Richard Lawrence (agent)
Richard Lawrence may refer to: *Richard Lawrence (failed assassin) (c. 1800–1861), attempted to assassinate U.S. President Andrew Jackson *Richard Lawrence (bobsleigh) (1906–1974), American athlete; bronze medal winner at the 1936 Winter Olympics *Richard Lawrence (art director) *Richard Lawrence (cricketer), English cricketer *Richard Lawrence (politician) (1942–2022), American politician * Richard D. Lawrence (1930–2016), U.S. Army general *Richard Lawrence, Labour candidate for Ecclesall in the Sheffield City Council election, 2012 See also * Lawrence Ricks - former American football player *Richard Laurence Richard Laurence (13 May 1760 – 28 December 1838) was an English Hebraist and Anglican churchman. He was made Regius Professor of Hebrew and canon of Christ Church, Oxford, in 1814, and Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland, in 1822. Laurence, youn ...

Richard Lawrence (failed Assassin)
Richard Lawrence ( – June 13, 1861) was an English-American house painter who was the first known person to attempt the assassination of a sitting president of the United States. Lawrence attempted to shoot President Andrew Jackson outside the United States Capitol on January 30, 1835. At trial, Lawrence was found not guilty by reason of insanity and spent the remainder of his life in insane asylums. Early life Lawrence was born in England, most likely around 1800 or 1801. His family emigrated to the United States when he was 12 years old and settled in Virginia, near Washington, D.C. Lawrence's childhood and early adult years were apparently normal as was his behavior. At his trial, he was described by acquaintances and relatives as a "relatively fine young boy" who was "reserved in his manner; but industrious and of good moral habits." Lawrence later found work as a house painter. Historians have speculated that Lawrence’s exposure to the toxic chemicals used in paint in ...
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Richard Lawrence (bobsleigh)
Richard Webster Lawrence (July 22, 1906 – June 1974) was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and finished sixth in the four-man event at those same games. He died in Rochester, New York Rochester () is a City (New York), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, the county seat, seat of Monroe County, New York, Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, .... References1936 bobsleigh four-man results
1906 births
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Richard Lawrence (art Director)
Richard Lawrence is an art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film '' The Right Stuff''. Selected filmography * ''The Shootist'' (1976) * '' The Right Stuff'' (1983) * '' Crimson Tide'' (1995) * ''Volcano'' (1997) * ''Lost in Space ''Lost in Space'' is an American science fiction television series, created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968 on CBS. The series was inspired by the 1812 novel ''The Swiss Family Robinson.'' The series fo ...'' (1998) References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Art directors {{artdirector-stub ...
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Richard Lawrence (cricketer)
Richard Lawrence may refer to: *Richard Lawrence (failed assassin) (c. 1800–1861), attempted to assassinate U.S. President Andrew Jackson *Richard Lawrence (bobsleigh) (1906–1974), American athlete; bronze medal winner at the 1936 Winter Olympics *Richard Lawrence (art director) * Richard Lawrence (cricketer), English cricketer * Richard Lawrence (politician) (1942–2022), American politician * Richard D. Lawrence (1930–2016), U.S. Army general *Richard Lawrence, Labour candidate for Ecclesall in the Sheffield City Council election, 2012 See also *Lawrence Ricks - former American football player *Richard Laurence Richard Laurence (13 May 1760 – 28 December 1838) was an English Hebraist and Anglican churchman. He was made Regius Professor of Hebrew and canon of Christ Church, Oxford, in 1814, and Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland, in 1822. Laurence, youn ...

Richard Lawrence (politician)
Richard Hoyt Lawrence (July 5, 1942 – November 24, 2022) was an American Republican politician who represented the Caledonia 4 district in the Vermont House of Representatives from 2005 until 2019. He retired and was succeeded in the 2018 election by Patrick Seymour. Background Lawrence was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont,. He lived in Lyndonville, Vermont, and graduated from Lyndon Institute in 1960. He received his bachelor's degree in animal science from University of New Hampshire The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Durham, New Hampshire. It was founded and incorporated in 1866 as a land grant college in Hanover in connection with Dartmouth College, m ... in 1962. He was involved with the dairy farming at his farm. Death Lawrence died on November 24, 2022, at the age of 80. References 1942 births 2022 deaths People from Lyndonville, Vermont People from St. Johnsbury, Vermont Farmers f ...
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Richard D
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ...
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Sheffield City Council Election, 2012
Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 as part of the 2012 United Kingdom local elections. There were 28 seats up for election, one third of the council. The last election in 2011 gave Labour a majority over the Liberal Democrats with 49 councillors. However, one Independent councillor joined Labour after the election, giving the party 50 seats. Four main parties fielded a full slate of 28 candidates. UKIP also put up a full slate, but Steve Moxon was disendorsed as the party's candidate for Dore and Totley. Labour were defending 11 seats, all of which they successfully held in 2011. The Liberal Democrats were defending 16 seats, 10 of which they lost to Labour in 2011. The Greens were defending 1 seat, which they held in 2011. The Conservatives, UKIP and the smaller parties had no councillors. Election Result The Labour Party gained ten seats from their position following the 2008 election, but this included a seat gained already ga ...
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Lawrence Ricks
Lawrence Tallmagde Ricks (born June 4, 1961) is a former American football player. He played college football as a tailback for the University of Michigan from 1979 to 1982 and was selected as a first-team running back on the 1982 All-Big Ten Conference football team. He also played professional football as a backup running back and kick returner for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) in 1983 and 1984. Early years Ricks was born in Barberton, Ohio, in 1961. He attended Barberton High School. In October 1978, he rushed for 215 yards on 19 carries and four touchdowns in a 34-0 victory over Walsh Jesuit High School. He was a part of the Barberton High National Honor Society. College career Ricks enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1979 and played college football for Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1979 to 1982. As a sophomore, Ricks shared the tailback position on the 1980 Michigan Wolverines football team with Butch ...
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