, Brady Armstrong, for her school's newspaper, but as Maya goes into his dress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hughes (other)
Joe Hughes may refer to: * Joe Hughes (baseball) (1880–1951), baseball player for the Chicago Cubs *Joe Hughes (boxer) (born 1990), British boxer * Joe Hughes (British Army soldier) (died 1946), British recipient of the George Cross * Joe Hughes (footballer) (1898–?), Welsh professional footballer *Joe "Guitar" Hughes Joe "Guitar" Hughes (born Maurice Hughes; September 29, 1937 – May 20, 2003) was an American blues musician from Houston, Texas. Career Hughes was inspired by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Johnny "Guitar" Watson – "anyone who had fire i ... (1937–2003), American blues musician See also * Joseph Hughes (other) {{hndis, Hughes, Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
