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Peter Holmes (politician)
Peter or Pete Holmes may refer to: * Peter Holmes (1675–1732), Irish High Sheriff and MP in the Irish House of Commons * Peter Holmes (1731–1802), Irish High Sheriff and MP in the Parliament of Ireland * Peter Holmes (businessman) (1932–2002), British businessman * Pete Holmes (politician) (born 1956), Seattle City Attorney * Pete Holmes Peter Benedict Holmes (born March 30, 1979) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and podcaster. Musings on spirituality and religion are frequent themes in his works. Holmes gained recognition in the early 2010s as a stand-up comic, ... (born 1979), American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, podcaster, and cartoonist * Peter Holmes (footballer) (born 1980), English footballer {{human name disambiguation, Holmes, Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Holmes (1675–1732)
Peter Holmes (1675–1732) of Peterfield was an Irish High Sheriff and MP in the Irish House of Commons. He was the son of George Holmes of New Hall, Co Kildare, Clerk of the Faculties jointly with his father. Peter was High Sheriff of King's County for 1707 and elected Member of Parliament for Banagher Banagher ( or ''Beannchar na Sionna'') is a town in Ireland, located in the midlands, on the western edge of County Offaly in the province of Leinster, on the banks of the River Shannon. It had a population of 3,000 at the height of its econ ... in 1713. He was MP for Athlone from 1727 to 1731. He married twice; firstly Lucy, the daughter of William Sprigg of Cloonivoe, King's County, with whom he had a son Robert, and secondly, Anne, widow of both Richard Malone and William L'Estrange. References * 1675 births 1732 deaths Irish MPs 1713–1714 Irish MPs 1727–1760 High Sheriffs of King's County Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Holmes (1731–1802)
Peter Holmes (1731–1802) of Peterfield was an Irish High Sheriff and MP in the Parliament of Ireland. He was the son of Robert Holmes of Peterfield, County Tipperary. Peter was High Sheriff of Tipperary for 1772 and served as Member of Parliament for Banagher from 1761 to 1790. He was also MP for Kilmallock from 1790 to 1797 and for Doneraile Doneraile (), historically Dunerayl, is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is on the R581 regional road east of the N20 road, which runs from Limerick to Cork. It is about north of Mallow town. It is on the River Awbeg, a branch of the ... from 1798 to 1800. He died in 1802. He had married Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry Prittie of Kilboy, County Tipperary; they had no children. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Peter 1731 births 1802 deaths Irish MPs 1761–1768 Irish MPs 1769–1776 Irish MPs 1776–1783 Irish MPs 1783–1790 Irish MPs 1790–1797 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Holmes (businessman)
Sir Peter Fenwick Holmes (27 September 1932 – 8 March 2002) was a British businessman who was the chairman of Shell Transport and Trading from 1985 to 1993 and chairman of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group from 1992 to 1993. Early life Holmes was born in Athens, and lived in Hungary for a time, as his father had a company there, and his mother was American. His grandfather and great grandfather lived in Turkey, where they worked for the Levant consular service. Holmes was educated at Malvern College, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1955. While a university student, he served in the Royal Leicestershire Regiment during the Korean War, where he won the Military Cross in 1952. Career After earning his degree, Holmes spent some time on an expedition to the Himalayas, then he was hired by Shell UK in 1956. He worked during four years before going back to the mountains. He then held positions for Shell in various countries, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Holmes (politician)
Peter S. Holmes (born March 21, 1956) is an American politician and attorney who served as the Seattle City Attorney from 2010 to 2022. He was elected in November 2009, defeating incumbent Tom Carr by a significant margin. After winning a second term uncontested in 2013, he defeated challenger Scott Lindsay in 2017 with nearly 75% of the vote, but failed to advance from the primary in a bid for a fourth term in the 2021 election. Prior to his election, Holmes served as an original member of the Seattle Police Department's Office of Professional Accountability Review Board (OPARB), a citizen review board which reviews police policy and procedures and maintains civilian oversight of the police department. He served as chair of OPARB between 2003 and 2008, during which time he advocated for public release of police records and OPARB reports. Early life and education Holmes was born in Richmond, Virginia, and grew up in Buckingham County. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Yale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Holmes
Peter Benedict Holmes (born March 30, 1979) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and podcaster. Musings on spirituality and religion are frequent themes in his works. Holmes gained recognition in the early 2010s as a stand-up comic, during which he launched his long-running podcast ''You Made It Weird'' (2011–present), released his first comedy special, and worked as an actor and television writer. Subsequently, he began his own late-night talk show ''The Pete Holmes Show'' (2013–2014), which ran on TBS for two seasons in the time-slot after ''Conan'', a frequent champion of his work. During the decade, he released four comedy specials: ''Impregnated with Wonder'' (2011), ''Nice Try, The Devil'' (2013), ''Faces and Sounds'' (2016), and ''Dirty Clean'' (2018). Holmes is most widely known for starring and creating the semi-autobiographical scripted comedy series ''Crashing'', which aired on HBO for three seasons (2017–2019). He has also worked as a voice actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
