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Shiras
Shiras may refer to: *George Shiras Jr. (1832–1924), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States *George Shiras III (1859–1942), U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania *Leif Shiras (born 1959), American tennis player and journalist * Oliver Perry Shiras (1833–1916), first United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa *Wilmar H. Shiras (1908–1990), American science fiction author See also *''Shiras.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for Yasuyoshi Shirasawa (1868–1947), Japanese botanist * Shiras station, station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *Shira (other) Shira may refer to: Geography *Shira, or Sira, Karnataka, a taluk in Tumkur district, Karnataka, India *Shira, Iran, in Mazandaran Province *Shira, Nigeria *Shira, Russia, a rural locality (''selo'') in Shirinsky District, Republic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Shiras Jr
George Shiras Jr. (January 26, 1832 – August 2, 1924) was an American lawyer who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1892 to 1903. At that time of his appointment, he had 37 years of private legal practice but had never judged a case. He is noted for his votes in '' Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.'' and in ''Plessy v. Ferguson''. Life and career Shiras was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 26, 1832. He attended Ohio University and then graduated from Yale College, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1853. He began law school at Yale Law School, but left before earning a law degree.George Shiras , HistoryCentral.com. Retrieved October 10, 2009 He finished his training by |
George Shiras III
George Shiras III (January 1, 1859 – March 24, 1942) was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania and nature photographer who pioneered the use of nighttime flash photography. Biography George Shiras (son of George Shiras Jr.) was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1881 and from the law department of Yale College in 1883. He was admitted to the Connecticut and Pennsylvania bars in 1883 and commenced the practice of his profession in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1889 and 1890, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress in 1890. Shiras was elected as an Independent Republican to the Fifty-eighth Congress. He did not seek renomination in 1904. He passed away in Marquette, Michigan on the March 24, 1942, and was interred a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leif Shiras
George Livingston "Leif" Shiras (born August 21, 1959) is an American former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player and current tennis commentator. Personal life George Livingston Shiras was born in August 21, 1959 in Norwalk, Connecticut and raised in Rowayton, Connecticut until his family moved to Shorewood, Wisconsin in 1963 for his father's job in public relations. He attended Shorewood High School (Wisconsin), Shorewood High School, where he played tennis, basketball, and volleyball. But he was most drawn to tennis after growing up watching his parents play the sport recreationally and he became the State High School champion in his junior and senior years, leading him to earn the No. 1-ranked under-18 player in Wisconsin.Doyle, Candace" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Perry Shiras
Oliver Perry Shiras (October 22, 1833 – January 7, 1916) was the first United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. Education and career Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Shiras received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1853, and an Artium Magister degree in 1856 from Ohio University, and a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1856. Relocating to Iowa in 1856, he went into private practice in Dubuque. During the American Civil War, he was in the United States Army, where he served as a First Lieutenant in the JAG Corps from 1862 to 1863. He also served as a Dubuque city councilman. Federal judicial service Shiras was nominated by President Chester A. Arthur on August 3, 1882, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, to a new seat authorized by 22 Stat. 172. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 4, 1882, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuyoshi Shirasawa
was a Japanese botanist who worked alongside Tomitaro Makino 'The Father of Japanese Botany', at the University of Tokyo. Shirasawa named numerous native plants, notably the endangered ''Picea koyamae ''Picea koyamae'' (Koyama's spruce; Japanese: ヤツガタケトウヒ or やつがたけとうひ ''yatsugatake-touhi'') is a rare spruce, endemic to the Akaishi Mountains and Yatsugatake Mountains in central Honshu, Japan. It is an evergreen ...'' and (with Makino) the Kyūshū Lime '' Tilia kiusiana''. References Botanists active in Japan 20th-century Japanese botanists 1868 births 1947 deaths Botanists with author abbreviations 19th-century Japanese botanists {{Japan-botanist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiras Station
Shiras is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, .... The street level stop is located on a small island platform in the middle of Broadway Avenue, through which The T travels along former streetcar tracks. References External links *Port Authority T Stations Listings Port Authority of Allegheny County stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1987 Red Line (Pittsburgh) {{Pennsylvania-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shira (other)
Shira may refer to: Geography *Shira, or Sira, Karnataka, a taluk in Tumkur district, Karnataka, India *Shira, Iran, in Mazandaran Province *Shira, Nigeria *Shira, Russia, a rural locality (''selo'') in Shirinsky District, Republic of Khakassia, Russia **Shira (railway station) *Lake Shira, a lake near Shira in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia *River Shira, a river in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, that flows into Dubh Loch *The western peak of Mount Kilimanjaro People and characters *Shira (given name), a Hebrew feminine name *Charles Shira, former head football coach at Mississippi State University * Nihim D. Shira, Indian politician *Shira, a character in the film ''Ice Age: Continental Drift'' Other uses * ''Shira'' (book), a 1971 novel by Israeli Nobel Prize laureate Shmuel Yosef Agnon *Shira language, a Bantu language of Gabon *Shira people, a Punu ethnic group of Gabon *Shira, or Sajjige, an Indian sweet dish (halva) prepared from rava or sajjige (semolina) of wheat See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilmar H
Wilmar may refer to: *Wilmar, Arkansas *Wilmar, California *Wilmar International (), a Singaporean food processing and investment holding company *Wilmar Valdez (born 1965), Uruguayan football executive See also * Willmar, Minnesota * Willmar (other) Willmar may refer to: Places *Willmar, Minnesota, United States ** Willmar Air Force Station **Willmar Municipal Airport ** Willmar Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota * Willmars, a municipality in Bavaria, Germany People *Jean-Jacques Willmar ... {{disambig, geo nl:Wilmar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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