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Richard King (parkour)
Richard King may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Richard King (artist) (1907–1974), Irish stained glass artist and illustrator * Richard King (sound designer), American sound designer and editor *Ricky King (born 1946), German guitarist *Dick King-Smith (1922–2011), author of children's fiction Military and politics *Dick King (politician) (1934–2018), American politician *Sir Richard King, 1st Baronet (1730–1806), British admiral, Commodore Governor for Newfoundland and Labrador *Sir Richard King, 2nd Baronet (1774–1834), son of the above and British admiral who served at the Battle of Trafalgar *Richard King (MP) (died c. 1640), English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1643 Sports *Dick King (American football) (1895–1930), All-American and early professional football player *Rich King (basketball) (born 1969), American basketball player * Richard King (baseball) (1904–1966), Negro league baseball player * Richard King (Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard King (artist)
Richard Joseph King (Rísteard Ó Cíonga) (7 July 1907–17 March 1974) was an Irish stained glass artist and illustrator. He was born in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland, where his father was a sergeant in the Royal Irish Constabulary. In 1926 he became a student at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art and he entered the stained glass studio of Harry Clarke in 1928. Clarke died in early 1931, of tuberculosis while trying to recuperate in Switzerland. King completed the ongoing work on the windows of St. Mel's Cathedral in Longford, and managed the studio from 1935 to 1940. He then worked independently from his own studio in Dalkey. Among his works are the stained glass windows of St. Jude's Shrine, Faversham, St. Anthony's church Athlone, five full size windows in St. Peter and Paul's church in Athlone including one of St. Patrick depicted without a beard with an inscription in Irish underneath referencing a prophecy of St. Columcille that the fire of Christianity would nev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard King (footballer)
Richard King (born 27 November 2001) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a defender for ÍBV, on loan from Cavalier, and the Jamaica national team. Club career King plays for Cavalier FC in Jamaica. International career King made his senior international debut for Jamaica against Peru and also feature in a WCQ match against Costa Rica. Career statistics Club ;Notes International Honors National Premier League The National Premier League, also known for sponsorship purposes as the Red Stripe Premier League, is sanctioned by the Jamaican Football Federation as the top division for men's association football in Jamaica. Contested between 12 clubs, it ... 2021 References 2001 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers Jamaica men's international footballers Men's association football defenders National Premier League players Cavalier F.C. players Sportspeople from Clarendon Parish, Jamaica {{Jamaica-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King (surname)
King is an English, Scottish or Irish surname. It is also an Anglicized form of the German surname Küng (also König, Koenig and other forms), which in many German dialects is pronounced like king. This originally German form is widespread among American Mennonites and Amish. Origins and variants The English name may be related to the Old English word for a tribal leader, ''cyning'', which derives from the Proto-Germanic '' kuningaz''. The Scottish surname "King" is a sept of the Clan Gregor / MacGregor. King was the 84th most common surname in Ireland according to the 1901 census. List of people with the surname Disambiguation of common names with this surname * Alan King (other) * Albert King (other) * Andrew or Andy King * Anthony King (other) * Ben King (other) * Brandon King (other) * Catherine King (other) * Charles (Charlie, or Chuck) King * Chris King (other) * Daniel (or Dan, Danny) King * David (or Dave, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hoagland
Robert Hoagland (June 9, 1963 – December 5, 2022) was a resident of Newtown, Connecticut, United States, who disappeared in 2013. His whereabouts were unknown, with some investigators fearing he had met with foul play. In fact, he had actually resettled in Rock Hill, New York, under an assumed name, Richard King, which was not discovered until after his death in late 2022. On the morning of July 28, 2013, security footage at a Mobil gas station in Newtown captured Hoagland, a local chef and property appraiser, buying a map along with fuel for his wife's car. He was last seen by anyone who knew him later that morning, when his son bid goodbye as Hoagland was mowing the lawn of the family home, a conversation also witnessed by a neighbor. Hoagland failed to show up for work the next morning or pick up his wife when she returned home from an overseas trip that afternoon. He was reported missing. Police investigated several sightings of Hoagland over the next year, mostly nearby. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard And William King
Richard and William King Ltd was an English merchant company founded by the brothers William and Richard King in Bristol. Both brothers had previously been partners with their father, Thomas King. The initial partnership bought a 158-ton sailing ship named ''John Cabot'' to trade but it was later abandoned in Freetown after too much leakage. History In the year, c.1833, Thomas King divested from the venture and the new partnership became known as William and Richard King Ltd. Though, Thomas King had trading interests in the Americas and Europe, the two brothers concentrated largely on the West African coast. The firm gained experience in trade between Bristol and the coast of West Africa and by 1840, it had grown larger, controlling 8 vessels. In 1841 when Thomas King died, a new ship was bought and christened the African Queen, African Queen took its first voyage within a year returning with elephant tusks, palm oil and coconut in exchange for manillas. The firm initially concent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard King Mellon
Richard King Mellon (June 19, 1899 – June 3, 1970), commonly known as R.K., was an American financier, general, and philanthropist from Ligonier, Pennsylvania, and part of the Mellon family. Biography The son of Richard B. Mellon, nephew of Andrew W. Mellon, and grandson of Thomas Mellon, he and his sister Sarah Mellon Scaife and cousins Paul Mellon and Ailsa Mellon-Bruce, were heirs to the Mellon fortune, which included major holdings in Mellon Bank, Gulf Oil, and Alcoa. In 1957, when ''Fortune'' prepared its first list of the wealthiest Americans, it estimated that the four cousins were all amongst the richest eight people in the United States, with fortunes of between $400 million and $700 million dollars each. R.K. Mellon served as president and chairman of Mellon Bank. He also served on the board of trustees of the University of Pittsburgh over a span of several decades and was a major benefactor to the university. Military service Mellon served in the United States Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard E
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick (nickname), Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie (name), Dickie", "Rich (given name), Rich", "Rick (given name), Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", "Ricky (given name), 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard King (traveller)
Richard King (1811?–1876) was an English surgeon, Arctic traveller, and early ethnological writer. Early life King was born circa 1811, the son of Richard King, a Londoner. He was educated at St Paul's School, London, and then was apprenticed to an apothecary in 1824. He also trained at Guy's Hospital and St Thomas's Hospital in London. He studied at Guy's under Thomas Hodgkin, later to be a colleague in the development of ethnology. King became M.R.C.S. on 29 June and L.S.A. on 16 August 1832, and obtained the honorary degree of M.D. of New York in 1833. He was subsequently made a member of the court of examiners of the Apothecaries' Society in London. Arctic travels Shortly after qualifying as a medical man King obtained the post of surgeon and naturalist in the expedition led by Captain George Back, to the mouth of the Great Fish River (now known as the Back River) between 1833 and 1835, in search of Captain John Ross. He took a prominent part in the expedition and is fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard King (priest)
Richard George Salmon King (187123 October 1958) was the Dean of Derry from 1921 to 1946. King was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1895. He was a curate at Mullingar and then Holloway before becoming the rector of Drumachose in 1904, a post he held until his appointment to the deanery. King was an ardent Unionist. King was married with Dorothea King, youngest daughter of Andrew Ferguson Smyly, formerly dean of Derry, and niece of William Alexander. When King refused the offer to become Archbishop of Armagh in 1938, the illness of his wife was one of the reasons. In 1947, a stained glass window was installed in her memory in the baptistery of St Columb's Cathedral St Columb's Cathedral in the walled city of Derry, Northern Ireland, is the cathedral church and episcopal see of the Church of Ireland's Diocese of Derry and Raphoe. It is also the parish church of Templemore. It is dedicated to Saint Columba, .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard King (entrepreneur)
Richard King (July 10, 1824 – April 14, 1885) was a riverboat captain, confederate, entrepreneur, and most notably, the founder of the King Ranch in South Texas, which at the time of his death in 1885 encompassed over . Early years Born in New York City on July 10, 1824 into a poor Irish family, King was indentured as an apprentice to a jeweler in Manhattan at the age of 9. In 1835, he ran away from his indenture, stowing away on a ship bound for Mobile, Alabama. Upon discovery, he was adopted into the crew and trained in navigation, becoming a steamboat pilot by the age of sixteen. While serving in the end of the Second Seminole War in 1842, he met Mifflin Kenedy, who would later become his partner. From 1842 to 1847, King would operate steamboats on the Apalachicola and Chattahoochee rivers, in Florida and Georgia. Riverboating During the Mexican-American War, King's friend and subsequent ranching and steam boating partner, Mifflin Kenedy, enlisted as ship master. Having run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick King
Richard Philip King (1811–1871) was an English trader and colonist at Port Natal, a British trading station in the region now known as KwaZulu-Natal. He is best known for a historic horseback ride in 1842, where he completed a journey of in 10 days, to request help for the besieged British garrison at Port Natal (now the Old Fort, Durban). In honour of his heroic actions, a highschool in the suburb of Amanzimtoti, Durban was named after him- Kingsway High School. __NOTOC__ Early years Dick King was born on 26 November 1811 in Dursley in the English county of Gloucestershire. He died on 10 November 1871 in Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Ancestry.com His family emigrated to the Albany district of the Cape Colony, as part of the 1820 Settlers. In 1828 however his family resettled to the then frontier region of Port Natal, when Dick was about 15 years of age. His first employment was in the clergy. In reverend Francis Owen's company he met Zulu chief Dingane, and als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard King (New Zealand Cricketer)
Richard King (born 23 April 1973) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland, Central Districts and Otago between 1991 and 2003. See also * List of Otago representative cricketers This is a list of cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for the Otago cricket team. Otago played its first representative match in January 1864 against Southland, before playing the first match in New Zealand which ... * List of Auckland representative cricketers References External links * 1973 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Auckland cricketers Central Districts cricketers Otago cricketers Cricketers from Wellington City {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
