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Richard Stevens (cricketer)
Richard Stevens may refer to: * Richard Stevens (MP) (1702–1776), English politician, MP for Calling 1761–68 * Richard Stevens (tennis), American tennis player * Richard Stevens (lawyer) (1868–1919), American lawyer and real estate developer * Richard Y. Stevens, North Carolina politician * W. Richard Stevens (1951–1999), author of Unix and networking books * Richard Stevens (cartoonist), author of the web comic ''Diesel Sweeties'' * Richard Henry Stevens (1893–1967), British intelligence officer captured during the Venlo incident * R. J. S. Stevens (1757–1837), London composer-organist; Gresham Professor of Music from 1801 * Richard Stevens (Falkland Islands politician) (born 1955), Falkland Islands politician * Richard L. Stevens Major General Richard Lee "Rick" Stevens is a retired United States Army officer. He served as Deputy Chief of Engineers and Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of Engineers from 2014 to 2017, and was previously the 30t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Stevens (MP)
Richard Stevens (1702–1776) of Winscott in the parish of Peters Marland, Devon, was Member of Parliament for Callington in Cornwall (1761–1768). Origins He was the second son of Richard Stevens (c. 1670 – 1727) of Vielstone in the parish of Buckland Brewer, Devon, (son of Henry Stevens (1617-post 1675) of Vielstone by his wife Judith Hancock (1650–1676), daughter of John Hancock lord of the manor of Combe Martin.) His elder brother was Henry Stevens (1689–1748) of Cross, Little Torrington and Smithacott in the parish of Frithelstock. Ancestry No entry for the Stevens family exists in the 1620 Heraldic Visitation of Devon, and thus the family's pedigree is not officially recorded, and the family must be assumed not to have been counted amongst the gentry of Devon at that time, or to have settled in the county after that date. The earliest record of the Stevens family in Devon is as follows: *William Stevens (died 1648) of Great Torrington. *Henry Stevens ''de Velstone'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Stevens (tennis)
Richard Stevens was an American tennis player active in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Career He played his first event in 1882 at the San Gabriel Tournament in San Gabriel, Palm Coast, Florida where he reached the final before losing tro Arthur Allen. Stevens reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. National Championships six times: in 1892, 1893, 1894, 1896, 1898 and 1905. His other career singles highlights included winning the Seabright Invitational in 1892, the Westchester Invitation in 1892, the Middle States Championships two years in a row in 1892 and 1893, and the New Jersey State Championships in 1899. In addition he was also a two time finalist at the Longwood Bowl The Longwood Bowl was a men's and women's tennis tournament first played at the Longwood Cricket Club courts at Brookline, Massachusetts, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States from 1882 to 1949. The men's tournament was also known as the Longwo ... in 1893 and 1894, and a finalist at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Stevens (lawyer)
Richard Stevens (May 23, 1868 – May 18, 1919) was an attorney and real estate developer in Hoboken, New Jersey which his family owned all of at one time. Early life Stevens was born in Paris, France on May 23, 1868. He was the son of Martha Bayard Stevens, Martha Bayard (née Dod) Stevens (1831–1899) and Edwin Augustus Stevens (1795–1868), a well-known designer and founder of the Stevens Institute of Technology.Allen, Oliver E "The First Family of Inventors", ''Invention & Technology Magazine'', Fall 1987. Among his siblings was Mary Picton Stevens (the wife of politician Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett and, later, Edward Parke Custis Lewis, United States Ambassador to Portugal, U.S. Minister to Portugal); John Stevens IV (grandfather of Millicent Fenwick); and Edwin Augustus Stevens Jr., founder of the New York design firm Cox & Stevens. His paternal grandparents were Col. John Stevens (inventor, born 1749), John Stevens III and Rachel (née Cox) Stevens. Among his la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Y
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) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Stevens (cartoonist)
''Diesel Sweeties'' is a webcomic and former newspaper comic strip written by Richard Stevens III (R Stevens). The comic began in 2000,Rall, Ted (2006). '' Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists'', New York: Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine. . p. 17-20. originally hosted at robotstories.com. From January 2007 until August 2008 it was syndicated to over 20 United States newspapers, including major daily newspapers like ''The Detroit News'' and ''Houston Chronicle''. Material from ''Diesel Sweeties'' appears in Ted Rall's '' Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists,'' along with other webcomics such as '' Cat and Girl'', ''Dinosaur Comics'', ''Boy on a Stick and Slither'', ''Fetus-X'', and ''The Perry Bible Fellowship''. Stevens is a co-founder of the Dumbrella alliance of webcomic artists. Since 2002, Stevens has supported himself through online sales of merchandise related to his comics. Newspaper syndication In late 2006, Richard Stevens announced that ''Diesel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Henry Stevens
Richard Henry Stevens (9 April 1893 – 12 February 1967) was a major in the British Indian Army and from 1939 Head of the Passport Control Office (PCO) of the British Secret Intelligence Service in the Netherlands. His name is closely associated with the Venlo Incident in 1939.Richard Henry Stevens', www.venlo-zwischenfall.de Background and earlier life Stevens mastered Arabic, Hindustani, and Malay, and until 1939 worked as an Intelligence Officer in India. That year he was transferred to Europe and put in charge of the SIS station in The Hague.D. Cameron Watt, ‘ Best, Sigismund Payne (1885–1978)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 His second language was Greek and he also spoke excellent German, French and Russian but he had no specific training or experience of intelligence gathering in Europe. Abduction at the Venlo Incident In November 1939 he was abducted to Germany in the Venlo Incident with Captain Sigismund Payne Best. It h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Stevens (Falkland Islands Politician)
Richard James Stevens (born 1955) is a British people, British-born Falkland Islander, Falkland Islands teacher and politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly, Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands, Legislative Assembly for the Camp constituency from 2005 Falkland Islands general election, 2005 until 2009 Falkland Islands general election, 2009. Stevens was elected as a :Members of the Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands, Member of the Legislative Council, which was reconstitution into the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands, Legislative Assembly with the implementation of the Constitution of the Falkland Islands, 2009 Constitution. Stevens was born in Devon and grew up in Kent before moving to the Falkland Islands in 1977 to work as a teacher. In 1984 he married Toni with whom he bought a farm in San Carlos, Falkland Islands, San Carlos. He was first elected to the Legislative Council in 1993 Falkland Islands general elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard L
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) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tower Of Power
Tower of Power is an American R&B and funk based band and horn section, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968. There have been a number of lead vocalists, the best-known being Lenny Williams, who fronted the band between early 1973 and late 1974, the period of their greatest commercial success. They have had eight songs on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100; their highest-charting songs include "You're Still a Young Man", "So Very Hard to Go", "What Is Hip?", and "Don't Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream)". History In the summer of 1968, tenor saxophonist/vocalist Emilio Castillo met Stephen "Doc" Kupka, who played baritone sax. Castillo had played in several bands, but Castillo's father told his son to "hire that guy" after a home audition. Within months the group, then known as The Motowns, began playing various gigs around Oakland, California, Oakland and Berkeley, California, Berkeley, their soul sound appealing to both mino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Stephens (other)
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Richard Stephens may refer to: * Richard Stephens (figure skater) (born 1947), Canadian figure skater * Richard Stephens of Eastington (died 1599), English lawyer and Member of Parliament * Richard Stephens (burgess) (1585–1636), burgess of the Jamestown Settlement *Richard Stephens (judge) (c. 1630–1692), Irish barrister, politician and judge * Richard Stephens (pioneer) (1755–1831), American Revolutionary War soldier, politician and slave-plantation owner *Richard Stephens, member of The String-A-Longs See also * * Richard Stevens (other) * Richie Stephens (Richard Stephenson, born 1966), Jamaican singer and producer *Stephens (surname) Stephens is a surname. It is a patronymic and is recorded in England from 1086. Notable people with the surname include: *Alexander H. Stephens (1812–1883), Vice President of the Confederate States of America * Alison Stephens (1970–2010), Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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