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Ken Davies (other)
Ken Davies may refer to: * Ken Davies (politician) (born 1948), Australian politician * Ken Davies (artist) (1925–2017), American painter * Ken Davies (ice hockey) (1922–2004), Canadian hockey player * Ken Davies (rugby) (1916–1984), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer * Ken Davies (footballer) (1923–2008), English association footballer * Ken Davies, 1993 winner of the Welsh Sports and Saloon Car Championship The Welsh Sports and Saloon Car Championship is organised by the BARC and the Welsh Racing Drivers’ Association, the main venue of the championship being Pembrey. 2009 sees the championship travelling to Brands Hatch. The championship has also ra ... See also * Kenneth Davis (other) {{hndis, Davies, Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Davies (politician)
Kenneth Henry Davies (born 8 July 1948) is an Australian politician who represented the seats of Townsville and Mundingburra in the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the Labor Party. First elected in 1989, he was the head of the Parliamentary Criminal Justice Commission, and then was promoted to cabinet, in a junior ministerial role in Emergency Services and Consumer Affairs. A close race in the 1995 state election resulted in him winning by just 16 votes. The result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns on 8 December 1995, and Davies, running as an Independent after being disendorsed by the ALP, lost in the subsequent by-election. From 1998 to 2005 he served as general manager of the Kyogle Council Kyogle Council is a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The council services an area of and is located adjacent to the Summerland Way and the North Coast railway line, within two hours drive from ... in northern Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Davies (artist)
Kenneth Davies (December 20, 1925 - December 24, 2017) was an American painter based in Madison, Connecticut, known for his '' trompe-l'œil'' work. Ken Davies was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He attended Yale University, where he painted his first important oil painting, "Lighthouses in the Alps". The work captured the attention of New York City cultural figure Lincoln Kirstein, who helped Davies attain showings of his early works in 1950 at the Hewitt Gallery. He also received a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation fellowship that year. His first solo show was at the Hewitt Gallery in 1951, and every painting sold.Burlingham, Michael J. (January 2001). "Ken Davies: Abstract realist", ''American Artist'' 65 (702): 24–31. He taught at the Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut. During his forty years there, he taught such notable artists as Joseph Reboli;Johnson, Deborah J. ''Joseph Reboli'', Museums at Stony Brook, 1998, p. 7. . and eventually became the dean. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Davies (ice Hockey)
Kenneth George "Buck" Davies (August 10, 1922 – November 11, 2004) was a Canadian ice hockey player, who played center. He played one game in the National Hockey League a playoff game with the New York Rangers on April 4, 1948 against the Detroit Red Wings. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1942 to 1961, was spent in the minor leagues. Davies was born in Clarington, Bowmanville, Ontario. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs See also * List of players who played only one game in the NHL References External links * 1922 births 2004 deaths Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Canadian ice hockey centres Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players Ice hockey people from Ontario New Haven Ramblers players New York Rangers players Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players Oshawa Generals players Philadelphia Ramblers players Providence Reds players St. Paul Saints (USHL) players Sportspeople from Clarington Washington Presidents players {{Canada- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Davies (rugby)
Kenneth Henry Davies (29 May 1916 – 1984) was a Welsh rugby union footballer and professional rugby league footballer. He played at club level for Blaengarw RFC, Bridgend RFC and Keighley RLFC in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s as a . He formed a formidable partnership with Thomas Cockcroft at . Background Davies was born in Blaengarw, Wales. Ken was brought up at 16 Brigg Street, Blaengarw, he played for his local school team and later Blaengarw first XV. when he moved to Bridgend he was initially under study to Glamorgan County player Cliff Jones, from Bridgend he signed for Keighley aged 19 in April 1936. The attraction of a job as a fitter at Prince Smith & Stell persuaded him to give up his job in the pit and move north. Keighley RLFC Davies signed from Welsh side, Bridgend Rugby Football Club in 1936 and went on to play 199 games for Keighley. He made his début 14 April 1936 v Huddersfield Away on the losing team 0-12. The Second World War took away many of his b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Davies (footballer)
Kenneth Davies (20 September 1923 – 14 November 2008) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Walsall and Brighton & Hove Albion. Life and career Davies was born in Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, in 1923. He played junior football along with Billy Woodcock, brother of Bruce who would become British Heavyweight Boxing Champion and continued in the position of centre forward at Oswin Avenue School. He qualified at Doncaster Plant works as a coppersmith working on such legendary engines as The Silver Link, The Flying Scotsman and The Mallard. As war loomed, this would become a reserved occupation, so Davies was never enlisted. He played football for the plant team and after one of the games was approached by Mark Crook, offering the opportunity to become a professional footballer. He joined Wath Wanderers and spent time at the nursery club before playing for the parent club Wolverhampton Wanderers in wartime football 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Sports And Saloon Car Championship
The Welsh Sports and Saloon Car Championship is organised by the BARC and the Welsh Racing Drivers’ Association, the main venue of the championship being Pembrey. 2009 sees the championship travelling to Brands Hatch. The championship has also raced at Ty Croes in Anglesey, Donington Park, Mallory Park, Silverstone, Mondello Park, Lydden Hill, Thruxton and Oulton Park. Class structure The championship was first awarded in 1991 and has been contested every season since then. The class structure is modified for 2008 as follows: Class A, for road based saloon and sports cars up to 1600cc. Class B is contested by modified, road based saloon and sports cars with engines of up to 2000cc. Class C follows the same rules as Class B, except that it requires engine sizes to be above 2000cc. Finally Class D is for cars conforming to Touring car racing regulations and re-engined sports cars, such as Caterhams. Points are awarded depending on where the driver finishes in their class (in e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |