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Ron Walker (strongman)
Ronald or Ron Walker may refer to: * Ron Walker (businessman) (Ronald Joseph Walker, 1939–2018), Australian businessman and Lord Mayor of Melbourne *J. Ronald Walker, architect or builder of Payette City Hall and Courthouse in Payette, Idaho, USA * Ron Walker (English footballer) (born 1932), English football player for Doncaster Rovers and Bath City *Ron Walker (Australian footballer) *(Ronald) Bruce Walker (politician, born 1897) (1897–1981), New South Wales politician * Ronald Walker (cricketer) (1926–2011), Australian cricketer * Ronald Walker (economist) (1907–1988), Australian diplomat and economist * Ronald Walker (British politician) (1880–1971), Liberal politician in England *Ronald Walker (weightlifter) Ronald Walker (22 December 1907 – 25 October 1948) was a British weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with ... (1907- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Walker (businessman)
Ronald Joseph Walker (15 September 1939 – 30 January 2018) was an Australian businessman best known for his work in managing sporting events. He was also involved with property development and media companies, as well as serving as Lord Mayor of Melbourne from 1974 to 1976. Biography The son of a Hoyts Cinema senior supervisor, Walker attended Caulfield Grammar School and as a schoolboy, he started his first business at a backyard in Collingwood, making dishwashing detergents and washing cars. He then sold newspapers at a train station. Elected to the Melbourne city council in 1969, he served as the Lord Mayor of Melbourne from 1974 to 1976. He became a prominent Liberal Party figure, working as honorary National Treasurer from 1987 to 2002. In 1988, he was appointed as a Commissioner for Melbourne's 1996 Olympics bid to host the Games. His relationship with former Liberal Victorian Premier, Jeff Kennett, helped him to become the Chairman of the Australian Grand Prix C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Payette City Hall And Courthouse
The Payette City Hall and Courthouse, at 3rd Ave. and 8th St. in Payette, Idaho, was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is a two-story brick building upon a raised foundation, built in Classical Revival style. It is three bays wide, with bays separated by terra cotta pilasters, and four bays deep. Its entry bay rises to a pedimented cornice In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian ''cornice'' meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a .... The builder was J. Ronald Walker. It was deemed "architecturally significant as a good local example of the Neo-Classical Revival style in Payette. Although of modest scale and ornament, it nevertheless is one of the town's more outstanding structures and the major one in the downtown area to display Classical details and proportions. Situated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Walker (English Footballer)
Ronald Walker (4 February 1932 – 29 October 2017) was an English footballer who played as an outside left for Doncaster Rovers and Bath City. Career Sunderland Walker was an amateur at Sunderland before his move to Doncaster in 1950 at the age of 18. Doncaster Rovers He made his debut first team appearance in the Division 2 game at Lincoln City on 30 August 1952 in front of a crowd of 20,775 and scored his first goal in his next match at Huddersfield on 9 September in a 3−1 defeat. In his first season, he played either outside left or inside left, scoring 4 times in his 21 games. The following season was similar, though for the 1954−55 season competition for places was tough with him playing 8 games, and without scoring. Next season was marginally better with the same appearances but scoring 3 times, including the first time he had scored in a club win as he and Alick Jeffrey put goals past West Ham United in a 2−1 victory at Belle Vue. Walker featured more in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Walker (Australian Footballer)
Ron Walker (13 April 1927 – 5 March 2005) 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 * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Ron 1927 births 2005 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sydney Swans players Warrnambool Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Walker (politician, Born 1897)
(Ronald) Bruce Walker (7 December 1897 – 1981) was an Australian politician. Early life He was born at Windsor, to Lucinda Isabel Rowthorn and (Robert) Bruce Walker, who was also a politician. Ronald attended Sydney Grammar School and was admitted as a solicitor in 1925. On 19 December 1923 he married Muriel Smith, with whom he had a son. He joined the family law firm, William Walker & Son, becoming a senior partner in 1932. Member of parliament In 1932 he succeeded his father in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the United Australia Party member for Hawkesbury. He was re-elected in 1935, and 1938, serving until 1941. Conspiracy conviction In August 1939 he was arrested and charged with conspiracy to defraud members of the public in connection with the Scottish Loan and Finance Company of which he was a director. After a 36-day hearing in the Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Walker (cricketer)
Ronald Walker (1 January 1926 – 9 February 2011) was an Australian cricketer. He played four first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1946 and 1947. See also * List of Victoria first-class cricketers This is a list of Victoria first-class cricketers. The Victoria cricket team have played first-class cricket since 1851, when they played the Tasmania cricket team at Launceston. Below is a chronological list of cricketers to have represented Vi ... References External links * 1926 births 2011 deaths Australian cricketers Victoria cricketers Cricketers from Melbourne {{Australia-cricket-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Walker (economist)
Sir Edward Ronald Walker (26 January 1907 – 28 November 1988) was an Australian diplomat and economist who served as Australia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Ambassador to Germany, Japan, and France. Early life and education Walker was born on 26 January 1907 in Cobar, New South Wales the, eldest child of Frederick Thomas Walker, a Methodist minister, and Mary Melvina Annie Walker, née King. Born into a prominent family in the Methodist movement, Walker's mother was also the daughter of a Methodist minister and his paternal cousin was the Methodist minister and social activist Sir Alan Walker. Nevertheless, Walker, on account of his family circumstances, had to leave school at an early age and later matriculated to Fort Street Boys’ High School. After finishing high school, in 1924 Walker won a Teachers College scholarship to the University of Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1927 and then a Master of Arts (MA) in 1930 in economics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Walker (British Politician)
Sir Ronald Fitz-John Walker (1880–26 March 1971) was a British Liberal Party politician. Born in Mirfield, Walker worked for his family's blanket-making business."Obituary: Sir Ronald Walker", ''The Guardian'', 27 March 1971 His brother Cyril was killed in World War I, leaving him to raise Cyril's family including nephew, politician John WalkerMartin Wainwright,John Walker obituary, ''The Guardian'', 5 November 2009 Sir Ronald Walker first stood for Parliament as a Liberal at the 1922 general election. He was elected to the party's National Executive the following year, then stood unsuccessfully for Parliament on five further occasions, the last being the 1935 general election. He contested Leeds North East, 1922 and 1923, Colne Valley, 1924, Dewsbury, 1929, Royton, 1931 and 1935. He was again adopted as Liberal candidate for Dewsbury in 1939 for an election that did not take place due to the outbreak of war. Walker served as President of the Yorkshire Liberal Federation fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Walker (weightlifter)
Ronald Walker (22 December 1907 – 25 October 1948) was a British weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lif ... and physical culturist. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Walker established an Olympic record on the two hands snatch. He has been described the "best heavyweight lifter in England and arguably the world" in the 1930s. During his lifetime Walker held 26 British Heavyweight records."The Ronald Walker Championship Course" rippeder.com. Retrieved June 27, 2020. From 1938 he ran a mail order Physical Development Course i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Raghnall'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''. Pet forms of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and ''Ronnie''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. '' Rhona'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Raghnall'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''. Pet forms of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and ''Ronnie''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. '' Rhona'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |