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Timbrell Pierce
Timbrell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Timbrell (c. 1683–1754), English master builder and architect *Dennis Timbrell (born 1946), Canadian politician *Robert Timbrell Rear Admiral Robert Walter Timbrell, CMM, DSC, CD, Royal Canadian Navy (February 1, 1920 – April 11, 2006) was the first Canadian to be decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross during the Second World War. This followed his part in Ope ... (1920–2006), Canadian admiral * Tiny Timbrell (1917–1992), Canadian-born session musician and master guitarist {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Timbrell
Benjamin Timbrell (c. 1683–1754) was an English master builder and architect, active in the West End of London in the first half of the eighteenth century. He was the architect of the Grosvenor Chapel on South Audley Street in London's Mayfair Mayfair is an affluent area in the West End of London towards the eastern edge of Hyde Park, in the City of Westminster, between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane. It is one of the most expensive districts in the world. ... district. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Timbrell, Benjamin 1680s births 1754 deaths English architects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Timbrell
Dennis Roy Timbrell (born November 13, 1946) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from 1971 to 1987, and was a Cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller. Background Timbrell was born in Kingston, Ontario and educated at Woburn Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, Ontario and York University in Toronto. His brother Robert was an actor and performer, better known by the stage name Rusty Ryan. Timbrell worked as a teacher before entering provincial politics, and served as an alderman in North York from January 1970 until September 1, 1972. Provincial politics Timbrell contested 1971 provincial election as a candidate for the PCs, and won election in the Toronto constituency of Don Mills. He was re-elected without difficulty in the campaigns of 1975, 1977, 1981 and 1985. Cabinet He became a minister without portfolio responsible for youth in the Davis government on February 26, 1974 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Timbrell
Rear Admiral Robert Walter Timbrell, CMM, DSC, CD, Royal Canadian Navy (February 1, 1920 – April 11, 2006) was the first Canadian to be decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross during the Second World War. This followed his part in Operation Dynamo where he was personally responsible for the evacuation of 900 troops from the beaches of Dunkirk. Later in the war he served on destroyers escorting convoys across the North Atlantic, becoming second in command and then serving on the staff of escort group commanders. His post-war career saw him command a variety of vessels including the aircraft carrier as well as several staff roles. He ultimately became head of Canada's naval forces but he was unhappy with the merger of the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force into the unified Canadian Forces. Following conflicts with the Chief of the Defence Staff, he retired in 1973. Early life Born in Tavistock, Devon he was the son of a British ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
