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Robert Allison (author)
Robert Allison may refer to: * Robert Allison (pirate) (fl. 1679–1699), buccaneer and privateer * Bob Allison (1934–1995), professional baseball player * Bobby Allison (born 1937), American NASCAR driver * Bobby Allison (footballer) (1895–1948), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne * Robert Allison (Pennsylvania politician) (1777–1840), United States Representative from Pennsylvania * Robert Allison (South Dakota politician) (1846–1924), South Dakota State Representative * Robert Clay Allison (1841–1887), gunfighter and figure of the American Old West * Robert Allison (geographer) (born 1961), British academic and vice-chancellor and president of Loughborough University * Robert Andrew Allison (1838–1926), English Liberal politician * Robert H. Allison Robert H. Allison (July 25, 1893 – December 31, 1959) was an American politician and lawyer. Allison was born in Maynard, Ohio. He lost an arm in a mining accident. Allison went to Blackburn College, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Allison (pirate)
Robert Allison (fl. 1679–1699) was a buccaneer, privateer, and pirate best known for assaulting Spanish Portobelo, Colón, Puerto Bello as part of a large flotilla of rovers. History Allison sailed his unarmed 25-man, 18-toon sloop to Port Morant, Port Morant, Jamaica in late 1679 to meet with fellow captains John Coxon (pirate), John Coxon, Bartholomew Sharp, Bartholomew Sharpe, Thomas Magott, and Cornelius Essex. The Franco-Dutch War had ended the previous year; Coxon had a commission only to cut logwood but forged it to appear as a privateering commission against the Spanish. The following January the fleet sailed toward Puerto Bello, and joining with French buccaneers Jean Rose and Jean Bernanos along the way, fell on the city that February. Allison commanded the “Forlorn” (vanguard) unit which routed the Spanish defenders: “wee made what hast wee could into the towne, the forloorne being led by capt. Robert Alliston, the rest of our party following upp so fast as they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Allison
William Robert Allison (July 11, 1934 – April 9, 1995) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball from to . Allison attended the University of Kansas for two years and was a star outfielder on the baseball team and fullback on the football team. In his Major League career, he hit 30 or more home runs three times and 20 or more in eight different seasons. Although he struck out often like many sluggers, reaching the century mark in strikeouts in five seasons, he received more than his share of walks and despite a mediocre career .255 batting average, Allison finished with a lifetime on-base percentage (OBP) of .358 and he finished in the top 10 in OBP in four seasons. Allison wasn't an especially fast player, but he was among the most feared base-runners of his time in hustling out numerous doubles and triples – leading the league in triples in 1959 (with 9) and finishing in the top 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Allison
Robert Arthur Allison (born December 3, 1937) is a former American professional stock car racing driver and owner. Allison was the founder of the Alabama Gang, a group of drivers based in Hueytown, Alabama, where there were abundant short tracks with high purses. Allison raced competitively in the NASCAR Cup Series from 1961 to 1988, while regularly competing in short track events throughout his career. He also raced in IndyCar, Trans-Am, and Can-Am. Named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers and a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, he was the 1983 Winston Cup champion and won the Daytona 500 in 1978, 1982, and 1988 His brother Donnie Allison was also a prominent driver, as were his two late sons, Clifford and Davey Allison. Bobby and Donnie's televised fistfight with Cale Yarborough at the 1979 Daytona 500 has been credited with exposing NASCAR to a nationwide audience. Allison was unusual for competing successfully with his own, low-budget team for much of his career. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Allison (footballer)
Robert Allison (3 December 1895 – 19 November 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Notes External links * * 1895 births 1948 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Sydney Swans players Port Melbourne Football Club players People from Albert Park, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1895-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Allison (Pennsylvania Politician)
Robert Allison (March 10, 1777 – December 2, 1840) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Robert Allison born near Greencastle, Pennsylvania. He attended local and private schools, and moved to Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, in 1795. He was employed as a clerk in his brother's office, studied law, was admitted to the bar in April 1798 and commenced the practice of law in Huntingdon. He served as a captain in the Huntingdon Volunteers during the War of 1812. At the close of the war returned to Huntingdon and resumed the practice of law. He served as a burgess of Huntingdon in 1815, 1817, 1819, 1821–1824, and again in 1826. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1824 to the Nineteenth Congress, in 1826 to the Twentieth Congress, and in 1828 to the Twenty-first Congress. Allison was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-second Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1832 Events January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Allison (South Dakota Politician)
Robert Allison was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives. Biography Allison was born on March 14, 1846, near Summit Center, Wisconsin, now in the village of Summit, in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Allison was a sailor on the Great Lakes and later moved to Dakota Territory to help his brothers build houses. Allison was in farming and stock raising. He died on October 15, 1924, and is buried in Brookings, South Dakota. Career Allison was a member of the House of Representatives from 1895 to 1896. He was a Republican and lived in Cavour, South Dakota Cavour is a town in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 128 at the 2020 census. History Cavour was laid out in 1880. The town was named for Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, an Italian statesman. 2003 tornado outbreak .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Allison, Robert People from Beadle County, South Dakota People from Summit, Waukesha County, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Allison
Robert A. Clay Allison (September 2, 1841 – July 1, 1887) was a cattle rancher, cattle broker, and sometimes gunfighter of the American Old West. He fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War. Allison had a reputation for violence, having survived several one-on-one knife and gunfights (some with lawmen), as well as being implicated in a number of vigilante jail break-ins and lynchings. A drunken Allison once rode his horse through town nearly naked—wearing only his gunbelt. Later most reports stated that he was not only dangerous to others but himself, accidentally shooting himself in the foot. Early life Allison was born on September 2, 1841. He was the fourth of the nine children of Jeremiah Scotland Allison and his wife, Mariah Ruth (née Brown) Allison. His father was a Presbyterian minister who raised cattle and sheep to support the family. Allison helped on the family farm near Waynesboro, Tennessee, until the Civil War began, enlisting in the Confederate Army w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Allison (geographer)
Robert John Allison DL (born 4 February 1961) is a British academic. Professor Allison has held senior leadership roles in a number of top UK universities. Currently a Non-Executive Director and Trustee of several organisations, Bob was previously the Vice-Chancellor and President of Loughborough University. Bob was brought up in North Yorkshire and educated at Northallerton Grammar School, before studying at Hull University and gaining a B.A. in 1982. He was awarded a Ph.D. from King’s College London in 1986 and subsequently appointed as the Addison Wheeler Fellow at Durham University, moving to a lectureship at University College London in 1989. In 1992 Bob Allison returned to Durham, becoming Professor of Geography in 1999. He served as Head of the Department of Geography and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Health. In 2006 Bob joined the University of Sussex as Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, eventually becoming Deputy Vice-Chancellor. Professor Allis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Andrew Allison
Sir Robert Andrew Allison (3 March 1838 – 15 January 1926) was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1900. Allison was the son of Joseph Allison of Eden Morent Carlisle and his wife Jane Andrew. He was educated at Rugby School and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was a director of the Midland Railway. In 1885, he was elected as MP for Eskdale and held the seat until 1900. He was J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Cumberland and was High Sheriff of Cumberland The sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or ... in 1908. He was knighted in 1910. Allison was the author of several works including *''Essays and Addresses'' 1913 *''Belgium in History'' 1914 *''Cicero in Old Age'' 1916 *''Translations into English Verse ..Greek Anthology'' 1922 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
