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Richard Duncan (ornithologist)
Richard Duncan may refer to: * Richard Duncan (Upper Canada politician) (died 1819), Canadian soldier, judge and political figure * Richard M. Duncan Richard Meloan Duncan (November 10, 1889 – August 1, 1974) was a United States representative from Missouri and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States Distri ... (1889–1974), U.S. Representative from Missouri * Richard Duncan (athlete) (born 1973), Canadian athlete * Rick Duncan (Richard Joe Duncan), American football player See also * Richard Duncan Fraser (c. 1784–1857), fur trader, businessman, farmer and political figure in Upper Canada * {{hndis, Duncan, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Duncan (Upper Canada Politician)
Richard Duncan (died February 1819) was a soldier, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England. He came to New York state in 1755 with his father, who was a lieutenant in the 44th Regiment of Foot in the British Army, and joined the army himself in 1758. From 1765-1767 he served as an Ensign with the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot in Ireland. After the end of the Seven Years' War, he was involved in the fur trade in the Great Lakes area. He fought with the King's Royal Regiment of New York during the American Revolution. After John Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga, he went to Quebec and joined the loyalist troops there. He commanded a company in the KRRNY during the Valley Campaigns in 1779 - 1781, including at the Battle of Klock's Field where he performed with "great gallantry and success". In 1788, he became a judge and a member of the land board in the Lunenburg District. In 1792, he became lieutenant for the county of Dunda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard M
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) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Duncan (athlete)
Richard Duncan (born December 25, 1973) is a retired Canadian long jumper. He was an eight-time NCAA All-American and an Olympian. Career Duncan finished fourth at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, in the high jump event. - Sporting Heroes In the long jump he competed at the , the 1997 World Championships, the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Duncan
Richard Joe Duncan (born August 14, 1941) is a former American football kicker and punter who played 3 seasons, for the Denver Broncos (1967), Philadelphia Eagles (1968) and Detroit Lions (1969). He made 2 field goals in his career and had 5 punts for 305 yards. He also played for the Wheeling Ironmen of the Continental Football League The Continental Football League (COFL) was a professional American football minor league that operated in North America from 1965 through 1969. It was established following the collapse of the original United Football League, and hoped to beco ... in 1966 and in 1967. References 1941 births American football punters Denver Broncos players Philadelphia Eagles players Detroit Lions players American football placekickers Living people {{punter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |