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Mecham
Mecham is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Evan Mecham, Governor of Arizona 1987-1988 *George Mecham, British naval officer who participated in the search for Franklin's lost expedition *Leonidas Ralph Mecham, Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 1985-2006 *William Mecham, British cartoonist and performer as ''Tom Merry'' (1853-1902) See also *Mechem Mechem is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Edwin L. Mechem (1912–2002), Governor of New Mexico and US Senator *Kirke Mechem Kirke Mechem (born August 16, 1925) is an American composer. His first opera, '' Tartuffe'', with ... * Meacham {{surname, Mecham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Mecham
Evan Mecham ( ; May 12, 1924 – February 21, 2008) was an American businessman and the 17th governor of Arizona, serving from January 5, 1987, until his impeachment conviction on April 4, 1988. A decorated veteran of World War II, Mecham was a successful automotive dealership owner and occasional newspaper publisher. Periodic runs for political office earned him a reputation as a perennial candidate along with the nickname of "The Harold Stassen of Arizona" before he was elected governor, under the Republican banner. As governor, Mecham was plagued by controversy almost immediately after his inauguration and became the first U.S. governor to simultaneously face removal from office through impeachment, a scheduled recall election, and a felony indictment. He was the first Arizona governor to be impeached. Mecham served one term as a state senator before beginning a string of unsuccessful runs for public office. His victory during the 1986 election began with a surprise win of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonidas Ralph Mecham
Leonidas Ralph Mecham (April 23, 1928 – March 9, 2019) was the former Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, having served in that position from 1985 to 2006. He was appointed to the position by United States Chief Justice Warren Burger in July 1985. Biography Ralph Mecham was born April 23, 1928, in Murray, Utah. He obtained his B.S. degree in political science from the University of Utah (1951); a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University (1963), and a master's degree (in public administration) from Harvard University.Statement of Sen. Hatch, ''Retirement of Leonidas Ralph Mecham'', Cong. Record., May 19, 2006, pS4794/ref>Statement of Rep. John Conyers, Jr. |
George Mecham
George Frederick Mecham (14 November 1827 – 17 February 1858) was an Irish naval officer and explorer who participated in the search for Franklin's lost expedition. Life George Frederick Mecham was born in 1827 at Cove of Cork, Ireland. He joined the Royal Navy in 1841 and was promoted to lieutenant on 8 March 1849. As a lieutenant he served from 1850 to 1852 in under Erasmus Ommanney and from 1852 to 1854 in under Henry Kellett, both of whom were searching for the lost expedition of Sir John Franklin. Mecham was the first European to discover Prince Patrick and Eglinton Islands in 1853, both of which he charted in the spring of that year. He was promoted to commander on 21 October 1854 and commanded the paddle sloop on the west coast of Africa from 1855 to 1857, and the paddle sloop in the Pacific from 1857. Mecham died of bronchitis on 17 February 1858 at Honolulu Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mecham
William Mecham (1853 – 21 August 1902) was a British cartoonist and performer, taking the stage and pen name Tom Merry. He was a professional caricaturist who gave 'Lightning Cartoon' presentations on the music hall stage, and was the first celebrity of any kind to appear in a British film. Cartoonist William Mecham was born in the first quarter of 1853, in the parish of St Saviour, Southwark. Merry was a cartoonist and political satirist, he created the centre spread in colour of ''The St Stephen's Review'', a weekly magazine of political comment published from 1883 to 1892, when it became ''Big Ben'', and closed the following year. Thirty four political lithographs, of statesmen of the era are in the collection of the House of Commons. A number of presentation (signed) copies were also in the personal collection of Winston Churchill, with his father, Lord Randolph Churchill as subject. He also published in the London edition of the American satirical '' Puck Magazine'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechem
Mechem is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Edwin L. Mechem (1912–2002), Governor of New Mexico and US Senator *Kirke Mechem Kirke Mechem (born August 16, 1925) is an American composer. His first opera, '' Tartuffe'', with over 400 performances in seven countries, has become one of the most popular operas written by an American. He has composed more than 250 works in al ... (born 1925), American composer * Merritt C. Mechem (1870–1946), American lawyer and politician See also * Mecham * Meacham {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
