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Roger Morris (other)
Roger Morris may refer to: * Roger Morris (1695-1749), British architect * Roger Morris (British Army officer) (1727–1794) * Roger Morris (engineer) (1933–2001) * Roger Morris (American writer) (born 1938), historian and author of several books on Nixon, Kissinger, Haig, and the Clintons * Roger Morris (English writer) (born 1960), 2000s novelist *Roger Morris (bishop) Roger Anthony Brett Morris (born 18 July 1968) is the area Bishop of Colchester in the Church of England Diocese of Chelmsford. He was previously the Archdeacon of Worcester. Early life and education Morris was born on 18 July 1968 in Hereford, ... (born 1968), current bishop of Colchester See also * Roger Morrice, English minister and journalist {{hndis, Morris, Roger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Morris (1695-1749) , English minister and journalist
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Roger Morris may refer to: *Roger Morris (1695-1749), British architect *Roger Morris (British Army officer) (1727–1794) *Roger Morris (engineer) (1933–2001) *Roger Morris (American writer) (born 1938), historian and author of several books on Nixon, Kissinger, Haig, and the Clintons *Roger Morris (English writer) (born 1960), 2000s novelist * Roger Morris (bishop) (born 1968), current bishop of Colchester See also *Roger Morrice Roger Morrice (1628–1702) was an English Puritan minister and political journalist. He is most noted for his ''Entring Book'', a manuscript diary which provides a description of society in the years 1677 to 1691. The manuscript is held by Dr Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Morris (British Army Officer)
Roger Morris (28 January 1727 – 13 September 1794) was a colonel in the British Army who fought in the French and Indian War. He was married to Mary Philipse, middle daughter of Frederick Philipse, second Lord of the Philipsburg Manor, and a possible love interest of George Washington. She owned a one-third share of the Philipse Patent, a vast landed estate on the Hudson River which later became Putnam County, New York. Following their marriage Morris had a large country estate named ''Mount Morris'' (today the Morris-Jumel Mansion) built in northern Manhattan between the Hudson and Harlem rivers in what is now Washington Heights. Life and career Morris was born in England on 28 January 1727, the third son of Roger Morris of Netherby, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and Mary Jackson, the fourth daughter of Sir Peter Jackson. On 13 September 1745, he obtained a commission in the 48th Regiment of Foot. The regiment served at Falkirk and Culloden, and in Flanders. Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Morris (engineer)
Roger Brian Morris (19 March 1933 – 15 June 2001) was a pioneer in railway engineering, having helped develop the rail system for the Channel Tunnel, the hovertrain project as well as a number of the railway systems in Eastern Europe and South America. Morris was born in Liverpool, England. In his later years he became a Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge. During those years he functioned as an assistant to students attending the College. His obituary in ''The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ...'' described him as "a Cambridge don of an increasingly rare kind, concerned not just with academic results but the development of rounded personalities. A friendly uncle to waves of students...he taught not only engineering, but how to get the most out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Morris (American Writer)
Roger Paul Morris (born January 15, 1938) is an American historian, foreign policy analyst, and journalist. He served on the staff of the U.S. National Security Council under the presidencies of both Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. As an author he has won fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Society of American Historians and the National Endowment for the Humanities. On two occasions he has won the Investigative Reporters and Editors’ National Award for Distinguished Investigative Journalism. Biography Roger Morris earned his doctorate in government from Harvard University. He entered government service in 1966 as a Junior Foreign Service Officer. After an assignment to Belgrade, he was chosen as a research assistant on a specific project to former United States Secretary of State Dean Acheson. He first joined the National Security Council staff under the administration of Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson. When Republican Richard Nixon won the presidency in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Morris (English Writer)
Roger N Morris (born 1960 in Manchester) is an English historical fiction author and advertising copywriter. He is known for the historical fiction novels based upon the Dostoevsky character Porfiry Petrovich, and for the Inspector Silas Quinn historical detective series. Work Morris' first novel, ''Taking Comfort'', was published by Macmillan New Writing and appeared in April 2006. His second novel ''The Gentle Axe'', based on the character Porfiry Petrovich from Dostoevsky's '' Crime and Punishment'', was published by the Penguin Press in 2007. The review website Kirkus characterised the novel as "Russian Lit Lite" while the New York Times was more positive, stating the novel "in many ways feels less like a modern tribute to Dostoyevsky than a translation of an overlooked novel by one of his contemporary imitators, transported into the present". The 2008 sequel, ''A Vengeful Longing'', continued the premise and similarly featured the character of Porfiry Petrovich, inve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Morris (bishop)
Roger Anthony Brett Morris (born 18 July 1968) is the area Bishop of Colchester in the Church of England Diocese of Chelmsford. He was previously the Archdeacon of Worcester. Early life and education Morris was born on 18 July 1968 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. He was educated at Chipping Sodbury School and Filton Technical College. He studied at Imperial College, London, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1989. From 1990 to 1993, he trained for ordination at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, an evangelical Anglican theological college. During this time, he also studied theology at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1992: as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree in 2008. Ordained ministry Morris was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1993 and as a priest in 1994. After a curacy in Northleach he was the incumbent at Sevenhampton from 1996 to 2003; and then Director of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
