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Phil Davies (actor)
Philip Davies (born 1972) is a British politician. Philip Davies may also refer to: *Philip Davies (cricketer) (1893–1930), English cricketer *Philip Davies (British Army officer) (born 1932), British general *Philip R. Davies (1945–2018), biblical scholar * Philip Davies (priest) (1933–2005), Archdeacon of St Albans * Philip Davies (architectural historian) (born 1950), heritage and planning consultant *Phil Davies (politician), leader of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (2012–present) *Phil Davies (rugby union) (born 1963), Welsh rugby union footballer * Phil Davies (tennis), tennis player from Australia *Philippe Davies (born 1990), Canadian soccer player * Phill Davies (born 1981), English rugby union footballer *W. P. C. Davies William Philip Cathcart Davies (6 August 1928 – ), played rugby union at centre for Evesham RUFC, Cheltenham RUFC, Cambridge University, Harlequins, England and the British Lions (South Africa 1955). Davies was born at Abberley, Worces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Davies
Philip Andrew Davies (born 5 January 1972) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley in West Yorkshire since the 2005 general election. A member of the Conservative Party, he is the most rebellious serving Conservative MP, having voted against the Tory whip over 250 times in the course of his parliamentary career. He has been criticised for " talking out" parliamentary bills not supported by the government and by doing so "kill off legislation he doesn't like". Davies, known for campaigns against left-wing political correctness and feminism, is a campaigner for the men's rights movement. He played a lead role in securing the first International Men's Day debate in Parliament in 2015; the debate has since taken place annually. Davies is on the governing council of The Freedom Association pressure group. He is also an organiser for the TaxPayers' Alliance. Davies has regularly been criticised by other politicians and prominent public fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Davies (cricketer)
Philip Havelock Davies (30 August 1893 – 30 January 1930) was an English cricketer active from 1913 to 1927 who played for Sussex. He was born in Brighton and died in Catterick Camp. He appeared in 27 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm slow. He scored 286 runs with a highest score of 55 and took 98 wicket In cricket, the term wicket has several meanings: * It is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch. The fielding team's players can hit the wicket with the ball in a number of ways to get a batsman out. ...s with a best performance of six for 59. Notes External links– Wisden 1893 births 1930 deaths Cricketers from Brighton English cricketers Sussex cricketers Oxford University cricketers British Army cricketers Gentlemen of England cricketers People educated at Brighton College Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford Military personnel from Brighton {{england-cricket-bio-1890s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Davies (British Army Officer)
Major-General Philip Middleton Davies (born 27 October 1932) is a former British Army officer. Military career Educated at Charterhouse School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Davies was commissioned into the Royal Scots in 1953 and saw action during the Korean War before being deployed to the Suez Canal Zone.''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010, He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in 1973 and was deployed to Northern Ireland during the Troubles. He became commander of 19th Infantry Brigade in 1977, commander of Land Forces, Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ... in 1981 and General Officer Commanding North West District in 1983 before retiring in 1986. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Philip 1932 births Livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip R
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa. Antiquity Kings of Macedon * Philip I of Macedon * Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great * Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great * Philip IV of Macedon * Philip V of Macedon New Testament * Philip the Apostle * Philip the Evangelist Others * Philippus of Croton (c. 6th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Davies (priest)
The Ven. Philip Bertram Davies (13 July 1933 – 1 February 2005) was the Archdeacon of St Albans in the Church of England from 1987 until 1998. Davies was born into an ecclesiastical family and was educated at Lancing College. After an earlier career as a tea planter, he entered Ripon College Cuddesdon to study for the priesthood. He was ordained in 1964 and began his career with a curacy at St John the Baptist, Atherton.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76'' London: Oxford University Press, 1976 He was Vicar at St Mary Magdalene, Eccles from 1966 to 1971; and Rector of St Philip with St Stephen, Salford from then until 1976. After this, he was vicar of Christchurch, Radlett and Rural Dean of Aldenham before his years as an Archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Davies (architectural Historian)
Philip Hugh Davies FRAS (born August 1950) is a heritage and planning consultant and the former planning and development director for Historic England. He has written a number of books on the architectural and topographical history of India and London. Early life Philip Davies was born in August 1950. He was educated at Tollington Grammar School (1961–68) in Muswell Hill and then at Queen's College, University of Cambridge, where he obtained a degree in history. Career Davies was director of the London region of Historic England from 1997 to 2005 and then planning and development director from 2005 to 2011. He originated and set up English Heritage's buildings at risk programme in London. He now works as a heritage and planning consultant. In 2011 he was briefly interim chief executive for the Fulham Palace Trust. He has written a number of books on the architectural and topographical history of India and London. He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Davies (politician)
Phillip Leslie Davies (born 8 April 1959), is a British Labour politician and former Leader of Wirral Council. Education BA (Hons) Politics, University of Warwick, 1978–81; PhD in Public Policy, University of Strathclyde, 1981-85. Davies studied at Wirral Met College between 1975 and 1978 Political career Councillor Davies was first elected to Wirral Council in 1991 for the then Labour safe seat of Birkenhead. In 2004, he was successfully re-elected to the Birkenhead and Tranmere ward after boundary changes. Labour group leader In March 2012, Davies was deputy leader of the Labour group when then leader Steve Foulkes, who lost a vote of confidence as leader of the council in February, stood down citing the "constant stress" of the role. Davies was subsequently elected in his place and was leader of the opposition until Labour took control of the council that May. On 16 October 2018 he said he was to stand down as both Leader of the Council and councillor for Birkenhead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Davies (rugby Union)
Philip Thomas Davies (born 19 October 1963) is a Welsh former rugby union footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. He is now an international coach, currently serving as director of rugby at Leeds Tykes, whilst running his own sports consultancy company. Playing career Davies played his club rugby for Llanelli and enjoyed a distinguished 46 cap career for Wales between 1985 and 1995. It was during this period that Welsh packs became far less dominant than in the glory days of the 1970s and Davies, along with David Pickering and Bob Norster, was one of the few class forwards that his side could muster. The mustachioed Davies was a useful addition to the side mostly because of his offensive ability and the fact that he could play either as flanker, number eight or lock forward. His career is also memorable for his involvement in the so-called "Battle of Cardiff" in 1987, an extremely violent clash between Wales and England that saw Davies punched by opposition lock Wade Dooley. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Davies (tennis)
Phil Davies is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Biography As a junior, Davies won the boys' doubles title at the 1977 Australian Open, partnering with Peter Smylie. Davies made all of his Grand Prix appearances in local Australian tournaments. Most notable of those was the 1979 Australian Hard Court Championships, in which he made the second round of the singles and was a losing doubles finalist with Brad Guan. He did, however, play Challenger events in the United States and partnered with American John Hayes in the men's doubles at the 1979 US Open. At the 1979 Australian Open, he made it through the qualifying draw and was beaten in the first round by Tony Roche Anthony Dalton Roche Order of Australia, AO Order of the British Empire, MBE (born 17 May 1945) is an Australian former professional tennis player. A native of Tarcutta, Roche played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagg .... He has run a tennis school in the north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Davies
Philippe Davies (born December 12, 1990) is a Canadian retired soccer player. Career Youth and college Born in Longueuil, Quebec, Davies attended Collège Français in his hometown. He played for the under-15 and under-16 sides of Ligue de soccer élite du Québec team FC Select South Shore AAA from 2003 to 2005. He spent a year in France in 2006, playing for the under-16 and reserve team of Ligue 2 team Dijon FCO, before playing for the FC Select South Shore AAA under-18 side in 2007. He signed for the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency on October 10, 2007, playing for them in the USL Premier Development League in 2008 and 2009 season. Professional Davies made his debut for the senior Vancouver Whitecaps team in a 4–0 victory over Minnesota Thunder on July 9, 2009. Vancouver declined its 2012 contract option on Davies on January 20, 2012. After two seasons with the Richmond Kickers, Davies signed with the Ottawa Fury in their first North American Soccer League season in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phill Davies
Phill (usually a diminutive of Phillip) may refer to: *Phill Brown (born 1950), British audio engineer *Phill Calvert (born 1958), Australian rock drummer and producer, played in the influential post-punk band "The Birthday Party" *Phill Davies (born 1981), English rugby union player *Phill Drobnick (born 1980), American curler *Phill Grimshaw (1950–1998), English typeface designer and calligrapher *Phill Hartsfield (1932–2010), Southern California sword and knifemaker *Phill Jones (born 1974), New Zealand professional basketball player *Phill Jupitus (born 1962), English comedian, cartoonist, DJ, guitarist, performance poet and presenter of radio and TV *Phill Kline (born 1959), American former district attorney of Johnson County, Kansas, USA *Phill Lewis (born 1968), American film and television actor * Phill G. McDonald (1941–1968), American military personnel *Phill Niblock (born 1933), American composer, filmmaker, videographer, and director of Experimental Intermedia *Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |