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Peers may refer to: People * Donald Peers * Edgar Allison Peers, English academician * Gavin Peers * John Peers, Australian tennis player * Kerry Peers * Mark Peers * Michael Peers * Steve Peers * Teddy Peers (1886–1935), Welsh international footballer * Ted Peers (footballer) (1873–1905), English footballer * William R. Peers, American general who investigated the My Lai Massacre (Vietnam war) Places * Peers, Alberta, a hamlet in Alberta, Canada * Peers, Missouri, a community in the United States See also * Peer (other) * Pears (other) * Peerage * Chamber of Peers (other) * Piers (other) Piers may refer to: * Pier, a raised structure over a body of water * Pier (architecture), an architectural support * Piers (name), a given name and surname (including lists of people with the name) * Piers baronets, two titles, in the baronetages ... {{Peter-surname Surnames from given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Peers
Donald Rhys Hubert Peers (10 July 1908 – 9 August 1973) was a popular Welsh people, Welsh singer. His best remembered rendition and signature song was "In a Shady Nook by a Babbling Brook". Biography Early life Peers was born in the Welsh mining town of Ammanford, Carmarthenshire on 10 July 1908. His father was a colliery worker and a prominent member of the Plymouth Brethren who disapproved of the variety theatre, and never heard or saw his son work. Peers' family were hoping he would become a schoolteacher, but he had other ambitions and left home at the age of sixteen. Peers travelled around the country working as a house painter and, for a time in January to March 1927, went to sea as a mess steward on ships. In September 1927, he decided to enter show business and he made his debut in a concert party called "Tons of Fun" at the New Theatre in Lowestoft. He continued with the touring company in a show called "Comedy Concoctions - on Tour" for a few weeks until it disban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William R
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamber Of Peers (other)
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The Chamber of Peers or House of Peers refers to the legislative upper house in several countries with a peerage : * Chamber of Peers (France) from 1814 to 1848 * House of Peers (Japan) from 1889 to 1947 * Chamber of Most Worthy Peers (Portugal) from 1826–1838 and again from 1842–1910 * Chamber of Peers (Spain) ('), from 1834 to 1836 * United Kingdom : ** The British House of Lords is known as the "House of Peers" for ceremonial purposes ** The pre-1801 Irish House of Lords ** Cromwell's Other House or ''House of Peers'' (1658–1659) during the final years of the Protectorate ** Reform of the House of Lords See also * House of Lords (other) * Chamber of Princes * Peer of the realm * Peerage A peerage is a legal system historically comprising various hereditary titles (and sometimes non-hereditary titles) in a number of countries, and composed of assorted noble ranks. Peerages include: Australia * Australian peers Belgium * Belgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peerage
A peerage is a legal system historically comprising various hereditary titles (and sometimes non-hereditary titles) in a number of countries, and composed of assorted noble ranks. Peerages include: Australia * Australian peers Belgium * Belgian nobility Canada * British peerage titles granted to Canadian subjects of the Crown * Canadian nobility in the aristocracy of France China * Chinese nobility France * Peerage of France * List of French peerages * Peerage of Jerusalem Japan * Peerage of the Empire of Japan * House of Peers (Japan) Portugal * Chamber of Most Worthy Peers Spain * Chamber of Peers (Spain) * List of dukes in the peerage of Spain * List of viscounts in the peerage of Spain * List of barons in the peerage of Spain * List of lords in the peerage of Spain United Kingdom Great Britain and Ireland * Peerages in the United Kingdom ** Hereditary peer, holders of titles which can be inherited by an heir ** Life peer, members of the peerage of the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pears (other)
A pear is a tree of the genus ''Pyrus'' and the fruit of that tree, edible in some species. Pear or Pears may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Pear (''Annoying Orange''), a character in ''Annoying Orange'' * ''Pears' Cyclopaedia'', a one-volume encyclopædia published in the United Kingdom Brands and enterprises * Pear (company), a sponsorship and fundraising company * Pears (soap), a British brand of soap * Worcestershire County Cricket Club, traditionally nicknamed the "Pears", based on their badge of a pear tree or three black pears Colors and shapes * Pear (color), a shade of green * Pear, a human female body shape Cultures * Pear language, an endangered Mon-Khmer language of Cambodia * Pear people, an indigenous group in Cambodia and Thailand Food & Taxonomy * Prickly pear (other) * Pyrus (other) * Avocado, a fruit that is referred to as "pear" in certain countries Places * Pear (Užice), a village in the vicinity of Užice, Serbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peer (other)
Peer may refer to: Sociology * Peer, an equal in age, education or social class; see Peer group * Peer, a member of the peerage; related to the term "peer of the realm" Computing * Peer, one of several functional units in the same layer of a network; See Peer group (computer networking) ** Peer (networking), a computer system connected to others on a network ** Peer, a computer network in a voluntary interconnection of administratively separate Internet networks in peering Organizations * Partnership for European Environmental Research, a network of seven European environmental research centres * Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an organization of anonymous public employees promoting environmental responsibility People Given name * Peer Åström (born 1972), Swedish composer, lyricist, musician and record producer * Peer Guldbrandsen (1912–1996), Danish screenwriter, actor, film director and producer * Peer Hultberg (1935–2007), Danish author and psychoanal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peers, Missouri
Peers is an unincorporated community in southern Warren County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on the north edge of the Missouri River floodplain and Treloar is four miles to the west on Missouri Route 94. History Peers was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bear ...ted in 1892 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office called Peers was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1973. The community has the name of Charles E. Peers, a railroad promoter. References Unincorporated communities in Warren County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{WarrenCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peers, Alberta
Peers is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County. It is located on Highway 32, north of the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) and approximately northeast of Edson. January Creek, a tributary of the McLeod River flows directly adjacent to the hamlet. Peers is also home to the annual Peers Gold Dust Daze, which takes place ~3 miles away from Peers Statistics Canada recognizes Peers as a designated place. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Peers had a population of 91 living in 49 of its 62 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 98. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Peers had a population of 98 living in 48 of its 56 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 108. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. See also *List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Peers (footballer)
Edward Henry Peers (26 April 1873–1905) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Burton United, Nottingham Forest and Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands County, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east .... References 1873 births 1905 deaths English footballers Association football defenders English Football League players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Burton United F.C. players {{England-footy-defender-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Allison Peers
Edgar Allison Peers (7 May 1891 – 21 December 1952), also known by his pseudonym Bruce Truscot, was an English Hispanist and education management scholar.W. C. Atkinson, 'Peers, Edgar Allison (1891–1952)’, rev. John D. Haigh, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', OUP, 200accessed 24 July 2007/ref> He was Professor in Hispanic Studies at the University of Liverpool and is notable for founding the Modern Humanities Research Association (in 1918) and the '' Bulletin of Hispanic Studies'' (in 1934). As "Bruce Truscot", a pseudonym kept secret until his death, Peers wrote three books offering a critique of the policies and problems associated with British universities, coining the term "red-brick university". Biography Peers was born on 7 May 1891 at Leighton Buzzard, the son of John Thomas Peers, a civil servant, and his wife, Jessie Dale, daughter of Charles Allison. He was educated at Dartford Grammar School and Christ's College, Cambridge, where he was a scholar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Peers
Edward John Peers (31 December 1886 – 20 September 1935) was a Wales international football goalkeeper. He won 12 caps for Wales and spent 1911 to 1921 at Wolverhampton Wanderers and then January 1922 to May 1923 at Port Vale. Career Peers played for Oswestry St. Clair's, Chirk, Connah's Quay Juniors, Connah's Quay Victoria, Connah's Quay, Shotton and Hednesford Town, before advancing to the Football League with Wolverhampton Wanderers in April 1911. They finished fifth in the Second Division in 1911–12, tenth in 1912–13, ninth in 1913–14, and fourth in 1914–15. He had a trial at Shrewsbury Town and guested for Walsall and Stoke City during World War I. He played 31 games for the "Potters" in 1917–18 and made 28 appearances at the Victoria Ground in 1918–19. He returned to Molineux, and helped "Wolves" to finish 19th in 1919–20 and 1920–21. Peers spent six months at Hednesford Town, before he joined Port Vale in January 1922 and became the club's firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Peers
Steve Peers is a British academic and an expert on the European Union. He is a Professor in the School of Law at the University of Essex. He is the author of ''EU Justice and Home Affairs Law'' and ''The Brexit: The Legal Framework for Withdrawal from the EU or Renegotiation of EU Membership''. Early life Steve Peers graduated from McMaster University, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in history in 1988. He earned an LL.B. from the Western Law School at the University of Western Ontario, an LL.M. in EU Law from the London School of Economics in 1993, and a Ph.D from the University of Essex in 2001. Career Peers is a Professor in the School of Law at the University of Essex. He also taught at the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation in Venice, Italy in April 2016. Peers is the author of ''EU Justice and Home Affairs Law'', which was reviewed by Dr Colin Harvey of Queen's University Belfast in the ''Oxford Journal of Legal Studies'' in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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