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Peter Adams (designer)
Peter Adams may refer to: *Peter Adams (politician) (1936–2018), Canadian politician and former Liberal Member of Canada's House of Commons *Peter Adams (actor) (1938–1999), New Zealand-born actor on Australian television *Peter Adams (diplomat) (born 1944), former New Zealand ambassador to China *Peter Adams (British governor), former magistrate of Anguilla *Peter Adams, guitarist in Xero (band), Xero *Peter Adams (Australian footballer) (born 1964), Australian rules footballer *Peter Bradley Adams, folk-pop Americana singer-songwriter *Peter Seitz Adams (born 1950), American artist *Pete Adams (1951–2019), American football guard See also *Peter Adam (other) *Brooks Adams (Peter Chardon Brooks Adams, 1848–1927), American historian and political scientist *Peter Caddick-Adams (born 1960), British military historian *Peter McAdams (1834–1926), Irish-American soldier {{hndis, Adams, Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Adams (politician)
William Peter Adams, (17 April 1936 – 28 September 2018), commonly known as Peter Adams, was a Canadian politician from Ontario. He was a Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal member of Canada's House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons from 1993 to 2006 representing the riding of Peterborough (electoral district), Peterborough. Previously, Adams represented the provincial riding of Peterborough (provincial electoral district), Peterborough in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990, sitting as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party. Background Adams was born in Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom and educated at the University of Sheffield and McGill University. He served as director of the subarctic research laboratory in Schefferville, Quebec, Schefferville, Quebec, and was a member of the Geography department and coordinator of Northern Studies at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Peterborough, where he was later Professor Emeritus, Emeritus Professor. Adams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Adams (actor)
Peter John Adams (18 May 1938 – 13 December 1999) was a New Zealand-born Australian actor, best remembered for his performances in Australian television. Born in Taumarunui, New Zealand, Adams later emigrated to Australia. He died of cancer in Melbourne in 1999 at the age of 61. Career Television work Adams appeared in the Australian soap opera ''Number 96'' as Andy Marshall in 1974-75 and had a five-week stint in medical soap opera ''The Young Doctors'' as comedian, Clarrie Baker in 1977. Adams' defining role came in 1977 when he was cast as a leading character, Detective Jeff Johnson, in the police procedural series ''Cop Shop''. His character "JJ" became a hit with audiences, winning Adams several Logies. In 1980 he won Best Lead Actor in a Series and in 1981, the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor. He left that series for a role in musical theatre, but later returned, staying until the series was cancelled in December 1983. He subsequently appeared in ''Prisoner'' as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Adams (diplomat)
Peter Adams (born 1944) is a retired diplomat of New Zealand. In 1977, after researching and writing ''Fatal Necessity: British Intervention in New Zealand, 1830–1847'' while at Oxford University on a Rhodes scholarship, Adams worked in the New Zealand Agency for International Development. He was then employed in the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City, in Washington, D.C., and in Suva (Fiji). In 1985 he was deputy director of the South Pacific Bureau of Economic Cooperation (SPEC). From 1998 to 2001 he was ambassador in Beijing. From 2001 until his retirement in 2009 he was executive director of the New Zealand Agency for International Development. He lives in Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ... and writes short fiction and poetry. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Adams (British Governor)
There have been many colonial governors of Anguilla. The official title of the position began as Deputy Governor of Anguilla, which transitioned to Chief Magistrate of Anguilla, and then became the current title of Governor of Anguilla. Deputy Governors #William Watts 1660-1666 #Abraham Howell 1666-1689 #George Leonard 1689-1735 # John Richardson 1735-1741 # Arthur Hodge 1741-1749 # John Welch 1749-1750 # Benjamin Gumbs II 1750-1768 # Benjamin Roberts 1768-1771 # John Smith 1771-1776 #Benjamin Gumbs III 1776-1782 # Thomas Hodge 1782-1805 # William Richardson 1805-1829 Chief Magistrates #Richard Challenger 1842-1846 # Isidor Dyett 1862-1863 # George Alsbury 26 November 1863 - 28 January 1868 #Alexander Augustus Melfort Campbell (1827–1890) January 1868 - February 1869 #Neale Porter March 1869 - May 1871 # D.S. Lloyd c. 1873 # James L. Lake c. 1879-1882 # Edwin Baynes 1888 # N. Lockhart c. 1896 # Joseph Numa Rat 1897 - c. 1904 # G.B. Mason c. 1905 # Alan Cuthbert Burns 1910-1912 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xero (band)
Xero (also styled as Zero or Xiro) were an Australian punk rock and new wave band formed in 1978 in Brisbane, Queensland. They were fronted by mainstay member, Irena Luckus on lead vocals, keyboards and guitar before disbanding in 1983. History Zero were formed in Brisbane in 1977 with the initial line-up of Peter Adams on guitar and vocals; Chris Anderson on guitar and vocals; Jude Clarkin on bongos; Barbara Hart on saxophone and flute; John Hunt on bass guitar; Irena Luckus on vocals, keyboard and guitar; and Debbie Penny on drums. By 1978, now including Vic Allen, Deborah Thomas and Lindy Morrison, the band travelled across New South Wales by train, playing gigs in Canberra (in a large, very cold hall) and Newcastle (in a local pub). In 1979 the group settled as a four-piece with Luckus, Morrison, John Willsteed and Michael O'Connell, and among a number of significant gigs, opened for The Cure in support of that group's second album, ''Seventeen Seconds''. The Go-Betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Adams (Australian Footballer)
Peter Adams (born 20 June 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Adams, a rover, came to Collingwood from Ivanhoe Amateurs in 1986. He made his debut that year in Collingwood's round 21 win over Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ..., as a replacement for an injured Tony Shaw. He also played the following week, against St Kilda at Waverley Park, where he had 19 disposals and kicked four goals. Collingwood missed out on a spot in the finals by percentage. In 1986 he also represented the VAFA at the Adelaide AAFC Carnival, which they won. He made four appearances for Collingwood in 1987. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Peter 1964 births Australian rules footballers from Victori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bradley Adams
Peter Bradley Adams is a folk-pop Americana singer-songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. History Before embarking on his solo career in 2005, Adams was a founding member of the folk pop duo eastmountainsouth. Within a year of forming eastmountainsouth in 2001 with Kat Maslich Bode, they were signed by Robbie Robertson to DreamWorks Records. Adams co-produced their 2003 debut album with Mitchell Froom, and toured extensively for the next year and a half with acts including Lucinda Williams, Tracy Chapman, Joan Baez and Nelly Furtado. Their single "You Dance" was a #1 AAA radio hit (top 5 for 2 months) in 2003 and eastmountainsouth performed on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' on September 24, 2003. DreamWorks Records was sold to Universal Music Group in October 2003, which shifted their rights to different labels until Adams and eastmountainsouth eventually negotiated their official release. Eastmountainsouth performed their last show in September 2004 at the Hollywood Bowl with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Seitz Adams
Peter Seitz Adams (born August 27, 1950, Los Angeles) is an American artist. His body of work focuses on landscapes and seascapes created en plein air in oil or pastel as well as enigmatic figure and still-life paintings. He is noted for his colorful, high-key palette and broad brushwork. Adams has held numerous solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums, including throughout California, the Western United States, and on the East Coast in Philadelphia, Vermont, and New York. Adams is the longest serving President of the California Art Club (f. 1909) and has served on its board of directors in Pasadena, California from 1993 to 2018. He is also a writer on subjects relating to historic artists for the California Art Club Newsletter, as well as for a number of the organization's exhibition catalogs. Family and personal background Peter Adams' mother, Mary Seitz Adams (1917–2004), was a socially active homemaker and his father, James H. Adams, also known as Peter Adams, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Adams
Peter Anthony Adams (May 4, 1951 – April 6, 2019) was a former American football guard. Professional career Adams played four seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns. College career Adams played college football at the University of Southern California after transferring from San Diego City College. High school career Adams prepped at University of San Diego High School Cathedral Catholic High School (CCHS) is a private coeducational Catholic college preparatory day school in San Diego, California serving grades 9–12. It is operated by the Diocese of San Diego. It was founded in 1957 as the University High S .... References 1951 births 2019 deaths Players of American football from San Diego American football offensive guards USC Trojans football players Cleveland Browns players San Diego City Knights football players {{Offensive-lineman-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Adam (other)
Peter Adam may refer to: * Peter Adam (filmmaker) (1929–2019), British filmmaker and author * Peter Adam (minister) (born 1946), Australian Christian minister * Peter R. Adam (born 1957), German film editor See also * Peter Adams (other) {{hndis, Adam, Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooks Adams
Peter Chardon Brooks Adams (June 24, 1848 – February 13, 1927) was an American attorney, historian, political scientist and a critic of capitalism. Early life and education Adams was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, on June 24, 1848, son of Charles Francis Adams and Abigail Brown Brooks. He attended schools in the United States and in Europe. Adams was a great-grandson of President John Adams, a grandson of President John Quincy Adams, the youngest son of U.S. diplomat Charles Francis Adams, and brother to Charles Francis Adams Jr. and Henry Adams. He was a philosopher, historian, and novelist, whose theories of history were influenced by his work. His maternal grandfather was Peter Chardon Brooks, the wealthiest man in Boston at the time of his death. He graduated from Harvard University in 1870 and studied at Harvard Law School in 1870 and 1871. Adams was secretary to his father in Geneva, in 1872, where the latter was an arbitrator upon the Alabama claims, under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Caddick-Adams
Peter Caddick-Adams TD, VR, FRHistS, FRGS (born 1960) is a British academic historian, author and broadcaster who specializes in military history. He is known for books on 20th-century warfare, television work, and battlefield tours. Background He is the son of John Caddick-Adams and Joy Mary Caddick-Adams (née Martin), and grandson of Major Charles Caddick-Adams, JP, all of Brampton Lodge, Newcastle-under-Lyme, in the county of Staffordshire. His grandfather and great-uncle, Captain Thomas Geoffrey Caddick-Adams, were both awarded the Military Cross during World War I serving with the North Staffordshire Regiment. Military career He was born in Chelsea, and educated between 1974 and 1978 at Shrewsbury School in Shropshire. He then attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where he studied under Professor Richard Holmes, later his director and mentor at Cranfield University. He was commissioned into the Staffordshire Regiment, a regular regiment of the British Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |